Daktronics Venus 7000 User manual

USBC Scoring
Interface Software
Operation Manual
DD1530662 Rev 1 –18 May 2010

DD1530662
Rev 1 –18 May 2010
DAKTRONICS, INC.
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Table of Contents i
1.1 System Requirements .............................................................................................................1
1.2 Software Conventions ............................................................................................................1
1.3 Exiting the USBC Scoring Interface Software......................................................................1
2.1 Installation................................................................................................................................3
Downloading from the Internet .....................................................................................3
Installing from the Installation CD ................................................................................3
2.2 Registration..............................................................................................................................3
3.1 Configuring the Input.............................................................................................................5
3.2 Configuring the Output(s) .....................................................................................................6
3.3 Enabling & Disabling Input/Output(s) ...............................................................................7
3.4 Verifying Input/Output Ports...............................................................................................7
Verifying the Input ..........................................................................................................7
Verifying the Output(s)...................................................................................................7
4.1 Output Format.........................................................................................................................9
Masters Format.................................................................................................................9
Open Format.....................................................................................................................9
4.2 Games/Series.........................................................................................................................10
4.3 Calculations ...........................................................................................................................10
Dbls Team Total .............................................................................................................10
Single Roll Results (Singles, Doubles, Team) .............................................................10
4.4 Fonts........................................................................................................................................10
4.5 Sequence Triggering .............................................................................................................11
Drive/Library.................................................................................................................11
Singles/Doubles/Teams...............................................................................................11
4.6 Colors......................................................................................................................................11
4.7 Fonts........................................................................................................................................12
4.8 Lanes Per Output ..................................................................................................................12
4.9 Reset Defaults ........................................................................................................................12
Daktronics Customer Service .......................................................................................13

Introduction 1
The purpose of this manual is to assist in the installation and operation of the Daktronics USBC
Scoring Interface. This application is designed to connect the official US Bowling Congress™ scoring
system to Daktronics Venus®7000 display controllers for displaying real-time lane information.
Daktronics identifies manuals by an ED or DD number located on the cover page. Any other
documents referenced in this manual will be identified by the ED/DD number. For example, this
manual would be referred to as DD1530662.
The USBC Scoring Interface application has the following requirements:
Microsoft®Windows®2000 or XP
1.5 GHz or higher CPU
1GB RAM
20MB free disk space
This manual contains the following software conventions and terminology:
Bold
Indicates an item that requires direct action, such as clicking, pressing,
selecting or formatting.
Italics
Indicates onscreen text or labels that are not clickable.
Bold Italics
Used to reference items within the manual, such as figures or sections, as
well as other documents and important notes.
[X]
Represents a keyboard key that needs to be pressed.
“Quotes”
Text or commands that may be typed. Quotes also indicate folder names.
Click
Press and release the left mouse button.
Double-click
Press and release the left mouse button twice.
Right-click
Press and release the right mouse button.
Select
Highlight or mark, such as by placing a check mark in a nearby box;
clicking will not necessarily perform an action.
>
Followed by (ex. File > Open).
There are three different ways to exit the USBC Scoring Interface software:
Click on the exit button in the upper right corner of the window.
Left- or right-click the bowling ball icon in the upper left corner of the window and
click Close.
Hold [Alt] and press [F4].

Installation & Registration 3
The following instructions detail the steps for installation of the USBC Scoring Interface.
The application can be downloaded from the Internet or installed from an installation CD.
1. Download the program.
a. Open an Internet browser.
b. Navigate to
http://dakfiles.daktronics.com/downloads/Sports_Products/USBC%20Scoring
%20Interface.
c. Click the “USBCInstall.msi” file.
d. In the window that appears, click Run. If an additional window opens, click Run
once more.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions.
3. Click Finish when done.
1. Insert the installation CD.
2. Double-click the “USBCInstall.msi” file.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
4. Click Finish when done.
After installing the USBC Scoring Interface
software, users are given a free 30 day trial
period. The main application screen will
display how many days are remaining for
the free trial, as shown in Figure 1.
To obtain a license:
1. Contact Scott Coleman at
[email protected] or
call Daktronics Live Events at
1-866-343-6018 and provide Daktronics with the Lock Code.
A license file will be sent via email. Save this file to the computer.
2. Click Load License and browse to the location where the license file was saved.
3. Highlight the license file and click Open
4. If the file is valid, the screen will say Full Mode instead of Demo Mode.
5. Click Continue to begin using the software. (If the Continue button is not available,
contact Daktronics Live Events at 1-866-343-6018).
Figure 1: Registration Window

Main Application Screen 5
When the USBC Scoring Interface is opened, the main application screen appears (Figure 2).
The screen will remain empty until an appropriate input file is configured.
Configuring the input establishes a connection to the scoring data that is to be shown.
1. Go to Ports> Input > Configure.
2. In the Input Configuration window (Figure 3), click the […] button and locate the
directory where the scoring information is located. If it is a valid folder, a green OK
message appears. If the folder is not valid, a red Path is not valid message appears.
This should be set to the “Z:\” network drive where “SCDAK” files are generated.
3. Click OK when a valid file directory has been selected.
Figure 2: Main Application Screen
Figure 3: Input Configuration

6 Main Application Screen
When a valid data has been detected in the configured Input file, the USBC Scoring Interface
will automatically load the data into the program. The appropriate lane information will
appear in tabs across the top of the screen. Click the tabs to view the scoring data (Figure 4).
Hover over the << and >> buttons to scroll to additional lanes.
The output is configured to establish a
connection between the interface and the
display controller.
1. Go to Ports > Output > Configure >
New.
2. In the Output Configuration window
(Figure 5), type in a descriptive Name
for the output.
3. Under Lane Assignment, select what
set the output will display.
The number of Lanes and Sets available is determined by the RTD Configuration
(See Section 4).
4. Click OK.
5. In the Port Configuration window
(Figure 6), set the Type to UDP/IP.
6. In the Port box, type in “21301”.
7. Click OK.
8. Repeat steps 1-7 to add additional
outputs as necessary
(typically 15 ports with 4 lanes per
output for a total of 60 lanes).
Note: For each additional output, be
sure to change the Port number in
increments of one (21302, 21303, etc.).
Figure 4: Lane Information
Figure 5: Output Configuration
Figure 6: Port Configuration