ScoreBox Consoles

Python interface for scoreboard consoles manufactured by Daktronics and Colorado Time Systems

Supported Consoles

• Daktronics All Sport 5000
  • :basketball: Basketball
  • :football: Football
  • :volleyball: Volleyball
  • :water_polo: Water Polo
  • :wrestling: Wrestling
• Colorado Time Systems System 6
  • :water_polo: Water Polo

Installation

pip install scorebox-consoles

Usage

from consoles.sports import Basketball

if __name__ == '__main__':
    basketball = Basketball('COM1')
    game_state = basketball.export()

Calls to sport classes must be protected by an if __name__ == '__main__' because the serial connection is read in a seperate process

Connecting a Console

Consoles are connected with a Serial to USB cable.

Daktronics All Sport 5000 - Connect to the port labeled I/O Port (J6) with a DB25 to DB9 Serial connector

Colorado Time Systems System 6 - Tap into the 1/4" Scoreboard Out plug and connect the tip to pin 2 of a Serial DB9 connector and the shoe to pin 5.

API

Sport classes take a serial port string as an argument and expose an export method that returns the current game state. All sport classes also feature an on_update method that is designed to be reimplemented. It is called everytime the state of the game changes, depending on the settings of the console, this can work out to be 10 times per second or faster. on_update must take a single variable, a Python dictionary that corresponds to the game state values described below for each sport.

from consoles.sports import Football

def do_something(game_state):
    # Do something useful with the parse score console information
    # For example:
    home = game_state['home_score']
    visitor = game_state['visitor_score']
    if home > visitor:
        print(f'The Home Team leads {home} to {visitor}.')
    elif visitor > home:
        print(f'The Visiting Team leads {visitor} to {home}.')
    else:
        print(f'The teams are tied at {home}')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    football = Football('COM1')
    football.on_update = do_something

:basketball: Basketball

:football: Football

:volleyball: Volleyball

:water_polo: Water Polo

Water Polo is supported on both Daktronics and Colorado Time Systems consoles: for Daktronics call WaterPoloDaktronics, for Colorado Time Systems call WaterPolo

:wrestling: Wrestling