Desktop shows but no results

If the display mirrors the top-left corner of the computer screen, the hardware is fine. Results only appear once the software is sending them: FinishLynx to the camera's HDMI with a VDM script, or FinishLynx or FieldLynx sending to ResulTV, which draws the picture on the display. Use the section for your setup.

How to fix it

Camera VDM (Infield or Portable Display on a Vision-series camera)

  1. In FinishLynx go to Scoreboard | Options… and click New.
  2. Set Serial Port to <Camera Name>(HDMI), enter the Width and Height for your display, Rotate Off, Running Time Normal, Results Auto, Size 3.
  3. Restart FinishLynx to confirm the scoreboard script is running.
  4. Open a new event. Running time only shows when there is an active event, and it starts with the start signal.
  5. To show results, stop the running time. Running time and results cannot show at the same time.
    • In FinishLynx 13.10 or later, open the Options menu next to Running Time and check Force Stop: the clock stops as soon as results are available.
    • Otherwise press Alt+S, or Alt+F when used with a photoeye. The next evaluation then starts the results.

ResulTV (any display; the 360 always uses ResulTV)

  1. In ResulTV go to File | Options… | Sources, click New, set Script to Video Display.rss and Serial Port to Network (listen), enter the port, click OK, then exit and restart ResulTV.
  2. Load the layout or profile for your display. See Picture is the wrong size or cut off.
  3. In FinishLynx go to Scoreboard | Options…, click New, set Serial Port to Network (connect) with the same port number and the IP address of the ResulTV computer. Set Running Time Normal and Results Auto, click OK and restart FinishLynx.
    • Script: ResulTV_Video_1line.lss for an Infield or Portable Display, ResulTV_Video_1line-360.lss for a 360.
  4. In FieldLynx click the Options gear, click New, and set the Results scripts. Set Serial to network (connect), port 1024, and the IP address of the ResulTV computer. Restart FieldLynx.
    • Scripts: ResulTV_Video_Results.lss for Metric and English and ResulTV_Video_Standings.lss for Standings (the -360 versions of the same scripts for a 360).
  5. For a 360, FinishLynx needs to be 13.00 or later (the Network ComPort is built in) and FieldLynx needs the Scoreboard plug-in.

If the two programs still say Not Connected, see FinishLynx connection or FieldLynx connection.

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