Daktronics 04262005P1110 Users Manual
Remote Control System
RC-100
Operational Overview
ED-15133 Rev 0—18 March 2005
ED-15133
Product 1110-07
Rev 0–18 March 2005
DAKTRONICS, INC.
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Remote Control System RC-100, Operation and Maintenance Manual
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4. Insert drawings, listed below, in alphanumeric order in Appendix A: Reference
Drawings. Print A drawings back-to-back. Print B drawings as A-size.
A-230530
A-230608
A-231298
A-231674
A-233254
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction.......................................................................................1-1
1.1 How To Use This Manual ......................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Daktronics Overview................................................................................. 1-2
1.3 Manual Overview ...................................................................................... 1-3
Section 2: RC-100 System Overview ................................................................2-1
Section 3: RC-100 Wireless Base Station Operation ......................................3-1
3.1 Important Installation Range Considerations ............................................3-1
3.2 Server/Client Mode Setting ....................................................................... 3-1
3.3 Channel Setting ......................................................................................... 3-2
3.4
Synchronizing Multiple Base Stations and Channel Selection.................. 3-3
3.5
Function Setting......................................................................................... 3-3
Function Selection Via Switch Setting...................................................... 3-8
Function Selection Via Wireless Hand-held ............................................ 3-8
3.6 Wireless Base Station LED’s .................................................................... 3-9
Section 4: RC-100 Wireless Hand-held Controller Operation .......................4-1
4.1 Fundamental Operations: Config or Connect Mode.................................. 4-1
4.2 Keypad: ..................................................................................................... 4-1
4.3 Wireless Hand-held Common Key Overview ........................................... 4-2
4.4 Powering the Controller On and Off .........................................................4-5
4.5 Battery Operation ...................................................................................... 4-6
4.6 Configuration Mode ..................................................................................4-7
4.7 Configuration Menu .................................................................................. 4-8
Setting a default channel Number ............................................................. 4-8
Adjusting LCD Contrast:........................................................................... 4-8
Setting the Power On When Idle Time.................................................... 4-10
Scanning Channels ..................................................................................4-10
Set Wireless Base Station Server Function ............................................. 4-12
4.8 Switching to Connect Mode .................................................................... 4-13
Section 5: Application Specific Overview – All Sport Applications ..............5-1
5.1 Selecting All Sport Applications (Code Numbers) ................................... 5-1
5.2 Notes about Code Selection....................................................................... 5-2
5.3 Common All Sport Application Keys........................................................ 5-2
Section 6: Baseball Operations.........................................................................6-1
6.1 Wireless Specific Considerations .............................................................. 6-1
6.2 Baseball Keys ............................................................................................ 6-2
Out +1, Inning + ....................................................................................... 6-2
Ball, Strike, Clear Ball/Strike ................................................................... 6-3
Hit, Error .................................................................................................. 6-3
Table of Figures i
Home/Guest Score +1, -1 ......................................................................... 6-4
Section 7: Tennis Operations ............................................................................ 7-1
7.1 Wireless Specific Considerations .............................................................. 7-1
7.2 Tennis Keys ............................................................................................... 7-2
TOD/Game ................................................................................................ 7-2
Serve.......................................................................................................... 7-2
Game +1 ....................................................................................................7-2
Point........................................................................................................... 7-3
Tie Break ................................................................................................... 7-3
Reset Game................................................................................................ 7-3
Reset Match (Alternative Function) ..........................................................7-3
Set +1......................................................................................................... 7-4
Team Score (Alternative Function) ........................................................... 7-4
Section 8: Application Specific Overview – CAN Hand-held .........................8-1
8.1 Common CAN Hand-held Operation ........................................................ 8-2
Section 9: Judges' Console Operations- Rodeo .............................................9-1
Section 10: Judges' Console Operations-
Diving and Synchronized Swimming.................................................................... 10-1
Section 11: Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 11-1
11.1 Hand-held Error Messages ...................................................................... 11-1
11.2 Wireless Base Station Errors................................................................... 11-3
Section 12: Orderable parts...............................................................................12-1
Appendix A: Reference Drawings ...................................................................... 12-A
ii Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction
1.1 How To Use This Manual
This manual explains the operation and maintenance of the Daktronics RC-100 Remote
Control System. For other questions regarding the safety, installation, operation, or
service of these systems, contact Daktronics. Customer Service Help Desk telephone
numbers are listed on the cover page of this manual.
