Fixed Digit Set-up
Number of Lanes on Board: This is the physical number of lanes that your board can show at one time. This can be from 1 to 10.
Results in Lane or Finish Order: If you have a fixed digit board with lanes painted in place, you should select lane order. However, complete results for a given event will always be in finish order.
The Fixed Digit Set-up also needs to know four other items discussed in the Full Matrix Set-up: Results Cycle Delay, the Baud Rate, and how to show field event and combined-event results.
Fixed Digit Software Set-up in Venus
When the HY-TEK software is set-up for the fixed digit operation, HY-TEK sends data to the Venus computer in a standard format designed by Daktronics. To create the RTD frames needed to properly "extract" the "item" data, you may need to consult with Daktronics. Please note that the fixed digit operation from within HY-TEK can be used to send data to both Daktronics Fixed Digit boards and Daktronics Matrix boards.
For reference and for advanced users who can create RTD frame items, the fixed digit output stream is as follows for start lists (RTD 1), results (RTD 2), and awards (RTD 5):
Field Description Length Item
1 Line 1 Lane 2 1
2 Line 1 Name 10 3
3 Line 1 Affiliation 5 13
4 Line 1 Competitor # 4 18
5 Line 1 Mark 10 22
6 Line 1 Place 2 32
7 Line 2 Lane 2 34
8 Line 2 Name 10 36
9 Line 2 Affiliation 5 46
10 Line 2 Competitor # 4 51
11 Line 2 Mark 10 55
12 Line 2 Place 2 65
13 Line 3 Lane 2 67
14 Line 3 Name 10 69
15 Line 3 Affiliation 5 79
16 Line 3 Competitor # 4 84
17 Line 3 Mark 10 88
18 Line 3 Place 2 98
19 Line 4 Lane 2 100
20 Line 4 Name 10 102
21 Line 4 Affiliation 5 112
22 Line 4 Competitor # 4 117
23 Line 4 Mark 10 121
24 Line 4 Place 2 131
25 Line 5 Lane 2 133
26 Line 5 Name 10 135
27 Line 5 Affiliation 5 145
28 Line 5 Competitor # 4 150
29 Line 5 Mark 10 154
30 Line 5 Place 2 164
31 Line 6 Lane 2 166
32 Line 6 Name 10 168
33 Line 6 Affiliation 5 178
Field Description Length Item
34 Line 6 Competitor # 4 183
35 Line 6 Mark 10 187
36 Line 6 Place 2 197
37 Line 7 Lane 2 199
38 Line 7 Name 10 201
39 Line 7 Affiliation 5 211
40 Line 7 Competitor # 4 216
41 Line 7 Mark 10 220
42 Line 7 Place 2 230
43 Line 8 Lane 2 232
44 Line 8 Name 10 234
45 Line 8 Affiliation 5 244
46 Line 8 Competitor # 4 249
47 Line 8 Mark 10 253
48 Line 8 Place 2 263
49 Line 9 Lane 2 265
50 Line 9 Name 10 267
51 Line 9 Affiliation 5 277
52 Line 9 Competitor # 4 282
53 Line 9 Mark 10 286
54 Line 9 Place 2 296
55 Line 10 Lane 2 298
56 Line 10 Name 10 300
57 Line 10 Affiliation 5 310
58 Line 10 Competitor # 4 315
59 Line 10 Mark 10 319
60 Line 10 Place 2 329
61 Event Name 20 331
62 Round Name 10 351
63 Heat Number 2 361
64 Record #1 Name 10 363
65 Record #1 Mark 10 373
66 Record #2 Name 10 383
67 Record #2 Mark 10 393
68 Record #3 Name 10 403
69 Record #3 Mark 10 413
70 Record #4 Name 10 423
71 Record #4 Mark 10 433
72 Record #1 Holder 40 473
73 Record #2 Holder 40 513
74 Record #3 Holder 40 553
75 Record #4 Holder 40 593
For team scores, the fixed digit output stream is as follows (RTD 3 for women's scores and RTD 4 for men's scores):
Field Description Length Item
1 Title 20 1
2 Division Name (if any) 15 21
3 Line 1 Team Place 2 36
4 Line 1 Team Name (short) 12 38
5 Line 1 Team Abbreviation 4 50
6 Line 1 Team Score 6 54
7 Line 2 Team Place 2 60
8 Line 2 Team Name (short) 12 62
9 Line 2 Team Abbreviation 4 74
10 Line 2 Team Score 6 78
11 Line 3 Team Place 2 84
12 Line 3 Team Name (short) 12 86
13 Line 3 Team Abbreviation 4 98
14 Line 3 Team Score 6 102
15 Line 4 Team Place 2 108
16 Line 4 Team Name (short) 12 110
17 Line 4 Team Abbreviation 4 122
18 Line 4 Team Score 6 126
19 Line 5 Team Place 2 132
20 Line 5 Team Name (short) 12 134
21 Line 5 Team Abbreviation 4 146
22 Line 5 Team Score 6 150
23 Line 6 Team Place 2 156
24 Line 6 Team Name (short) 12 158
25 Line 6 Team Abbreviation 4 170
26 Line 6 Team Score 6 174
27 Line 7 Team Place 2 180
28 Line 7 Team Name (short) 12 182
29 Line 7 Team Abbreviation 4 194
30 Line 7 Team Score 6 198
31 Line 8 Team Place 2 204
32 Line 8 Team Name (short) 12 206
33 Line 8 Team Abbreviation 4 218
34 Line 8 Team Score 6 222
35 Line 9 Team Place 2 228
36 Line 9 Team Name (short) 12 230
37 Line 9 Team Abbreviation 4 242
38 Line 9 Team Score 6 246
39 Line 10 Team Place 2 252
40 Line 10 Team Name (short) 12 254
41 Line 10 Team Abbreviation 4 266
42 Line 10 Team Score 6 270