Rapsodo PRO 3.0 Uitting or Pitching Unit User Guide
- June 4, 2024
- Rapsodo
Table of Contents
Rapsodo PRO 3.0 Uitting or Pitching Unit
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
- PRO 3.0
- PRO 3.0 Battery
- Calibration Board
- Backpack
- Charging Cable
- Measuring Tape
SETUP
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Use a measuring tape from the front-middle of home plate a II the way through the middle of the pitcher’s mound.
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From the front of home plate, place the near side of the PRO 3.0 at 17′
Red Arrow on top of the PRO 3.0 should be pointing toward the pitcher’s mound -
Turn on the unit, you will see a sequence of LED lights, wait until the front and back LED lights are solid red.
- Small LED light under the handle will flash red at this point
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While still connected to the Internet (NOT Rapsodo PRO 3.0 Wifi) pull out your iPad then open the Diamond App.
Note: Ensure you always have the most up-to-date app installed on your iPad. You can check this by opening the App Store, searching Rapsodo Diamond App, if the button says ‘Open’ you have the most up-to-date, if there is any icon please update. -
Tap the PLAY tab and then press the SYNC icon.
Note: If you are a new user, you will need to add a player first. To do this, open the Team tab > Add Player on the bottom left of the app. If your players are not syncing after 2-3 minutes, kill the app and open it up again, the players should appear in ~5 seconds Do NOT connect to the PRO 3.0 WiFi before this step, your players will not be able to sync while connected to the PRO 3.0 -
Tap on ‘Oo to Settings’ or minimize the app and open the iPad Settings> Connect to the PRO 3.0 WiFi access point> Once connected, open the Diamond App again
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Tap the PLAY tab> Refresh
CALIBRATION
Note: If you plan on keeping the PRO 3.0 in the EXACT location at all times, this is a one-time step and will not need to be done every time you use the unit. We highly reccomend recalibrating regularly however, to ensure the device is positioned in the same spot (it is very possible the unit could be off an inch or so which will impact the data quality!) For this step you will need the calibration board. -
Place the calibration boa rd flush with the front of home plate and centered with the middle of the plate.
Note: Ensure the leveling bubble is as close to the center of the circle as possible. -
In the app, tap Devices > PRO 3.0 > Recalibrate and you will now see the view from all three cameras.
- The goal of this step is to ensure the ‘Mono’ red line is perfectly down the center of the pitchers mound. The ‘Stereo l’ and ‘Stereo 2′ red lines should be landing on the calibration board set up on home plate. (You should not be able to see the pitching rubber, so use a person, bat, tee, etc. to ensure the’ Mono’ red line is lined up correctly.)
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When the unit and calibration board are lined up correctly, tap the ‘Field Calibration’ button.
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You should see a ‘Calibration Successful’ message appear. If you do not, follow the instructions given in the app then tap Field Calibrate again.
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Click the ‘Done’ button in the bottom rig ht corner of the screen to complete calibration. Then tap the player who will be Pitching or Hitting and select a mode.
Note: There are three modes: Hitting, Pitching and Live-on-Live
Pitching: The device will only provide pitching information.
Hitting: The device will only provide hitting information (we will provide inbound pitch velocity when Soft Toss or Live/BP are selected) Live- on-Live: The device will only provide full pitching and hitting data. Live-on- Live sessions require the pitcher to be at full distance (60’6″). -
Once the LED lights are green, you are ready to record data!