Daktronics®

This setup information applies to the Daktronics® Venus®

Daktronics® and Venus® are trademarks of Daktronics, Inc.

Cable Connections

The Daktronics® Venus® connects to the switcher over standard ethernet.

Switcher Setup

The switcher must be set up to communicate with the scoreboard controller using either serial or ethernet protocols.

To Set Up Communications

  1. Press HOME > Setup > Installation > Com Setup
  2. Press Type and use the Com Port knob to select the net port that you want to set up for the device.
  3. Use the Device knob to select VTR (CLIP).
  4. Press Select Device and use the Device knob to select VDCP.
  5. Use the Device Preroll knob to select 0.
  6. Press Com Type and use the Type knob to select Network TCP.
  7. Press Com Settings and use the Client/Server knob to select Client and enter the IP Settings.
    IP Setting Value
    Remote IP Address (IP of device)
    Remote Port 10000
    Local IP Address 0.0.0.0
    Local Port 0
  8. Press Extra Options and use the Option and Value knobs to set the device parameters.
    Option Value
    TargetMachine Dak Venus7000
    MediaIDLength Long IDs
    Timeout (fields) 20
    Send Tries 5
    Cmd Queuing Strict
    Record Time 60
    Playback Mode PB
    Port Cmds Yes
    ExtendedChar No
    LoopRecueTime 13 (default)
    Clip List Floating List (default)
    LoopMinLength 7 (default)
    Play w/Alpha No (default)
    Cue & Pause No (default)
    Eject Clip No (default)
    StatusInterval 5 (default)
    Status Tries 30 (default)
    Preroll 0 (default)
    Panel Master Panel (default)
  9. Press HOME > Confirm.