Daktronics GameDay Baseball - Manual (Page 7)

Introduction 1
Section 1: Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to assist in the installation and operation of the GameDay Baseball
application. The manual is divided into the following main sections:
 Introduction covers the basic information about the program and this manual. Take time to
read the introduction as it defines terms and explains concepts used throughout the manual.
 Installation & Registration describes the software installation procedures.
 Operation details the specific operation of the software application.
 Appendix contains supplemental information about or for the application.
Daktronics identifies manuals by the ED or DD number located on the cover page of each manual.
For example, this manual would be referred to as ED-13979.
1.1 Software Overview
The GameDay Baseball application downloads and converts season statistics from Major
League Baseball
® Advanced Media (MLBAM) and season/career statistics from the Elias
Sports Bureau (ESB) into formats used by Daktronics display controllers. GameDay Baseball
is used in conjunction with DakStats Baseball to provide users with the latest season stats and
rosters for each game.
1.2 Major Features
The major features of the GameDay Baseball application are listed below:
 Downloads team rosters and season stats from MLBAM
 Downloads standings and leaders from MLBAM
 Downloads situational stats from the ESB
 Converts all data into a database useable by Daktronics display controllers through
the Daktronics Scoring-Timing Interface (DSTI)
 Converts data from ESB that can be used to update in-game situational statistics
 Integration with DakStats Baseball for up-to-date rosters and season stats when
setting up seasons and new games
1.3 System Requirements
The GameDay Baseball application has the following system requirements:
 Microsoft  Windows  2000 or better
 1 GHz CPU or higher
 256MB RAM
 20MB free disk space
 Mouse & Keyboard
 Internet connection for automatic downloads
The GameDay Baseball application will typically be loaded onto a computer system that
already contains other Daktronics software, typically the main display control computer.