Daktronics Sports wire 4000 interface User manual

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SPORTS WIRE 4000 INTERFACE

INSTALLATION &

OPERATION MANUAL

ED-14778

Rev 15

02 October 2019

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction��1

Software Requirements........................................................................................................................1

Software Conventions..........................................................................................................................1

Denitions ..............................................................................................................................................1

2 Installation & Registration��3

Downloading from the Internet ..........................................................................................................3

Registering the Software......................................................................................................................3

3 Main Application Screen ��4

Driver Tab...............................................................................................................................................4

Change Driver��5

Driver Congurations��5

Add Command��6

Delete Command��6

Game Notes Tab ..................................................................................................................................7

Outputs Tab...........................................................................................................................................8

Diagnostics Area ................................................................................................................................11

Port Selection ��11

Port Monitor ��11

Input Data.....................................................................................................................................11

Output Data .................................................................................................................................12

Backup/Restore Conguration .........................................................................................................12

4 MLB�com Data Driver��13

Congure Tab .....................................................................................................................................13

Leagues Tab........................................................................................................................................14

Editing/Deleting a League��14

Adding a League ��15

Divisions Tab ........................................................................................................................................15

Editing a Division��15

Teams Tab ...........................................................................................................................................16

Viewing the Current List of Congured Teams��16

Editing/Deleting Team Data ��17

Adding a Team��17

Rosters Tab...........................................................................................................................................18

Viewing the List of Players in a Roster��18

Adding a New Player to a Roster��19

Editing a Roster ��19

Removing a Player from a Roster ��19

Removing All Players from a Roster��19

Schedule Tab ......................................................................................................................................20

Viewing the List of Items in a Schedule��20

Adding a New Game to a Schedule��22

Editing Scheduled Games��22

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Removing a Game from a Schedule ��22

Fantasy Tab .........................................................................................................................................22

Viewing the List of Fantasy Stats��22

5 NFL Data Driver��24

Congure Tab .....................................................................................................................................24

Conferences Tab................................................................................................................................25

Editing a Conference ��25

Divisions Tab ........................................................................................................................................26

Editing a Division��26

Teams Tab ...........................................................................................................................................27

Editing/Deleting Team Data ��27

Adding a Team��28

Schedule Tab ......................................................................................................................................28

Viewing the List of Items in a Schedule��29

Adding a New Game to a Schedule��30

Editing a Scheduled Game ��30

Removing a Game from a Schedule ��30

Fantasy Tab .........................................................................................................................................31

Viewing Player Stats ��31

About the NFL .....................................................................................................................................32

6 NHL Data Driver��33

Congure Tab .....................................................................................................................................33

Conferences Tab................................................................................................................................34

Editing a Conference ��34

Divisions Tab ........................................................................................................................................35

Editing a Division��35

Teams Tab ...........................................................................................................................................36

Editing/Deleting Team Data ��36

Adding a Team��37

Schedule Tab ......................................................................................................................................37

Viewing the List of Items in a Schedule��38

Adding a New Game to a Schedule��39

Editing a Scheduled Game ��39

Removing a Game from a Schedule ��39

7 Pointstreak Data Driver��40

Congure Tab .....................................................................................................................................40

Leagues Tab........................................................................................................................................41

Editing/Deleting a League��41

Adding a League ��41

Conferences Tab................................................................................................................................42

Editing a Conference ��42

Divisions Tab ........................................................................................................................................43

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Editing a Division��43

Teams Tab ...........................................................................................................................................44

Viewing the Current List of Congured Teams��44

Editing/Deleting Team Data ��44

Adding a Team��45

Schedule Tab ......................................................................................................................................45

Viewing the List of Items in a Schedule��45

Adding a New Game to a Schedule��46

Editing a Scheduled Game ��46

Removing a Game from a Schedule ��47

About Pointstreak ...............................................................................................................................47

8 STATS Data Driver ��48

Congure Tab .....................................................................................................................................48

Leagues Tab........................................................................................................................................49

Editing a League��49

Conferences Tab................................................................................................................................50

Editing a Conference ��50

Divisions Tab ........................................................................................................................................51

Editing a Division��51

Teams Tab ...........................................................................................................................................52

Viewing the Current List of Congured Teams��52

Editing Team Data ��53

Rosters Tab...........................................................................................................................................53

Schedule Tab ......................................................................................................................................53

Viewing the List of Items in a Schedule��54

Adding a New Game to a Schedule��55

Editing a Scheduled Game ��55

Removing a Game from a Schedule ��55

About STATS Inc. .................................................................................................................................56

