SwissTiming controller setup

ScoreLink+ device.
12v 1~2A power adapter for ScoreLink+ device.
Two RJ 45 cables.
TP-LINK USB A 3.0 to Ethernet adapter.

⚠️ Please, confirm the main switch's IP address and port used by the venue for data transfer for the broadcast.

Example:

One TCP data feed for GS will act as a client connecting to the venue server at 192.168.42.111 on port 1405.
Additionally, one UDP data feed will be broadcasting at 192.168.42.101 on port 5001.

Local Venue Network:

ip_address: 192.168.42.100
Subnet_mask: 255.255.255.0
local_port: 5001

Our bot to | with the controller:

ip_address<:>
local_port: 1405

ℹ️ All data from the SwissTiming controller is sent via a switch using an RJ45 cable.

To set up the connection:

1️⃣ Connect the Ethernet adapter to ScoreLink+ through the USB-A port.

2️⃣ Plug one end of the RJ45 cable into the female port of the Ethernet adapter, and connect the other end to the main switch which receives data from the SwissTiming controller.

3️⃣ Finally, connect the power adapter to ScoreLink+ and wait for it to turn on.

ℹ️ Please note that this may take a few minutes.

1️⃣ Log into ScoreConnectIII.

2️⃣ Go to Settings and select the following:

Vendor: Swiss Timing TP.
Sport: Swiss Timing STBP Basketball.
Connection Type: UDP (User Datagram Protocol).
UDP Port: 5001.

3️⃣ Click on Load and wait for the configuration process to finish.

4️⃣ If the configuration is successful, the status page will update.

1️⃣ Open the terminal on the PC to configure communication between the ScoreLink device and the controller, and execute the command below.

ℹ️ All commands will be executed via the Rasbian terminal.

lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Raspbian
Description:    Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Release:        11

2️⃣ Proceed to execute the command below.

az login 
az account set --subscription < Sportzcast subscription ID >

3️⃣ Follow the 📄Bot remote support article to log into the AZURE via the terminal.

4️⃣ Connect via SSH to Control server and execute the command below.

az ssh vm --hostname remotesupport.sportzcast.net

⚠️ If the SSH extension is missing, the window requiring to install it will pop up. In this case - select YES to continue.

5️⃣ In ScoreConnectIII go to "Other" and select “Support Tools“ to get the ID for the remote access.

6️⃣ Click on "Enable Remote Support".

7️⃣ The code for the remote access will be generated automatically.

8️⃣ Go back to the terminal, execute the command remotesupport and insert the Support Port Number. In this example it is 54057.

$ remotesupport
Enter Support Port Number: 54057
......
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes

9️⃣ Check the network configuration by executing ifconfig command:

ifconfig

1️⃣0️⃣ Add a new interface for eth1 by executing a command below.

$ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces.d/00-static-eth1

1️⃣1️⃣ Check if eth1 is configured by executing a command below.

$ networkctl
IDX LINK  TYPE     OPERATIONAL SETUP
  1 lo    loopback carrier     unmanaged
  2 eth0  ether    routable    unmanaged
  3 wlan0 wlan     no-carrier  unmanaged

1️⃣2️⃣ Execute the nmcli command for managing network connections on Linux systems in the venue network.

$ nmcli
eth0: connected to wired
        "eth0"
        ethernet (bcmgenet), D8:3A:DD:05:A1:41, hw, mtu 1500
        ip4 default
        inet4 10.0.4.146/22
        route4 0.0.0.0/0
        route4 10.0.4.0/22
        inet6 fe80::6e2c:19ef:d42c:63d7/64
        route6 fe80::/64
        route6 ff00::/8

eth1: disconnected
        "Realtek RTL8153"
        1 connection available
        ethernet (r8152), 00:E0:4C:3B:71:B8, hw, mtu 1500

wlan0: disconnected
        "Broadcom BCM43438 combo and Bluetooth Low Energy"
        wifi (brcmfmac), 2E:8C:E2:C7:AB:D5, hw, mtu 1500

p2p-dev-wlan0: disconnected
        "p2p-dev-wlan0"
        wifi-p2p, hw

lo: unmanaged
        "lo"
        loopback (unknown), 00:00:00:00:00:00, sw, mtu 65536

DNS configuration:
        servers: 10.0.4.1
        interface: eth0

1️⃣3️⃣ Run the command below to check the internet status.

nmcli device status
DEVICE         TYPE      STATE         CONNECTION
eth0           ethernet  connected     wired
eth1           ethernet  disconnected  --
wlan0          wifi      disconnected  --
p2p-dev-wlan0  wifi-p2p  disconnected  --
lo             loopback  unmanaged     --

1️⃣4️⃣ Add static eth1 to enable the communication between SwissTiming and ScoreLink by executing the command below.

gsslplus@bot61907:~ sudo nmcli con add type ethernet ifname eth1 con-name eth1-static
Connection 'eth1-static' (614298e2-1c15-4b6e-bb99-c324bc4a858d) successfully added.
gsslplus@bot61907:~ $ sudo nmcli con modify eth1-static ipv4.addresses 192.168.42.111/24
gsslplus@bot61907:~ $ sudo nmcli con modify eth1-static ipv4.method manual
gsslplus@bot61907:~ $ sudo nmcli con up eth1-static

Connection successfully activated (D-Bus active path: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/23)

communicatesorever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether d8:3a:dd:05:a1:41 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 10.0.4.146/22 brd 10.0.7.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute eth0
       valid_lft 18137sec preferred_lft 18137sec
    inet6 fe80::6e2c:19ef:d42c:63d7/64 scope link noprefixroute
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 3a:e9:d9:eb:64:75 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff permaddr d8:3a:dd:05:a1:42
4: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:e0:4c:3b:71:b8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.42.111/24 brd 192.168.42.255 scope global noprefixroute eth1
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::c832:1bd4:dbfb:5084/64 scope link noprefixroute
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

1️⃣5️⃣ Check if the main host can be pinged from the bot by executing the command below.

gsslplus@bot61907:~ $ ping 192.168.42.21
PING 192.168.42.21 (192.168.42.21) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=1.57 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=0.940 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=3 ttl=128 time=0.872 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=4 ttl=128 time=0.965 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=5 ttl=128 time=1.00 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=6 ttl=128 time=0.878 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=7 ttl=128 time=0.787 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=8 ttl=128 time=1.02 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=9 ttl=128 time=0.870 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=10 ttl=128 time=0.980 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=11 ttl=128 time=0.877 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=12 ttl=128 time=0.944 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=13 ttl=128 time=0.997 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=14 ttl=128 time=0.874 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=15 ttl=128 time=0.889 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=16 ttl=128 time=0.870 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.42.21: icmp_seq=17 ttl=128 time=0.734 ms
^C
--- 192.168.42.21 ping statistics ---
17 packets transmitted, 17 received, 0% packet loss, time 16429ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.734/0.945/1.569/0.172 ms

1️⃣6️⃣ Restart the device by running the command below.

gsslplus@bot61907:~ $ sudo systemctl restart SPZC.service

SwissTiming manual

Setup guide

Attachments

SwissTiming manual

Setup guide

Required tools and devices

ScoreLink+ installation

ScoreLink+ connection

ScoreLink+ setup in ScoreConnectIII

Connection between ScoreLink+ and SwissTiming

Attachments