Figure 1: Daktronics Drawing Label
Figure 1 illustrates the Daktronics drawing numbering system. Daktronics identifies
individual engineering drawings by the drawing number (7087-P08A-69945 in the
example), which is located in the lower right corner of the drawing. This manual refers to
drawings by their last set of digits and the letter preceding them. The example would be
Drawing A-69945.
Reference drawings are grouped and inserted in alphanumeric order in the Appendix.
Listed below are a number of drawing types commonly used by Daktronics, along with
the information that each is likely to provide.
Schematics: power wiring, signal wiring, panel board or power termination panel
assignments, signal termination panel assignments, and transformer assignments.
Final Assembly: component locations, part numbers, display dimensions, and
assembly/disassembly instructions.
All references to drawing numbers, appendices, figures, or other manuals are presented
in bold typeface, as in this example: “Refer to Drawing C-209144 for information on the
clip angle.” Additionally, any drawings referenced within a particular subsection are
listed at the beginning of that subsection in the following manner:
Introduction
1-1
Reference Drawing:
Shop Dwg, Football SCBD w/ AF-3160 Video ............ Drawing C-209144
Daktronics identifies each manual by assigning an engineering document, or ED,
number, which is located on the cover page. This manual, for example, would be referred
to as ED-15133.
Figure 2: Daktronics Identification Label
The serial and model numbers of a Daktronics scoreboard or equipment can be found on
the ID label on the display. The label will be similar to the one shown in Figure 2. When
calling Daktronics Customer Service, please have this information available to ensure
that your request is serviced as quickly as possible. For future reference, note your
scoreboard model number, serial number, and installation date on the front page of this
manual.
1.2 Daktronics Overview
To fully understand some Daktronics drawings, such as schematics, it is necessary to
know how various components are labeled in those drawings. You will find this
information useful when trying to communicate maintenance or troubleshooting efforts.
The label "A" on a drawing item typically denotes an assembly. An assembly can be a
single circuit board or a collection of components that function together, usually mounted
on a single plate or in a single enclosure.
In addition, the following labeling formats might be found on various Daktronics
drawings:
"TB__" denotes a termination block for power or signal cable.
"F__" denotes a fuse.
"E__" denotes a grounding point.
"J__" denotes a power or signal jack.
"P__" denotes a power or signal plug for the opposite jack.
Finally, Daktronics part numbers are commonly listed on drawings. Those part numbers
can be used when requesting replacement parts from Daktronics Customer Service. Take
note of the following part number formats. (Not all possible formats are listed here.)
"0P-__-__" denotes an individual circuit board, such as a driver board.
"0A-__-__" denotes an assembly, such as a circuit board and the plate or bracket
to which it is mounted. A collection of circuit boards working as a single unit
may also carry an assembly label.
1-2
Introduction
"W-__" denotes a wire or cable. Cables may also carry the assembly numbering
format in certain circumstances. This is especially true of ribbon cables.
"F-__" denotes a fuse.
"T-__" denotes a transformer.
"PR-___-_" denotes a specially ordered part.
"M-__" denotes a metal part, and "0M-____" typically denotes a fabricated
metal assembly.
1.3 Manual Overview
The RC-100 Remote Control System is used in several applications where a wireless
Hand-held terminal is used to configure or control displays or systems.
This manual describes the configuration of the RC-100 Hand-held and RC-100
Base station
Introduction
1-3
Section 2: RC-100 System Overview
The RC-100 System is a system that allows wireless control of multiple applications.
The RC-100 system is made up of two different hardware components, the RC-100
Wireless Hand-held and the RC-100 Wireless Base Station.
The RC-100 Wireless Hand-held includes a 4x4 keypad and graphical LCD as shown
below. The RC-100 Wireless Hand-held is used to enter information to be displayed on
a scoreboard or display. There may be multiple RC-100 Wireless Hand-held controllers
in a single RC-100 system.
Figure 3:
The RC-100 Wireless Base Station processes information received from RC-100
Wireless Hand-held units and displays this information on the scoreboard or passes it
out another external controller. The RC-100 wireless base station may be mounted
inside the display, or placed in a tabletop enclosure, based on the application.