9 Troubleshooting ��57

Daktronics Customer Service ............................................................................................................60

A Creating Conditional Play Sequences ��61

Venus/DMP-7000 Setup .....................................................................................................................61

Creating Windows ��61

Creating Sequences ��62

OOT Sequences ...........................................................................................................................62

Host Sequence .............................................................................................................................62

Creating Scripts ��63

Display Pages ...............................................................................................................................63

Script Buttons ................................................................................................................................63

V-Net/DMP-8000 Setup ......................................................................................................................64

Creating Sequences ��64

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Frame/File Sequence Examples .......................................................................................................64

Sports Wire 4000 Setup .......................................................................................................................66

Expanded Scores ��66

Command Port (V-Net/DMP-8000 Only)...................................................................................67

Testing the Sequences.......................................................................................................................67

B Sports Wire 4000 ITFs ��69

C Fantasy Stats ��71

MLB Fantasy Stats ...............................................................................................................................71

Command Setup ��71

Output Setup ��72

Viewing Fantasy Stats ��72

NFL Fantasy Stats ................................................................................................................................73

Command Setup ��73

Output Setup ��74

Viewing Fantasy Stats ��74

Introduction

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1 Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to assist with the installation and operation of the Daktronics

Sports WireSM 4000 Interface (SWI4K). This application is an automated system designed to

interface between STATS Inc. (formerly TSN), MLB.com, the NFL, the NHL, and Pointstreak

Internet data providers and Daktronics display controllers. This allows operators to display

live out-of-town game scores and notes and statistics from the Internet.

Software Requirements

• Microsoft Windows®XP/Vista/7 or higher Operating System

• CPU and RAM must at least be equal to minimum requirements of operating system

• High speed Internet access

• Subscription to data provider feed

• Additional serial ports/networking may be needed based on interface requirements

Software Conventions

This manual contains the following software conventions and terminology:

Bold

Indicates an item that requires direct action, such as clicking, pressing,

selecting, or formatting. Also used for reference items within the manual,

such as gures or sections, as well as other documents and notes.

Italics Indicates onscreen text or labels that are not clickable.

[Brackets] 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 (example: File > Open).

Denitions

The following are terms and denitions used throughout this manual and in the software:

Code: A string of characters used by the data provider to identify a league or team.

Input: Includes the port, or the transmission through the port, for data being received by

the Sports Wire 4000 Interface from the data provider.

League: A category of sports information. This could be a league in the traditional sense,

such as the National Football League, or it could be a subset of a league, such as the

American League of Major League Baseball.

Message: A transmission from the data provider containing information about a

particular game. This could be a scoring update or a sports story, for example.

Operators/Users: The person(s) running and conguring the Sports Wire 4000 Interface.

Introduction

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Output: Includes the port, or the transmission through the port, for data being sent from

the Sports Wire 4000 Interface to a Daktronics display.

Roster: A list of players along with their jersey numbers on a particular team. Used in

baseball leagues only.

Schedules: The lists of all games for which the data provider will be sending messages in

a given day.

Team: A category within a league. This could be a team in the traditional sense, such

as the Baltimore Orioles, or it could be a special team, such as an All-Star Team of some

league.

Venus®Controller: Daktronics designed software used to run text messages and

animation on a matrix sign. The controller can also be programmed to display Real-Time

Data (RTD).

Installation & Registration

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2 Installation & Registration

Downloading from the Internet

1� Download the Sports Wire 4000 program.

a� Open an Internet browser and go to

http://dakles.daktronics.com/downloads/Sports_Products/Sports Wire 4000/

b� Click on the “Sports Wire 4000 Install.exe” le.

c� In the window that appears, click Run. If an additional window

opens, click Run once more.

2� Follow the on-screen instructions.

3� Click Finish when done.

4� Double-click the desktop icon (Figure 1) to open the program.*

*Note for Windows 7 users: In order to properly open and register the program, it is

necessary to right-click the desktop icon and select Run as administrator. Once the

program is registered, it may be opened simply by double-clicking the icon.

Registering the Software

The rst time the program is opened, the operator will be prompted to enter a registration

code (Figure 2). Email the Serial # to Daktronics at [email protected]

and a registration code will be emailed back upon proof of payment. Copy and Paste

the code into the box, and then click Register.

Figure 2: Registration Screen

Figure 1: Icon

Main Application Screen

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3 Main Application Screen

When the Sports Wire 4000 Interface is started, the main application screen appears

(Figure 3). The top half of this screen consists of 3 selectable tabs:

• Driver Tab (p�4)

• Game Notes Tab (p�7)

• Outputs Tab (p�8)

The Diagnostics Area (p�11) will always appear in the lower half of the screen as the

operator navigates to each of the above tabs.

