Daktronics OmniSport 2000 Timing Console - Manual (Page 86)

68 OmniSport 2000 Pro Swimming Software
Serial Port Setup
1. Ensure a straight-through 9-pin male to 9-pin female serial cable is connected
between the computer’s serial port and the J4 EXPANSION PORT on the OmniSport
2000 timer (a USB-to-serial adapter may also be required).
2. Power on the console, set the name, date, and time, and then select 1-SWIMMING.
3. Start the Pro Swimming software (see Section 6.3).
4. Go to Options > Configure and click on the Comm Ports tab (Figure 70).
5. Click Configure in the Interface Comm Port area.
6. In the window that appears (Figure 72), select COM Port as the Type.
7. Click on the Com Settings tab (Figure 73). Select an available COM Port, set the Baud
to 38400, and then click Apply followed by Finish.
8. Back in the Interface Comm Port area, click Monitor (Figure 93).
 If the computer is receiving data in the top half of the monitor window, the
connection was made properly and the correct communication settings are
configured. Data on the bottom half is being sent by the Pro Swimming software.
 If the computer is not receiving data, go back to step 7 and select a different port.
Do this until data is received through the selected port.
Figure 72: General Setup
Figure 73: Com Settings