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Rack Mount
To connect power to the processor in a rack-mount system, follow the steps below:
1. Connect the power cord to the
power jack on the processor. Refer to
.
2. Plug the other end of the cord into
an outlet.
To enable temperature and light sensors
on the rack-mount processor, connect
the Daktronics-supplied sensor cable to
the CAN port. Refer to
Phoenix Connection
The Phoenix connection may be used for DCIO ports only. The DCIO ports allow the
processor to communicate with up to six external devices. Refer to
for additional information.
Computer-to-VIP Communication
Once the physical connections have been made, navigate to the network address
of the processor to run the configuration application stored within the device. The IP
address is located in the documentation that arrived with the equipment or on the label
on the back of the processor.
Note:
New customers receive the processor with a factory-determined IP address in
the equipment documentation.
Downloading DisplayFind Utility
The DisplayFind utility is used to find devices on a local network when the IP address is
unknown. The computer running the DisplayFind utility must be on the same subnet as the
target processor.
Operators can download the application software from either the control software CD
or from the internet. To download the DisplayFind file from the internet, follow the steps
below:
1. Open a web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer
®
or Firefox
®
browser).
2. Navigate to
dakfiles.daktronics.com
.
3. Click
venus1500 > Utils > DisplayFind > DisplayFind.exe
.
4. Select
Run
to download the DisplayFinder utility or
Save
to save the file to the
computer for later use.
Launching DisplayFind Utility
The DisplayFind file automatically opens if
Run
was selected in Step 4
above.
If
Save
was selected instead of
Run
, locate where the DisplayFind.exe
file was saved during download and double-click the icon to open
the program. Refer to
.
Figure 11:
Rack-Mount
Power Input
Figure 12:
Rack-Mount
Sensor CAN Port
Figure 13:
DisplayFind
Icon