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Quick Start Guide

Download the Quick Start Guide (pdf) that comes with new boxes. Print double-sided, trim along the dotted lines, and fold in 4. It will fit in the shipping box under the scoring box.

Physical buttons

There are three buttons on the box: a red button and two white buttons.

The red button has three functions:

The white buttons currently do nothing.

Configuration Menu

Long press the red button on the box or long press the OPT button of a paired remote to enter the configuration menu. Once in the config menu, use OPT to select items and CLR to exit items or CLR again to leave the config menu.

Once selected, the left and right white buttons adjust values for items.

Remote

Hover or tap on the buttons below to learn what they do.

Remote ID (Strip ID)

Each remote stores the Strip ID that it is configured for. Boxes and remotes are initially configured as "Strip 1". Scoring boxes will only respond to signals from remotes that have the same Strip ID as the scoring machine. To change the ID for a given remote, press and hold the SET button and PLUS button on the opposite corner for 5 seconds until the green LED flashes several times quickly. Then enter a two digit strip id (01 - 99). The green LED will flash quickly again when the new ID is set.

Charging

The remote is powered by an internal rechargeable battery. The battery should last 1-2 months of typical usage. When necessary, recharge the battery by connecting it to a standard USB-C charger.

Pairing a Remote (Setting the Strip ID)

To pair a remote with a customized strip ID (see above) with a box, do the following:

Updating the scoring machine firmware

To update the firmware of the scoring machine, follow these steps:

  1. Download the desired firmware version to your computer. Do not alter the name of the firmware file.
  2. Connect a micro-USB cable from your computer to the micro-USB port at the bottom of the back of the machine. If the scoring machine is powered off, it will turn on when the USB cable is connected.
  3. Press and hold the red button on the scoring machine (furthest from the power switch) for 10 seconds or until the machine screen goes blank.
  4. On the computer, a USB drive named "RPI-RP2" should should up.
  5. Copy the firmware file to the "RPI-RP2" drive. Once it finishes copying, the drive will automatically disconnect and the scoring machine will restart with the updated firmware.
  6. In some cases, the saved configuration will be reset after an update. Press and hold the same button on the scoring machine (the button further from the power switch) for 1 second to enter configuration, then press "OPT" on the remote twice to register the remote. You may also have to navigate the config menu to adjust the screen rotation.

Firmware releases