Figure 3: Main Application Screen

Driver Tab

The Driver tab is used to specify several options concerning the general operation of the

software (Figure 4). This tab appears when the program is rst started.

Figure 4: Driver Tab

Main Application Screen

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Change Driver

The Change Driver button allows selection of a data source. MLB.com, NFL, NHL,

Pointstreak, and STATS are all available sources.

To select a Data Driver:

1� Click Change Driver.

2� In the Add New Item window,

select a data driver (Figure 5).

Note: As of July 2015, the TSN

data driver is no longer

active. It may still be

selected only to retrieve

existing settings for

transfer to the new STATS

data driver.

3� Click OK.

Note: Import is not currently

activated; do not click it.

4� Changing drivers will require the application to be restarted.

5� After the application is re-opened, the chosen data driver will be visible on the Driver

tab along with a short description (Figure 6).

Figure 6: Selected Data Driver

Driver Congurations

The Driver Congurations button allows an operator to congure specic data for the

selected data provider. For more specic information on how to congure a specic

data driver, refer to the appropriate section below:

• Section 4: MLB�com Data Driver (p�13) provides Major League Baseball and Minor

League Baseball scores, notes, and fantasy stats from MLB.com via XML feed.

• Section 5: NFL Data Driver (p�24) provides National Football League scores, notes,

and fantasy football stats from the NFL via XML feed.

• Section 6: NHL Data Driver (p�33) provides hockey scores from National Hockey

League via XML feed.

• Section 7: Pointstreak Data Driver (p�40) provides hockey scores from Pointstreak

via XML feed.

• Section 8: STATS Data Driver (p�48) provides sports scores and notes from STATS Inc.

via XML feed. Includes leagues such as MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL.

• TSN (No longer active) This data driver was replaced by STATS in July 2015.

Figure 5: Add New Item

Main Application Screen

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Add Command

Display Commands tell the program what kind of data to output and how to output it.

This section will help set up commands to output game scores for available leagues

(Figure 7).

To add a command:

1� On the Driver tab, click Add

Command.

2� Enter a Command Name

(Example: “AL”).

3� Depending on the chosen

driver, click one of the

following Command Types:

• Score by League

• Score by Competition

• Score by Division

• Score by Team

• Score by Rank

• Statistic Leaders by League (fantasy stats)

• Score by Conference

4� Click Next.

5� Select the desired league to display.

6� Click Finish, and then click OK. The command created will appear in the Command

Name window of the Driver tab. Note the following choices have additional actions

to perform before the command can be created:

• With Score by Competition selected, select a game.

• With Score by Division selected, select a division.

• With Score by Team selected, select a team.

• With Score by Conference selected, select a conference.

7� Repeat Steps 1-6 to create additional commands.

Delete Command

Click Delete Command on the Driver tab to instantly delete a selected command.

Note: After installing a newer version of the software, a window may appear indicating

that commands are out of date (Figure 8). It is possible that due to certain

software updates, commands may become invalid and no longer work properly.

Upon startup, the software will automatically detect such commands and

provide the opportunity to delete them.

Figure 7: Display Commands (MLB)

Figure 8: Outdated Commands

Main Application Screen

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Game Notes Tab

Operators are given the choice to Auto-Display Game Notes or Preview Game Notes

Before Displaying (Figure 9).

Note: If only displaying scores with the Sports Wire 4000 software, disregard this section.

Figure 9: Preview Game Notes

Auto-Display Game Notes will automatically send any game notes to the display as soon

as they are received.

Preview Game Notes Before Displaying allows the operator to view, modify, or delete a

game note before it is displayed, and to choose when the game note gets displayed.

To create a new game note (Figure 10):

1� Click Add New.

2� Type a note into the white textbox.

• Play sends the note to a display.

• Clear erases the current game note.

• Clear All erases every game note.

• Previous and Next switch between game notes before they are sent.

Figure 10: Custom Game Notes

Main Application Screen

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Outputs Tab

The Outputs tab (Figure 11) shows the data going to the display. When in the Outputs

tab, operators may clear, open, close, edit, and show diagnostics for a port. Right-click a

port to perform all of these tasks.

Figure 11: Outputs Tab

To congure an output:

1� In the Outputs tab, double-click an

available port (Ex: Port 1).

Note: Right-clicking a port and clicking

Edit Port may also be used to set

up new ports and modify existing

ports (Figure 12).

2� Check Enabled to enable a port.

