Network ComPort (NCP) Plug-in

Choose this option when FinishLynx connects to a device that listens for commands on a specified network port.

• To setup using Network (connect):

1. From the Scoreboard, Wind or LapTime tab of the Options dialog, click the Serial Port: drop-down menu.
2. Select Network (connect).
3. Enter the IP Address of the device (for example, 192.168.0.50)
4. Enter the Port number the device listens (see device manufacturer instructions).
5. Configure other settings.
6. Click Ok.

• FinishLynx will attempt to connect to the device.

This option requires the other device to connect to the FinishLynx IP address on a specified port.

• To setup using Network (listen):

1. From the Scoreboard, Wind or LapTime tab of the Options... dialog, click the Serial Port: drop-down menu.
2. Select Network (listen).
3. Enter the Port number the other device will attempt connection.
4. Configure other settings.
5. Click OK.

• FinishLynx will wait for the device to connect.

SeriaLynx can be used to allow network connections to serial devices. For instructions on how to configure SeriaLynx, see the SeriaLynx Product Manual.

• To setup a connection via SeriaLynx:

1. From the Scoreboard, Wind or LapTime tab of the Options dialog, click the Serial Port: drop-down menu.
2. Select Network (connect).
3. Enter the IP Address labeled on the SeriaLynx unit.
4. Enter the Port number (10001 or 10002) labeled on the SeriaLynx unit.
5. Configure other settings as required.
6. Click OK.

FinishLynx will attempt to connect to SeriaLynx.

User Datagram Protocol (UPD) broadcasts data over the network, instead of using a defined connection. Some devices, such as Daktronics scoreboards, require a UDP to send or receive data.

• To direct broadcast packets to devices attached to one specific network card:

1. Set the network card's subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.
2. In the IP Address field, type the first three numbers of the IP address receiving the broadcast packet and then type 255. For example, if the host IP address is: 192.168.0.50, and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, then enter the subnet directed broadcast address of: 192.168.0.255.