Daktronics StatVision for Baseball User Manual

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This guide will assist you with installing and configuring your StatVision software to display situational stats and league leaders/standings. For more
detailed program operation, refer to the StatVision for Baseball Installation & Operation Manual (ED-17506).

StatVision Functions

 Reduces pre-game preparation
 Provides an enormous amount of pregame content and in-game

statistics from DakStats, MLB.com, and Elias Sports Bureau (ESB)

 Situational prompts ensure the most relevant stats are visible
 Sends control commands for starting & stopping display

sequences, blanking signs, and more

StatVision Installation

StatVision can be installed on and operated from multiple computers.

1. Open an Internet browser, and type

http://dakfiles.daktronics.com/downloads/Sports_Products/Stat
Vision/ into the address box.

2. Click on the “StatVision Install.exe” file.

3. Click Run. If a security warning pops up, click Run again.

4. Click Finish when done.

5. Repeat steps 1-5 on each computer that must

have StatVision installed. The “StatVision
Install.exe” file may be downloaded and saved to

be transferred to other computers without
Internet access.

After installation, an icon should appear on the desktop. Double-click
this icon to open the program. Alternately, go to Start > All Programs >
Daktronics > GameDay Baseball.

Note: On Windows 7, it will be necessary to run the program as an
administrator to operate correctly. Right-click the StatVision icon and
select Properties. Click on the Compatibility tab, and ensure Run this
program as an administrator is checked. Be sure to also do this for
DakStats, DSTI, and GameDay for best compatibility.

Set Up DakStats

For StatVision to work correctly with DakStats Baseball, the user must set
up messaging and share the folder.

Set Up Messaging

1. In the DakStats Baseball program, go to Configure > Messaging.

2. Ensure Different Machine (IP Network Messaging) is selected if

DakStats is on a different computer than StatVision (most common).

3. Click OK.

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Sharing the Daktronics Folder

If the DakStats and StatVision programs are on different computers, the
directory where the DakStats database is located must be shared:

1. Go to the computer with the DakStats program.

2. Browse to the C:\Daktronics directory.

3. Right-click the folder.

4. Select Sharing and Security.

5. Share the folder with full permissions.

*Note for Windows 7 users: After right-clicking the folder, select

Properties, and click on the Sharing tab. Click on Advanced
Sharing, select Share this folder and click OK.

Set Up Data Configuration

Note: Open a demo game in DakStats before performing the following steps.

1. Open StatVision.

2. Go to Edit > Data Configuration.

3. In the Data Configuration window, click the […] button.

4. Locate the “Baseball” folder within the “Daktronics” folder that

was just shared on the DakStats computer.

Set Up Signs

Sign configuration allows the user to configure the display that StatVision
will control and send information to. At least one sign must be configured.

Configuring Signs

1. Open the Daktronics Scoring-Timing Interface (DSTI), if not already

running, by clicking on the DSTI icon on the desktop.

 DSTI is typically installed on the same computer as DakStats.
 The RTD ports available in StatVision are configured in DSTI by

Daktronics.

2. Open StatVision, either on the same computer as DSTI or on a

separate computer.

3. Go to Edit > Signs, and the Sign Configuration window will appear.

5. Click OK to save the data configuration.

4. In the Sign Name column, enter a descriptive name for the sign. The

name of the sign can be anything that makes sense to the operator.

5. In the Sign # column, select the sign number of the sign that

StatVision will controll.

To check the sign number in Venus 7000:

a. On the Venus 7000 computer, open the Venus 7000 Shell.
b. Go to Configure > Signs.
c. Double-click the desired sign, and go to the Advanced tab.

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To check the sign number in V-Net:

a. On the V-Net computer, right-click the V-Net Manager

icon in the task bar ( ) and select Control Panel.

b. Click on the Edit Configuration Settings tab.

Note: If the sign number is 0, change it to any number that is
not already being used. If multiple signs are set to 0, the same
data and commands will be sent to every sign on the network
configured with that sign number.

6. In the Display Port column, select the port to be used for the sign

from a list of available ports supplied by DSTI.

Note: A display port can only be selected once. If more than two
signs are controlled, contact Daktronics to have the DSTI
configuration file modified.

7. Use the Drives column to select the drive letter(s) where content is

stored for the selected sign.

8. If using a V-Net controller, be sure to click in the Control Port

column and then click Yes.

9. Click OK to save the sign.

After a sign has been configured, it will appear as a button on the top of the
StatVision screen. Click a sign once to enable it (green). Click a sign again to
turn it off (red). At least one sign must be checked to output stats/messages.

Creating Sequences

Sequences are built on the Venus 7000 or Show Control computer. They
determine the layout of the statistics and standings on the sign, including
how many and what statistics are to be displayed. Separate sequences are
required to display leaders and standings. Refer to the manual for further
assistance with creating display sequences.

Setting Up In-game Sequences

1. Go to Edit > Sequences.

2. Type in the name of each desired sequence into the table as named

on the Venus 7000 or V-Net computer.

Note: Any file name may be used for the sequences, but it is
recommended to use names such as “1_3” for simplicity.

Set Up Sequences

When a certain combination of stats is to be displayed, StatVision tells the
display controller to play a sequence that matches the selected data.

Note: At a minimum, there must be a sequence for 1 Category/3 Stats
and 1 Category/4 Stats. It is not necessary to create sequences for every
possible category/stat combination.