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Output iframe and heat selection

The iframe pages are the output side of the system. They must be open because that is where the graphics components are loaded and receive admin commands.

Getting started (detailed)

1. Open /embed for production graphics output (components must be loaded there for broadcast).
2. Use iframe-demo, iframe-preview, or iframe-embed when you need local checking or preview around /embed.
3. Open Choose heat and select the heat you operate.
4. Open /heat-admin/:HeatID and choose component.
5. Press MEM1 first when available (or Q / R where applicable).
6. Press SHOW to preview output.
7. Snapshot iframe-demo or iframe-preview when the output looks correct.
8. Press PUSH when you are ready to commit the state.

Quick reminder

• No iframe loaded = no components loaded.
• /embed is the production graphics page.
• Wrong heat selected = wrong data in overlays.
• Speed slider controls replay speed only.
• If data looks stale, reconnect/reset replay source.

Copyable links

Use these URLs on the machine running GFX-UI. Copy links are for output/admin pages, not documentation navigation.

Heat selection and heat settings

Select the heat that matches the session you are producing. Heat-admin sends commands with that HeatID, so choosing the wrong heat means the overlays can show wrong or stale data.

1. Open Data Monitoring and connect the replay source.
2. Under Choose heat, select All or a specific heat.
3. All means mixed replay stream. A specific heat filters replay data to that heat.
4. Use the speed slider to set replay speed (for example 0.5x, 1x, 2x).
5. Reconnect/reset if replay source changes or gets stuck.

Component documentation TOC

Open component help TOC

Heat-admin components (top row order)

• Status - session status and control states.
• Ident - driver identification control.
• Onboard Ident - onboard-specific driver identification.
• Tower - main live timing tower.
• Battle - drifting battle graphics.
• Running clock - race/segment running timer.
• Compare - side-by-side comparison graphic.
• Start grid - grid lineup graphics.
• Result grid - result table graphics.
• Champ Standings - championship standings table.
• Race Director - race control messages.
• Penalties - penalties and warnings.
• Podium - podium/prize overlay.
• People - people identification cards.
• Schedule - schedule graphics.
• Logos - logos/bug overlays.
• Tower Lead - class leader tower.
• Weather - weather overlay.

Open per-component help pages (TOC -> detailed pages)

Tip: use /embed for production. Open iframe-demo or iframe-preview in one screen and heat-admin on another for local checking.