Daktronics Stat Crew Interfaces User Manual

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This guide will help you set up your Stat Crew® software, also known as The Automated Scorebook (TAS), to communicate with the Daktronics Scoring­Timing Interface (DSTI), as well as with the All Sport® 5000 scoreboard control console.

For more information on using Daktronics products with Stat Crew Software, visit www.daktronics.com/support.

Note: This guide applies to Stat Crew software versions from 2011 and newer. To update your software, visit www.statcrew.com or call [phone].

Football, Hockey, & Volleyball

1. Open the appropriate TAS program and select In-game scoring.

For TAS Volleyball Only: Select Options and set Full subs to Yes.
Press [Enter] to go through each field until the menu closes;
pressing [ESC] will not save the changes.

2. Go to Game or Match Setup >

3. Return to the main application screen,

4. Since Auto-connect is turned on, a notification to start the

5. Open a competition by going to File > New game. Game

6. Enter a play to create the "comfile" output that will be used by

7. Make sure the comfile is being updated:

8. Skip ahead to TasComms32 Setup.

Remote display > Terminal type.
Under Device Type select Scoreboard.
DO NOT select Daktronics.

and select In-game scoring again.

interface will now appear. Press [Y] and then [Enter].
Auto-connect tells TAS to begin updating the “comfile”
which sends data to DSTI.

information can be entered under Game Setup > Teams.

TasComms32. Plays are entered by selecting Scoresheet > Input.

a. Locate the comfile in the program folder for the Stat Crew

software.

b. In Explorer, go to View > Details and look at the modified

date of the file. The modified date should reflect the time
when the game was opened.

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Baseball

1. Press [O] to open the SCOREBOARD VERSION. If this option is not

available, refer to the installation CD or contact Stat Crew.

2. Go to Remote display > Comms setup.

3. Enter NONE in the Comm port field and leave the Baud and Terminal

settings as is.

4. Select B for box score in the Auto-send field.

5. Press [Ctrl+Enter] to save the changes.

6. Select Send, press [F4], or enter a play to create the "comfile" output

that will be used by TasComms32.

7. Skip ahead to TasComms32 Setup.

Basketball

The TAS Basketball software automatically creates and updates a file named
"c:\statcrew\comfile.sb" when users enter the Gametime Scoring screen and
after recording each play. The only additional setup required is to open the
in-game options and set Full subs to Yes.

Below are some additional suggestions to keep in mind when using the
software to send stats to a display:

1. When setting up a roster, all single-digit jersey numbers must have a

leading zero (EX: Player No. 2 is entered as “02”).

2. Player names must be entered as “lastname,firstname” with no space

after the comma.

TasComms32 Setup

Note: Make sure that the latest version of TasComms32 is installed.
It is available in the Downloads section of the Stat Crew website.

1. Go to Start > Programs > TasComs32 > TasComms32.

2. Configure the Data Source in the left column:

 Select Scoreboard data under Incoming data format.
 Select the appropriate Sport.
 Ensure the Monitor file field correctly matches the Sport:

“c:\statcrew\comfile.sb” for basketball
“c:\tasbs\comfile” for baseball
“c:\tasfb\comfile” for football
“c:\tashk\comfile” for hockey
“c:\tasvb\comfile” for volleyball

Note: For basketball only, confirm that “.sb” is at the end of
the text in the Monitor File field.

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3. When setting up Tascomms32, two outputs are available: serial or

file. Determine which type of connection is being used between the
stats computer and the Daktronics Scoring-Timing Interface (DSTI).

 Serial output is used when the TAS and DSTI computers are

connected using a Serial (COM) port.

o Click COM1 to select another port if necessary; for example,

if the port is already communicating with an All Sport 5000.

o Check Enable output.
o Select Scoreboard data as the Outgoing data format.
o Set the Baud Rate to 9600.
o Set the Data Bits to 8.
o Set the Parity to None.
o Set the Stop Bits to 1.

 File output is used when both TAS and DSTI are on the same

computer, or the computers are connected via a network.

o Set up the file output by clicking the Miscellaneous tab.
o In the “Drop” input into file field, enter

“c:\statcrew\comfile.dak” for basketball
“c:\tasbs\comfile.dak” for baseball
“c:\tasfb\comfile.dak” for football
“c:\tashk\comfile.dak” for hockey
“c:\tasvb\comfile.dak” for volleyball

Note: The location of the file may vary if TasComms32 is on a
different computer and a mapped network drive is being used.

4. Click Start monitoring or Start ‘Monitor File’ to begin

viewing the incoming stats.

Before continuing, make sure that Stat Crew is open and sending
information. Enter a play to send information from the Stat Crew
software to TasComm32. The information should be visible on the
TasComms32 Terminal Window.

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DSTI Setup

1. Open DSTI by going to Start > All

Programs > Daktronics > DSTI > DSTI.

2. Select the correct Sport and Interface.

Note: DSTI must remain open at all times or
communication with your display controller will stop.

All Sport Interface for Basketball & Volleyball

The DSTI All Sport Interface for Basketball and Volleyball allows Stat Crew
software to connect to an All Sport® 5000 scoreboard controller to operate
Daktronics stats displays.

Note: Before beginning, make sure the All Sport controller is connected
to a scoreboard and that it can update the scoring and stats information.

1. Connect a 9-pin serial cable between the serial port on the back of the

Stat Crew computer and the COMPUTER PORT J5 on the back of the
All Sport 5000 controller.

2. Follow the above instructions for setting up the Basketball or

Volleyball software as well as TasComms32.

3. In DSTI, ensure the appropriate Sport and Interface are selected.

4. In the Basketball or Volleyball program, open a completed or

incomplete game that has player statistics entered.

5. With a competition opened, the message log at the bottom of the

DSTI screen should display the competition that is currently open.

6. When the interface is functioning properly, pressing the [Player],

[Indiv. Sub.], and [Mass Sub.] buttons on the All Sport 5000

controller will display a message stating Stats Received: Key Disabled.

Note: Stat Crew software only sends data when a play is entered or when
[F4] is pressed. If data is not immediately appearing on the display, try
pressing [F4] and/or entering a play. Pressing the Start Monitoring
button in TasComms32 is another way to send Stat Crew data to DSTI.

Testing Stat Crew/DSTI Communication

1. In DSTI, go to View > Monitor Ports

2. Select the StatCrew Stats Port, and then click OK.

3. Send information from the Stat Crew computer by opening a

game and entering a play in Stat Crew.

If communication is successful, after a few seconds data will appear on
the top section of the DSTI monitor window. The bottom section is for
monitoring data going out of DSTI.

Next Step

With the Stat Crew and DSTI programs communicating, refer to

ED-15578 to set up the Venus® 7000 inputs and display sequences.