Daktronics

SportApp: How do I receive data from scoreboard controllers

Topic

  • How do I receive data from scoreboard controllers in Live Book, such as an Allsport CG

Environment

  • Product: SportApp
  • Component: Clock Data
  • Control System: Live Book GFX®
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Steps

Connect the USB to serial cable

  1. Connect the USB to serial cable to the laptop
  2. On the serial end of the USB to serial cable connect a RS232 cable
  3. Connect the other end of the RS232 cable and a null modem to the control port of the All Sport cg
  4. Connect the data port of the all sport cg to the J2 output on the back of the Daktronics scoreboard controller

Verify the USB to serial points to com 1

  1. Click on the windows start menu and type device manager and click on the icon
    device-manager.jpg
  2. Click on Ports drop down, the USB serial port should say com1
  3. If the com port doesn't show com 1 right click on it, click on properties to change the port number
    com-port2.jpg
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  4. Click on the port settings tab, advanced and use the com port number drop down to choose com 1 from the drop down
  5. Press ok to add the change
  6. The USB to serial port should now show com 1

Get clock data to the Sport App

  1. Launch the sport app
  2. Click on the settings menu icon on the upper left of the UI to view the Sport App settings
  3. Choose DAK 5000 TV w Shot clock tenths from the drop down box
    shot-tenths-dak-1.jpg
  4. Click on the scoreboard feed settings on the right to verify the connection is set to serial
    scoreboard-feed-tenths-1.jpg
  5. Click on the source from feed drop down to confirm the clock, score, period and other options are set to auto instead of manual
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  6. Start the clock from the controller, the data should show up on the UI and on the score bug
  7. The scoreboard notification on the base of the UI will show data ok to confirm its getting data from the controller
    scoreboard-control-ok.jpg

KB ID: DD4250819

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