3� Enter a Name (Ex: “OOT Scores”).

4� Select an Output Type from the drop-

down list.

• Scores - Enhanced RTD: Most

common output type; used to

communicate with Daktronics display

controllers

• Scores - Multidrop Protocol: Used

to communicate with numeric and

custom displays; note that with “MLB”

output selected, innings and scores

can be 20+ while the “Mets” output

innings and scores have a max value of 19

• Messages: Enhanced RTD for messages only

• Fantasy Football – Enhanced RTD: Only for use with NFL data driver; outputs

fantasy stats in a specic format to NFL fantasy football (See Appendix C)

• Expanded Scores – Enhanced RTD: Offers more scoring and statistical information

than the standard Scores output

• Fantasy Baseball – Enhanced RTD: Only for use with MLB data driver; outputs

fantasy batting and pitching stats (See Appendix C)

• Fantasy Baseball (by Game) – Enhanced RTD: Only for use with MLB data driver;

outputs fantasy stats one player at a time, sorted by game (See Appendix C)

Figure 12: Edit Port

Main Application Screen

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• MLB�com XML – Text File: Only for use with MLB data driver; outputs data to a

special XML text le for use by third-party applications. The only setting that can

be adjusted is the Hold Time.

5� If desired, select Show Only Final and in Progress Scores to ignore games that have

not started, or select Force Output Data to All Caps to format the data in ALL CAPS.

6� Set up the proper Display Settings.

• One Command Per Frame displays game data from one command on one

frame.

• All Commands Simultaneously displays game data for every command at once.

Note: If Fantasy Football or Fantasy Baseball is selected, the Display Settings will

let the operator enter numerical values for Total Leader Records to Show

and Records to Show Per Page. These are “per stat” categories.

• Select the number of Games (or Total Leader Records) To Show Per Command:

Scores – Enhanced RTD: max 18

Scores – Multidrop Protocol: max 18

Fantasy Football/Baseball: max 25

Expanded Scores: max 8; if All Commands Simultaneously is selected, the total

number decreases depending on the number of enabled commands (Ex.: With 2

commands enabled, the max games displayed would be 4; with 3 or 4

commands, the max is 2; and with 5 or more commands, the max is 1)

• Selecting a Hold Time (in seconds) determines the length of time to display

games before switching to the next set of games.

Note: The Brightness is adjustable only if a Multidrop Protocol is selected.

7� Set up the proper ERTD Congurations.

• Enable Sequence/Frame Selection is recommended to communicate with a

display controller; it is required to use Expanded Scores and Game Notes. Select

Use Select Frame for Venus/DMP-7000 or Use Start Sequence for V-Net/DMP-8000.

• DCGI Mode should only be enabled when ERTD is being sent to the Daktronics

CG Interface (DCGI) software.

8� Set up the proper ERTD Sign Number. The sign number for Sports Wire 4000 needs to

be set to the same number as the sign the operator is communicating with in the

display controller.

To check the sign number in the Venus/DMP-7000:

a� Open the Venus 7000 shell.

b� Go to Congure > Signs.

c� Double-click the sign being used and go to the Advanced tab.

To check the sign number in V-Net/DMP-8000:

a� On the V-Net computer, right-click the V-Net Manager icon in the task bar ( )

and select Control Panel.

b� Click on the Edit Conguration Settings tab.

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Note: If the sign number is 0, change it to any number that is not already being

used. If multiple signs are set to 0, the same data and commands will be sent

to every sign on the network congured with that sign number.

9� Set up the Game Notes.

• Disabled: No game notes will be sent.

• Basic: Game notes, such as scoring plays, pitching changes and other notes of

interest, will be sent.

• Expanded: All game notes will be sent along with a batter-by-batter account for

each game.

• Enter the number of Lines of notes to show.

• Enter the number of Chars/Line (characters per line) to show.

10� Under Expanded Sign Congurations, it is possible to assign each game to its own

sign. This option is only accessible if Expanded Scores – Enhanced RTD is selected, due

to the increased amount of game information available for display.

Note: For larger displays it is recommended to set up windows that can be chosen

as individual signs within the Sports Wire 4000 application. See Appendix A.

11� Under Choose Data For This Output, select the output by clicking the Enabled

checkbox next to the appropriate command(s) in the list. See Add Command

(p�6).

Note: Commands must be enabled to get sent out. Scores Commands only work

with scores outputs and any Stat Leaders commands will only work with

fantasy outputs.

12� Once the output settings are congured, click Port (Figure 13).

13� Click the Enable checkbox.

14� In the Type drop-down list, select

UDP/IP.

