# Xpression linking to OES scoreboard **URL:** \ **Category:** Graphics & Virtual\ **Created:** [August 20, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068 "2014-08-20T22:47:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jakelew](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jakelew](https://rossvideo.community/u/jakelew)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/1 "2014-08-20T22:47:00Z")
Hi, We are trying to receive data from an oes scoreboard into Xpression. I have added the GPI card in the hardware setup, and when I add the datalinq server it says it is connected , but when I browse I do not receive any data. I know in an old thread there was a setup guide for doing this, I would appreciate if that file was reuploaded. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/2 "2014-08-20T22:52:00Z")
I assume your OES scoreboard is sending data serially? How have you connected the scoreboard to XPression? You can download the serial scorebaord setup file here: [XPression Serial Scoreboard Setup](http://ross.brickftp.com/f/e838323c2) [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![jakelew](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jakelew](https://rossvideo.community/u/jakelew)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/3 "2014-08-21T00:28:00Z")
Thanks, I actually got tech support on the phone and they were able to point out the issue. I had to disable the Windows serial mouse. The setup file is still immensely helpful to have, so thank you for the fast reply. [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![johnbober](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@johnbober](https://rossvideo.community/u/johnbober)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/4 "2014-12-08T19:04:00Z")
Garner, Can you re=post the setup file for me? thanks john [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/5 "2014-12-08T20:31:00Z")
You can download it here: [XPression Serial Scoreboard Setup](http://ross.brickftp.com/f/5ac0ff018) [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![johnbober](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@johnbober](https://rossvideo.community/u/johnbober)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/6 "2014-12-08T20:53:00Z")
garner, Thank you, but when I try to download the zip file it said: “Server Error during file download. You may retry the download. Please contact support if this error persists” and when I try to download the pdf file it will not let me login. Do I need to setup another login for the download? Thanks john [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/7 "2014-12-08T20:59:00Z")
John, Seems to be something wrong with our share site today. Please email me and I will send you the document. [gmillward@rossvideo.com](mailto:gmillward@rossvideo.com) [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![johnbober](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@johnbober](https://rossvideo.community/u/johnbober)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/8 "2015-01-14T00:38:00Z")
Garner, We have datalinq on or Xpression, but I don’t see how to select the scoreboard. We are connecting to a Daktronics scoreboard. thanks john [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/9 "2015-01-14T01:12:00Z")
Hi John, You can select the type of scoreboard you want to add to Datalinq in the Datalinq Server. Add New \> Daktronics Make sure to closely follow the guide I emailed you to setup the serial connection. [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/10 "2015-01-14T01:13:00Z")
Also, what version and build of XPression are you using? [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/u/brettblank)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/11 "2016-10-13T19:17:00Z")
Garner, Can you please send me that set up guide? [bretta@nashvillesounds.com](mailto:bretta@nashvillesounds.com) Thanks [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/12 "2016-10-13T22:46:00Z")
Sent! And here: [http://transfer.rossvideo.com/f/52914cd01](http://transfer.rossvideo.com/f/52914cd01) [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/u/brettblank)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/13 "2016-10-14T00:34:00Z")
Reading the instructions, does it need to be a USB-serial cable? We have a RS232 serial to serial cable. Will that work? We are using Xpression Designer [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/14 "2016-10-14T01:17:00Z")
An RS232 serial port of any type will work. Doesn’t matter if its a USB-Serial or using the onboard serial port. As long as your Datalinq source is connecting to the COM Port that the cable from the scoreboad is connected to. [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/u/brettblank)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/15 "2016-10-18T19:42:00Z")
We are using a PC to run Xpression Designer. I am not seeing the same graphic card (we have a NVIDIA Quadro K600) Under Device Manager\>Ports, I have: Communications Port (COM1) and Intel(R) Active Management Technology - SOL (COM3). There is no USB Serial Port (COM3) listed. I changed the registry entry for the serial mouse. Once I set up the Datalinq according to the rest of the instructions, the value fields are empty. [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/16 "2016-10-18T21:02:00Z")
That isn’t Ross supplied hardware, so it’s not going to match the guide I sent you. Does the PC you are running XPression Designer on have an RS232 serial port? If not, you will need to purchase a USB-Serial cable. If it does, you’ll have to figure out from the device manager which COM# is the RS232 port on your PC. Whatever COM Port # that your RS232 port is (and has the cable connected to the serial data source) is the COM Port you will connect Datalinq to. What device are you getting serial data from? A scoreboard? [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/u/brettblank)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/17 "2016-10-18T21:27:00Z")
Its from the OES distro box which is connected to the OES controller. [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/18 "2016-10-18T21:30:00Z")
Ok. Does your PC have a RS232 port or a USB-Serial cable? [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@brettblank](https://rossvideo.community/u/brettblank)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/19 "2016-10-18T22:14:00Z")
The documentation for the computer just says serial port [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) ---
**Author:** ![garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@garnermillward](https://rossvideo.community/u/garnermillward)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068/20 "2016-10-19T01:25:00Z")
It’s probably RS232. Try hooking your data feed up to it and setting your Datalinq Server to connect to COM1. [#XPression](https://livinglive.community/search?s=tags%3A%22XPression%22&executesearch=true) [Next page](https://rossvideo.community/t/xpression-linking-to-oes-scoreboard/9068.md?page=2)