PortaTree Silver Box Professional - Manual (Page 6)

you back to the setup screen to change category, round, and type. The “Swap” button allows
you to switch the entries from lane to lane. Once you have sent a Tower Ready, some
buttons are grayed out and not allowed to be used !!
As the race progresses, the information appears on the screen as it is reported from
the Pro Box. In version 200 and 300 the MPH (KPH) is calculated by the P.C. and appears
instantly where on version 100 the information is sent after the race is over. If a driver “Red
Lights” the background on that lane will changed to Red.
VERSION 200 & 300 RACE SCREEN
VERSION 200 and 300
These two versions have provision for scoreboard drivers and utilize an RS-485 Circuit
Board which send the data over a network. The network is addressable and canbe used to
drive two timeslip printers, Dial-In displays, and 1 or 2 scoreboards per lane. The program can
be used to drive AMT L.E.D. scoreboards directly or Chrondek/Daktronics scoreboards
through an Addressable RS-485 to RS-232 Smart Switch. Smart Switches are used to drive
Timeslip Printers as well.
RS-485 NETWORK
When you first start up the Drag Race Program, you would “Click On” Setup and then
“RS-485 Network” to set the addresses and activate the devices that you will be using at your
track. If you are not using scoreboards, then it does not matter whether AMT or the Daktronic
Scoreboards are selected. You should only activate the RS-485 Network Smart Switches that
are being used as we poll the smart switches and if you select one that is not working or that
you do not have connected, then the system may “HANG” for short periods of time. The smart