The master controller allows the person running the game to execute all actions necessary for game management. Depending on the size of your battlefield, you may have one or multiple master controllers (if you have more than one master controller, one will function as the lead controller whereas all others are slave controllers. For example - one controller will keep the game time, and all others will follow. ) As a rule of thumb, you should have one master controller per referee.
You may configure the master controller in one of 5 different setups:
Please note: as the SATR system works fully peer-to-peer, as such any device can be booted with the master control functions. However this unit was especially designed for easy game management.
You may configure the master controller in one of 5 different setups:
- Basic Master Controller
- Simple Master Controller
- Themed Master Controller.
- Comprehensive Master Controller
- Workshop Master Controller
Please note: as the SATR system works fully peer-to-peer, as such any device can be booted with the master control functions. However this unit was especially designed for easy game management.
Specifications
Materials: Metal case with stainless steel bolts.
Weight: 1.8 kilos
Lenght: 26 cm
Height: N/A
Width: N/A
Default color: black (powder-coated)
Battery: The device is shipped with a 7.2 volt 4.000 mAh NiMH battery.
Extra's: The device comes with a handy strap that allows you to carry the device over your shoulder.
Weight: 1.8 kilos
Lenght: 26 cm
Height: N/A
Width: N/A
Default color: black (powder-coated)
Battery: The device is shipped with a 7.2 volt 4.000 mAh NiMH battery.
Extra's: The device comes with a handy strap that allows you to carry the device over your shoulder.
The master controller is available with a standard short antenna or a whip antenna.
We recommend adding an optional whip antenna to the unit for greater area of effect.
We recommend adding an optional whip antenna to the unit for greater area of effect.
Possible configurations
Basic Master Controller
.This is designed for festival operators or hires to school vacation care when it has to be incredibly simple. A basic controller has the following options:
.This is designed for festival operators or hires to school vacation care when it has to be incredibly simple. A basic controller has the following options:
- Game Timer (how long each game runs for)
- End a Game
- Start a Game
- Find Everything
- Select a Game (Only TEAM ELIMINATION and CAPTURE AND HOLD, equivalent of TDM and Domination)
Simple Master Controller
The simple master controller is the referee's best friend on the battlefield. It has a reduced set of commands suited for running a game.
The simple master controller is the referee's best friend on the battlefield. It has a reduced set of commands suited for running a game.
- respawn: bring the player back to life on the spot, so he doesn't need to return to a medic box or combo box
- set game time: how long do you want the game to run?
- end game: stop the game
- start game: start the game
- find: will activate a siren on all active devices and flash all lights. If you're packing up shop and miss ons device, or a player has moved a battle box, this is the answer.
- Set team A: set the device you're firing at to team A
- Set team B: set the device you're firing at to team B
- Any team: set the device to team X, which means it's assigned to no team
- Reload: reload a device, without the player having to find an amo box or a combo box
- briefing: broadcast an audio message to all players they need to return to the briefing area
- set volume: set the target device's volume to mute, low volume, medium volume or high volume
Themed Master Controller.
A themed master controller has extra commands for running games like manhunt, haunted and apocalypse.
A themed master controller has extra commands for running games like manhunt, haunted and apocalypse.
Comprehensive Master Controller
In this mode all commands are available to the referee. This includes infrared commands, radio commands, command settings, monitoring, control, phrases and misc. commands, as well as configurations and rare settings.
In this mode all commands are available to the referee. This includes infrared commands, radio commands, command settings, monitoring, control, phrases and misc. commands, as well as configurations and rare settings.
Workshop Master Controller
If you're running a rental business, the workshop master controller allows you to perform routine operations like reset, set spare, test radio, spawn, shoot, kill, unlock and lock.
If you're running a rental business, the workshop master controller allows you to perform routine operations like reset, set spare, test radio, spawn, shoot, kill, unlock and lock.
