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Q: What is the hardware required to have real time
stats displayed on monitors for our media?
A:
Using
our TASComms32 program (TC32), each STAT CREW SOFTWARE scoring product
can display stats during the game on "data display terminals". The
game stats are sent from TC32 to a single data terminal, or to a "splitter"
that allows display on multiple terminals. This is done via a serial
or "COM" port on the computer, and is not video output. Because it
is serial output, standard RJ11/12 lines or cables can be used instead
of the heavier "computer" or video cables. These lines can be run
several hundred feet without any type of booster or amplifier. To
use this feature, you will need the following:
- a
computer running Windows (95 through Vista) with an available
serial port, or a USB port with a "USB to serial" cable
- the
current version of TC32 (this can be download for free from our
web site at http://www.statcrew.com/download)
- a
null modem cable to connect the computer's serial port to a data
terminal or to a "splitter"
- a
line "splitter" if you wish to connect to multiple data terminals
- RJ11/12
lines or cables (one per data terminal) with 25 pin adapters
- data
terminals for the stats display (these must be VT52, VT100, or
WYSE 50 compatible)
Some
of this hardware can be purchased directly from STAT CREW SOFTWARE.
For more information or to place an order, go to http://www.statcrew.com/info.htm,
or contact us at 513-771-4192 or via e-mail at support@statcrew.com.
For information about purchasing data terminals, contact: Bill Couch
at Recovery Network, Inc. - 662-429-9015 or at http://www.statviewterminals.com.
Another
way to provide stats display is to use our Game
Viewer product, which provides a more extensive presentation
of real time stats during a game. Click HERE
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