Daktronics Venus DataStreamer Instrukcja Użytkownika

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4 Introduction About: Provides information about the software. Preview Current Frame/ Play Message Preview/ Stop Message Preview/ Pause Message Pre

Introduction 5 Weather: Insert new weather data into a message. The weather driver will collect data from external data sources based on the set par

6 Introduction 1.7 Contacting Daktronics If any problems or questions arise that are not discussed in this manual, contact Daktronics using any of t

Installation 7 Section 2: Installation The Venus DataStreamer software must be installed to the hard drive before use. To install the software to yo

Configuration 9 Section 3: Configuration After installing the Venus DataStreamer software on the computer, the individual displays must be configure

10 Configuration 4. Select the type of communication that will be used, either "Direct Communication" or "Remote Communication"

Configuration 11 12. Click the down arrow next to Display Type and set whether the DAKTicker is an indoor display or an outdoor display as shown in

12 Configuration Rename a Display Once in the configuration window, a display can be renamed if necessary. To rename the display, click the desired d

Configuration 13 5. Select the type of communication that will be used, either "Direct Communication" or "Remote Communication".

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14 Configuration 12. The last screen in the Configuration shows all the information that was entered during configuration as shown in Figure 16. Tak

Configuration 15 Source Tab Note: The default values set here should only be changed if directed by Daktronics. 1. Place a checkmark in the Edit box

16 Configuration Source Tab Note: The default values set here should only be changed if directed by Daktronics. 1. Place a checkmark in the Edit box

Configuration 17 Source Tab Note: The default values set here should only be changed if directed by Daktronics. 1. Place a checkmark in the Edit box

18 Configuration 2. Click the Driver Configuration tab. 3. If registered for this driver source, the box next to it is checked and the configurati

Configuration 19 Schedules Tab The Schedules tab allows the viewing of game schedules for the day sorted by league. 1. Click the Schedules tab as sh

20 Configuration Standings Tab The Standings tab allows the choice of the leagues from which standings data will be collected. 1. Click the check b

Configuration 21 5. Click OK to close the TSN Sport Properties window or click another tab to continue configuration. News Filter The News Filter l

22 Configuration Teams The Teams tab allows the displayed names of teams in a specific league to be customized as shown in Figure 34. 1. Select the

Configuration 23 4. Click Add; the Data Links Properties window will open as shown in Figure 36. 5. Click Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drive

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24 Configuration 9. When the next Create New Data Source window appears, select Microsoft Access Driver (*mdb) and click Next as shown in Figure 39.

Configuration 25 14. The dialog should now be the Data Link Properties window with the Connection tab selected as shown in Figure 42. Click the down

26 Configuration 3.6 Email Configuration Email Configuration sets the parameters that will be used for sending email notifications and operating sta

Options 27 Section 4: Options To access the Options window, click the File drop-down menu and select Options. Two tabs are now available for configu

28 Options Click in the No Results Notification field and type in the desired notification message. Click OK to keep the change or Cancel to void the

Options 29 The notifications are defined as follows: 5. Display Notification is sent when communication fails with a display. 6. Data Driver Notif

30 Options 4.3 Image Options Configuration Image Options tells the ticker display what to do when an image tag is not found. For more information on

Image Explorer 31 Section 5: Image Explorer To use images as part of a frame, they must first be located on the Internet or other sources and saved

Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 33 Section 6: Creating Messages for a DAKTicker The creating and editing of messages takes place within the main s

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34 Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 3. Depending on the driver(s) that are installed, several different types of information can be entered. When t

Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 35 6. Click the Font tab to choose the type of font for the message and any other attributes the font should have.

