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## General

**The ALGE-TIMING ATime is a professional timing device designed to meet the highest demands of modern sports timing.** Its large, high-resolution color touchscreen provides timekeepers with all essential race information at a glance. The system can be operated either via the integrated keyboard or directly through the intuitive touchscreen.

An integrated protocol printer ensures that all important race data is automatically documented and printed in chronological order, providing a reliable record of every event.

The ATime is equipped with a comprehensive range of modern communication interfaces, including **USB, LAN, WLAN, Bluetooth, RS232, RS485, WTN**, and more. This allows seamless integration with a wide variety of timing devices, peripherals, and network systems.

### Front

<img height="1899" width="2282" class="bg-white" src="/_assets/atime/bd704385bb4ae6d15e6472393deac93ed476343ae36543f350e3887f61442b0e/atime-top-off-edit.en.1aba38666d1a2309.svg" />

1. touchscreen display
2. printer hood
3. button to open printer hood
4. numeric keyboard
5. ON/OFF switch and finish confirmation
6. start confirmation
7. status LED and light sensor
8. manual stop impulse
9. erase key
10. cursor keys with menu button
11. shift key
12. manual start impulse
13. function keys

### Connectors

<img height="784" width="2027" alt="Connectors on the back" class="bg-white" src="/_assets/atime/40bfadc38305e09ee9fb966a57feb36555dd514363c17e6f620ecc37e098461e/atime-back-edit.en.2c13a892a5942e88.svg" />

1. external GPS antenna
2. ALGE-TIMING multiport
3. audio output
4. radio module (MICROGATE)
5. standard ALGE-TIMING photocell socket
6. charging socket 12-28VDC
7. timing channel C0 (start)
8. timing channel C1 (finish)
9. timing channel C3
10. timing channel C4
11. common ground
12. display board RS232
13. display board RS485
14. display board RS485

<img height="770" width="2067" alt="Connectors on the left side" class="bg-white" src="/_assets/atime/cd9ae78c82bef5bea35cd9940f57f44af69645fc101476cfd724b29c500a1db7/atime-left-edit.en.a78916a11922cbd5.svg" />

15. USB-C socket (data)
16. Ethernet socket
17. USB-A host (USB 1)
18. USB-A host (USB 2)