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Hi,

We would like to update match time from external source.

For this we would like to send updates via a TCP socket connection using "ASCII Datalink Source".

1. Could you please confirm that the socket connection is socket, not websocket type?

2. If I add fields (default config) in the ASCII Datalink Source manager, would the following be the correct syntax to update them via socket connection?

Clock=2:45
ShotClock=12

It is a standard TCP socket (not a websocket).

You cannot send key value pairs like you show.

Instead you would send on the data like

024512

And then configure the ascii datalinq source to look for minutes in bytes 1&2, seconds in bytes 3&4, and shot clock in bytes 5&6.

You can use any start and end header you like (for example, Carriage Return and Line Feed at the end of the packet).

Thanks for clarifying.

This also means if we update 3 fields (time, score_a, score_b), and only one field has changed (time), we would always have to update all three fields ?

Or perhaps there is a better way to do this (maybe using another protocol) ?

There is one more problem, that we would have.

Match time can be 1:23 or 12.3, so its important to also send the delimiter.

Can I send "01:23" via ASCII or should I use a different method to send data ?

Arturs

Yes, you could allocate 5 bytes for the clock and send "01:23", or " 1:23", then when below 1 minute you can send it as " 12.3".

As long as the number of bytes you send for the clock is always 5, just pad it with spaces if needed (and you can strip them in visual logic if needed).

Brian, thanks for your reply.

Is there an and of line symbol expected such as "\CR\LF" ? 

Hi Brian,

Can you please advise on the end of line symbol ?

Thanks for clarifying!