36 Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 6.4 Adding a DDE Frame Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) frames are used to display information from other DDE compli

Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 37 10. In the Name field of the Items tab, enter the name of each column. Note: The DDE, Fields, and Items tabs ca

38 Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 16. From the File pull-down menu, click Save As to save the message and information. The message is now saved a

Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 39 7. Click the down arrow next to the Layout field to select a layout for the information on the display. See pre

40 Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 6.6 Adding a News Frame Several different categories of up-to-date news headlines can be displayed with Venus D

Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 41 8. Click the arrow next to Background to set the DAKTicker’s background color. Note: This feature is available

42 Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 2. Click the Data tab as shown in Figure 71. Note: For this version of Venus DataStreamer software, the Driver

Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 43 9. Under the Item column, click into a field to make the field active. Use the down arrow to choose the informa

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44 Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 5. Click the arrow next to Background to set the DAKTicker’s background color. Note: This feature is available

Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 45 6.9 Adding a Database Frame The Database frame allows information stored on private systems databases to be sho

46 Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 8. Click the down arrow next to the Layout field to select a format for the information to appear on the displa

Creating Messages for a DAKTicker 47 6.10 Adding an Image Frame The Image frame is used to display images that are stored on a computer of network.

Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 49 Section 7: Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac Creating and editing messages takes place wi

50 Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 4. Once all the required fields and information are entered, click the Preview button to view the me

Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 51 next to the color field and then click the desired color. 4. Within the Display tab, choose the ali

52 Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 8. In the F ormat window, set the information style by highlighting the desired format on the left s

Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 53 3. Click the down arrow next to Select a Field to set the query information. This function allows th

54 Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 5. Click in the Value field and enter the symbol of the exchange to be monitored, for example, NYSE

Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 55 8. Click in the first field under the Field column in the table and select the information to be dis

56 Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 16. To Show Only Specific Results, click this radio button as shown in Figure 97. Then click on the

Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 57 7.6 Entering a News Table A variety of news headlines can be displayed on a Daktronics DataTrac. Fol

58 Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 7. Click in the Width column to set the maximum number of characters to be displayed in the field.

Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 59 14. The News Table overview will show all of the criteria entered as shown in Figure 105. Use the sc

60 Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 3. Click the up and down arrows next to the Table Width field to set the number of columns which the

Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 61 10. Click in the General column and set any necessary parameters for the field. 11. The Conditions

62 Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 7.8 Entering Weather Information A variety of weather information can be displayed using Venus DataS

Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 63 7.9 Entering Database Information Database information stored in private database systems may also b

Introduction 1 Section 1: Introduction This manual will assist in the installation and operation of the Venus® DataStreamer® software and display ne

64 Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 8. Click in the Width column to set the maximum number of characters available for the field to be d

Creating Messages for the Panelized DataTrac 65 14. The Database Table overview will show the criteria that were entered as shown in Figure 122. Use

Conditionals 67 Section 8: Conditionals Conditionals allow the user to define parameters that will modify the data shown on a display versus the act

68 Conditionals 3. Type desired text. To set the text color, complete the following: 1. Click in the Set Color box. 2. Click in the field next t

Conditionals 69 Does not contain – If the value of the incoming data does not contain the set parameter, then the data will be displayed with the con

Playlist Manager 71 Section 9: Playlist Manager The Playlist Manager is responsible for sending saved messages to the server. A list of messages cur

72 Playlist Manager 1. Highlight the desired display from the left side of the screen. 2. Click Add Message and the dialog box will open. Navigat

Playlist Manager 73 2. Click Remove Message. The message will instantly be removed from the play list; however, until Update Display is clicked, the

2 Introduction Conditional: A set format applied to data when the data satisfies a defined parameter(s). Duration: The length of time a frame remains

74 Playlist Manager 2. Click in the Start Time field and adjust the start time of the message by either typing in the time or using the up and down

Venus DataStreamer Troubleshooting 75 Section 10: Venus DataStreamer Troubleshooting This section contains some symptoms that may be encountered whi

Introduction 3 1.4 Functions of the Venus DataStreamer Toolbar The following items are located on the toolbar of the main screen as shown in Figure