Daktronics All Sport 5100 Timer - Manual (Page 74)

8-2 Getting Started/Troubleshooting
AMB Timing Software Interface
ChronX Settings
Use the Options/Communication Settings/Scoreboard menu to select the
communications port used to connect to the All Sport 5100. The RS-232 port
settings are as follows: 9600 Baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit.
Use the Options/Communication Settings/Scoreboard/Daktronics Feed tab to
select Daktronics racing protocol. Select both Qualifying Results and Race Results.
The Number of Lines should be the number of competitors in the race.
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Note: These settings must be reapplied each time the software is restarted.
To refresh the console and scoreboards, select Scoreboard/Refresh. The Refresh
command can be used when the console mode is changed (Qualify or Race) or
when the All Sport 5100 is initially connected to the computer.
For ChronX Release 2.0.5 or earlier, in order to display driver information on a
matrix, the competitor registration number must be the same as the car number (or
not specified.) This is an issue that will be corrected in later ChronX versions.
8.3 Troubleshooting
Symptom/Condition
Possible Cause/Corrective
Action
Fixed-digit display is not updating Make sure the transponder
software is currently running a
race.
Use the Refresh command
specified above for the
transponder software, and verify
position data is being received by
watching the console LCD cycle
through positions automatically.
If no position data is
received, check connections
between the All Sport 5100
and transponder computer.
Also check the transponder
software settings (see
Section 6.2: Transponder
Software Information
immediately preceding this
table).
If position data is received,
check connections between
the All Sport 5100 and
display.
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