Note: For the MLB�com XML – Text

File output type, select FILE.

15� Enter a Name (Example: “OOT

Scores”).

16� From the menu on the left, select

the settings based on the chosen

port type.

• For a Udp Port enter 20000. If

20000 is already being used on

another output, increase the port number by 1.

• Leave the Output as Broadcast.

Note: For the MLB�com XML – Text File output type, select an Out Path to a

specic le under the File Settings tab (Figure 14).

Figure 13: Port Settings

Main Application Screen

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Figure 14: File Settings

17� Click Finish.

18� Click OK on the Congure Output screen. The Outputs tab should look like Figure 15.

Figure 15: Outputs Tab with Port

Note: If everything is set up correctly, the green indicator beside the port number will

ash when the data is sent. For example, if the Hold Time is set to 10, it will ash

every 10 seconds. The indicator will turn red when the port is disabled/closed.

Diagnostics Area

Sports Wire 4000 offers a Diagnostics area to troubleshoot connection problems and

to monitor incoming and outgoing data. The Diagnostics area displays the same ports

shown in the Outputs tab, only they are placed in a drop-down list.

Port Selection

To view incoming data from a port, select the desired port from the drop-down list.

Port Monitor

There are two ways to monitor a port: by its input data and by its output data.

Input Data

To verify the data provider connection:

1� On the Driver tab, click Driver

Congurations.

2� Within the driver congurations

on the Congure tab, make sure

the data provider subscription

information is entered correctly

(Example: STATS Username and

Password).

3� To ensure connection to the correct

data provider, click Monitor.

After a few seconds, the data will

appear in the Monitoring window

(Figure 16).

Figure 16: Input Data Monitor

Main Application Screen

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Output Data

To monitor the display output:

1� In the Port drop-down list of the Diagnostics area, click on the output port.

2� Click Monitor Port. After a few seconds, the unformatted data should appear in the

Monitoring window (Figure 17).

Figure 17: Output Data Monitor

3� Team names and scores can be viewed in the Diagnostics area. This window will

show formatted data (Figure 18).

Figure 18: Diagnostics Area with Scores

Backup/Restore Conguration

Congurations can be saved and loaded using

the Backup Sports Wire 4000 Conguration and

Restore Sports Wire 4000 Conguration commands.

Left- or right-clicking the icon at the top-left corner

of the application window displays both commands

(Figure 19):

• Click Backup Sports Wire 4000 Conguration to

save the current settings related to all data drivers

that have been used since the application’s

installation.

• Click Restore Sports Wire 4000 Conguration to load the settings to all data drivers

from the last point when the application’s conguration was backed up.

Note: It is highly recommended to back up the software settings periodically.

Figure 19: Backup and Restore

MLB�com Data Driver

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4 MLB�com Data Driver

The following settings are accessible from the Driver tab, under Driver Congurations.

Congure Tab

The Congure tab (Figure 20) displays MLB.com specic information such as:

Figure 20: MLB Congure Tab

• Auto-Refresh Data Daily At: Enter the time desired for the data to be automatically

refreshed each day to receive the most current information.

• Get Today’s Data: Click this button to receive the most up-to-date information.

• Restore Defaults: Returns the Read Interval to a default of 10 seconds.

• Monitor: Click this button to view the incoming data for each Class.

• Enabled: Check this box to enable the Class.

• Class: Lists the classes so they may be monitored or enabled according to the

operator’s preference.

• Read Interval: Enter the time interval between automatic updates of the data.

• Last Updated: Shows the date and time of the last successful download.

• Double-Header Text: Enter text that indicates a double-header between two teams.

• Download MLB Fantasy Stats: Click to enable fantasy baseball stats. Set the Read

Interval in minutes to automatically update the fantasy data.

After changes have been made to the above settings, click Apply to save the changes,

or click Cancel to discard the edits and exit.

MLB�com Data Driver

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Leagues Tab

The Leagues tab (Figure 21) is used to view, add, and edit the names of the sports

leagues in the system. The elds on this tab are as follows:

• ID is the identication number from MLB.com. This eld cannot be modied.

• Code is the two- or three-letter code for each league.

• Name is the abbreviated name for the league.

• Description is the full name of the league.

• Display Name is the name that displays for the league.

Figure 21: MLB Leagues Tab

Editing/Deleting a League

To edit the League information:

1� Select the item to change (Figure 22).

2� Type in the new text.

3� Click Apply to save the changes, or click Cancel to discard the edits and exit.

To remove a league entirely, select any of its information, and then click Delete.

Figure 22: Editing League Data

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