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@tekrantz57 tekrantz57 released this 13 Oct 20:39
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Drag v0.10.0-beta.2

An updated, free Windows demo beta for two- and four-lane slot-car drag racing.
No track or controller is needed to try the software.

Download And Start

  • Windows x64: most Intel/AMD Windows PCs.
  • Windows ARM64: Windows on ARM.
  • Extract the entire ZIP, then double-click Start-Demo.cmd.
  • Click New Demo Tournament for sample racers, cars, and simulated heats.
  • Packages are self-contained; no separate .NET installation is required.
  • SHA256SUMS.txt supplies the checksums for both ZIPs.

New Since Beta.1

  • Help menu: demo instructions, wiring, a four-lane commissioning checklist,
    beta bug reports, About Drag, and Copy Version Information. Copied information
    includes app/platform/controller details, not racer data or local paths.
  • Explicit result sources: confirmed tournament rows retain Simulated or
    Controller labels through restart, history, and HTML/JSON/CSV exports.
    Reports warn when simulated results are included; mixed-source tournaments
    retain the individual row labels. Practice results also show their source.
  • Print-friendly reports: landscape pages, repeated column headings, wrapped
    names, compact summary, and rows kept together where they fit. Modern-browser
    PDF output was checked with a nine-page long-name stress report.
  • Commissioning worksheet: pin maps, sensor and Tree checks, moving-car pulse
    measurements, trap-distance records, simultaneous-lane tests, and venue sign-off.
  • Focused GitHub beta bug-report form and updated sensor mounting documentation.

JSON archive schema is now version 3; CSV adds ResultSource. Unclassified
records are Unknown rather than inferred from tournament names. Controller
firmware remains DragMC 0.6.5; this update does not change its timing or pins.

Important Limits

  • Experimental prerelease: moving-car and simultaneous four-lane track
    qualification remains pending. Demo results are not hardware measurements.
  • Demo and normal operation use the same local database and settings.
  • Unsigned Windows application: a publisher/security warning may appear. Use
    the official download and do not disable Windows security protections.
  • x64 startup was tested on the development PC. Fresh-PC warning behavior and
    this exact ARM64 package's runtime behavior still need independent testing.
  • Prior builds worked under Wine 11 on Intel Linux and ARM64 Wine 11 on Rock 5B;
    that does not constitute runtime validation of this exact package.
  • Piper/models and avrdude are not bundled. Speech is optional and off by default;
    firmware updating obtains its verified uploader separately.
  • Mega firmware uses 6,711 bytes (81%) of SRAM, leaving 1,481 bytes.

Feedback

Report a beta bug.
Include Help > Copy Version Information and steps to reproduce. Remove private
data from attachments and do not upload a database. Support is best-effort;
general feature requests and pull requests are not currently accepted.

No personal database, settings, logs, backups, reports, or voice models are included.

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