RC-100 Wireless Hand-held
System Overview
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Figure 4
(Scoreboard Installation)
: RC-100 Scoreboard Receiver
Figure 5 :
RC-100 Base Station Table-Top Enclosure
2-2
System Overview
Section 3: RC-100 Wireless Base Station
Operation
This section provides an overview of the RC-100 Wireless Base Station operation. The
RC-100 Wireless Base Station is used to communicate with all RC-100 Wireless Handhelds on the same channel setting. The RC-100 Wireless Base station also is used to
update connected displays based on information entered on the Wireless Hand-held
controller.
The Wireless Base Station includes two switches that must be set to specify the function
number and channel of operation. See the “Function Setting” and “Channel Setting”
sections for more information. In addition, the Wireless Base Station includes a
server/client jumper that must be set to “client” in some multiple wireless display
scenarios. Refer to the “Server/Client Setting” section.
3.1 Important Installation Range Considerations
Due to limitations of the RF Module in the wireless base station, the Base station must
be located at a distance of AT LEAST 10 feet from the Wireless Hand-held controller.
If the Wireless Hand-held is used at a distance of less than 10 feet from the base station,
the wireless Hand-held may drop out occasionally (See Section 11: Troubleshooting
more information.)
3.2 Server/Client Mode Setting
The RC-100 Wireless Base Station can operate in either Server mode or Client Mode,
depending on application requirements.
In Server mode, the Wireless Base Station controls all Wireless Hand-held devices,
either through a program stored on chip (ie Baseball, DataTime
router to pass data back and forth between wireless Hand-held devices and an external
control system (ie OmniSport
applications), the Wireless Base Station Server will typically reside inside a scoreboard.
An RC-100 network (on a single channel) must contain 1 and only 1 Wireless Base
Station Server device.
2000 Judges' Console, For DataTime and All Sport
) , or by acting as a
for
Base Station Operation
3-1
In client mode, the Wireless Base Station relies on another Wireless Base Station Server
to supply it with data. This client base station, as referred to in figure 6 will typically
provide a second wireless scoreboard or display, as needed for All Sport or DataTime
functions. Since the Function select switch is not needed to select a function when the
base station is in client mode, the function switch selects display group instead. For
more information see the section 3.4 Function Setting
Wireless Base Station server/client mode is selected via the Server/Client Jumper.
Insert the jumper over the top two posts as shown in the “Client” label on the PCB to
put the wireless base station in Client mode. For Server mode, leave the jumper over
the bottom two posts or remove. For most applications , the Wireless Base station will
operate in server mode, and no change from the default setting will be necessary.
.
Figure 6: Server/Client Select Jumper
3.3 Channel Setting
The wireless base station and wireless Hand-held device use internal radio modules to
communicate. The radios on both the Wireless Hand-held and Wireless base station
device can be set to any channel ranging from 1-15. To select the base station channel,
use the rotary switch labeled “CHANNEL” “S1” (see the figure below.) To select the
channel in the Wireless Hand-held controller, see respective section in the Wireless
Hand-held Controller Operation Section. The wireless Hand-held and wireless base
station must be set to the same channel in order to communicate.
Two Wireless Base Station Servers (See Server/Client Section) cannot be powered up in
the same area with the same channel setting, or they will interfere with each other. To
avoid this, on power-up the Wireless Base Station Server checks to see
3-2 Base Station Operation
if there are any other servers located nearby. If another server is detected, the “In
Range” LED on the server will flash quickly to indicate interference, and continue to
flash until the channel is changed or the conflicting base station is turned off.
If two wireless base station server units need to operate at the same time in the same
location, set each to an independent channel.
Figure 7: Channel Select Switch
3.4 Synchronizing Multiple Base Stations and Channel
Selection
Channel one is the default channel used by Daktronics for single base-station
installations. When multiple base stations are installed in a single location, additional
consideration must be given to channel number selection.
The RC-100 wireless system uses frequency hopping technology to maximize range and
minimize interference from other systems. When multiple base stations are installed
within range of each other (approx 2000 feet) base stations must be able to synchronize
with one another so that their hop sequences do not interfere with each other.
This is accomplished by the use of synch groups. A list of the synch groups and their
corresponding channel numbers and channel groups are shown in the table below.
Sync Group Channel Number Primary Channel Group Extended Channel Group
10 All
2 1 2,3,4,5 7,8,9,10,12 (C), 13 (D), 14 (E), 15 (F)
3 6 7,8,9,10 12 (C), 13 (D), 14 (E), 15 (F)
4 11 (B) 12 (C), 13 (D), 14 (E), 15 (F)
Base Station Operation
3-3
The “Channel Number,” “Primary Channel Group,” and “Extended Channel Group”
entries correspond to the switch settings on the rotary channel switch and hand-held
settings that pertain to the Sync Channel shown on the same line. Each “Primary
Channel Group” lists the channels that will attempt to synchronize to this synch channel
as a first-choice. If any base stations set to these “Primary Channels” are within range
of a base station set to the corresponding sync channel number, the primary channel
base station will sync to the corresponding sync channel. The “Extended Channel
Group” lists channels that attempt to synchronize to the corresponding sync channel as a
second or third choice. When these channels are not within range of their primary sync
channel, they will attempt to synchronize to the corresponding sync channel.
When a base station is synchronized to a Sync Channel, the In Range LED will flash
briefly approximately every 5 seconds with the number of times flashed corresponding
to the sync group (1 = Channel 0, 2= Channel 1, 3=Channel 6, 4= Channel 11 (B).)
Any base stations set to channels in the “Channel Groups” section will continuously
scan for sync base stations whenever no hand-held controllers are connected. This will
allow these boards to be powered up in any sequence and still obtain network
synchronization.
If your installation includes a central base station installation location approximately
3000 feet or less from all other base stations which will remain on at all times during
operation on any base station, a base station set to channel 1 may be installed in this
location and all other base stations may be set to values in the primary and extended
channel groups for this channel number. An example is shown below for the case of a
baseball diamond.
3-4 Base Station Operation
If your installation does not include a central location as described previously, or if
groups of base stations will be powered down at times other groups will need to be
active, you will need to use sync groups 3 and 4 (channels 6 and 11.)
You may use sync groups 3 and 4 (channels 6 and 11) as synchronizing channels for
two other independent groups of scoreboards that may or may not be in range of any
other groups. An example is shown below for a 3 independent group system.
Base Station Operation
3-5
An important limitation exists for channels 1,6, and 11. Since other channels use these
channels for synchronization purposes, base stations on these channels cannot scan
during normal operation, only at power-up. For this reason, these base stations must be
powered up in-order (1 first, then 6, then 11) in order to maintain overall network
synchronization in the case where Channels 1, 6, and 11 all need to be powered up at
the same time.
3.5 Function Setting
To configure the function of the RC-100 system, the desired system function must be
configured in the Wireless Base Station. A list of possible current functions are listed
below along with the “function setting” used to reference the function.
3-6 Base Station Operation
Table 1: Function Setting
Function
Setting
Function (Base Station Server
Mode)
Function (Base Station
Client Mode)
Default Function
0
(last power up function) All Display Groups
1 CAN Hand-held (Judges') Console Display Group 1
Baseball/Tennis Scoreboard
2
Controller (All Sport ) Display Group 2
3 DataTime/Data Master Display Control Display Group 3
4 Reserved Display Group 4
5 Reserved
6 Reserved
7 Reserved
8 Reserved
9 Reserved
A Reserved
B Reserved
C Reserved
D Reserved
E Reserved
F Reset Memory/Test Reset Memory/Test
Note that the function of the base station depends on whether the base station is in
Server or Client mode (see the Server/Client Section for more details.) For a Wireless
Base Station Server, the function switch sets up the desired application. For a Wireless
Base Station Client, the Function switch sets up the display group to which this display
belongs.
Function setting “0” on a Base Station Server is a special setting that defers function
selection to the Wireless Hand-held. The Wireless Base Station Server will retain the
last function specified by the Wireless Hand-held and use this as the default the next
time power is cycled. All other Function settings will set the selected function as the
default on power up, regardless of any function change done by the Wireless Handheld during the last power up.
Function setting “F” is a special setting which resets all saved memory parameters
back to defaults. This can be used for situations such as when a password needs to be
reset. To use this function, cycle power to the Wireless Base station with the switch in
this position and leave on for 10 seconds. Remove power, change to the desired
function and continue. All saved memory parameters will be set back to default.
There are two methods by which to set the function of the wireless base station, either
by rotary switch setting or by configuration through the wireless Hand-held controller.
Either method may be used. Some applications may only use one of the two methods.
Base Station Operation
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