CCGSW Documentation

Developer contact:
E-mail: info@davidserak.cz
Phone: +420 776 485 338

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1. Basic info + requirements
   1. Program is named CCGSW.exe and is standalone (it doesn't need any .dll in its directory)
   2. Program can run ONLY on Windows machine with .NET framework installed
   3. Program needs to have access to the internet - without the internet there is no source of data it can parse and then draw
   4. Program needs CasparCG (v.2.2/v.2.3) software installed on the machine for live graphics drawing
   5. Program needs to have its own parental directory where it can create directories and files for logs, RunData save and new version updates
   6. Preffered directory structure: 'YOUR_PATH/Live_Graphics/IDM/', in that directory will be folders with different versions of sw for example: 'v298','v299',....
2. Start
   1. Allow app in firewall if you are asked during 1st run:
   
   2. Application should start with a GUI like this:
   
   3. If Update button (N1) is green and enabled, click it to get latest version to parent directory of actual CCGSW.exe
   4. (N2) is a list of all IDM events currently on the FTP server. Choose based on your actual event, Timekeepers should update data there
   5. (N3) This value should be 'XML' by default, it should be the SAME as the name of folder on FTP that contains 'current.xml' - Update ONLY when data is not loading
   6. (N4) Button to start XML 'GET-PARSE' cycle, once it is started, program will connect to FTP server and automatically update data from it, if you want to change values in (N2) or (N3), then you need to restart the program and set them BEFORE you click on (N4)
3. Controls
   1. Table controls ALWAYS show data that will be displayed, but it is recommended to test them before broadcast
   2. When special category is not active, operator NEEDS to write short description to left table long textBox and test that the text can fit in titles. This text will be shown on all displayed tables and it NEEDS to be CORRECT
   3. Log-CCGH tab offers buttons for CasparCG Start/Close, open its folders, draw colors and process original templates to usable form
   4. Active Driver/Rider can be selected in top right. Operator can pick from list or choose based on STNR, Results pos or Grid pos
4. Special categories
   1. Special categories: SBK 1000, SSP 300, SUPERSPORT
   2. These categories have special title with category description that needs to be displayed almost at all times from Start to End of that special category
   3. If there is an ad that needs to be displayed during the race, set its layer to 500 so that it is 100% above all other titles (special category title is highest)
   4. When special category is selected, the table short description is filled AUTOMATICALLY so the operator doesn't need to take care of that
   5. Left table gets color from special category, if it doesn't, it is a bug and NEEDS to be solved (should not happen, it it does, contact developer)
5. StopReload
   1. Extremely important checkBox in current system. When this is checked no data will go in the system.
   2. Can be used to store data in memory for later
   3. Will be replaced with different method in next versions
6. Startgrid / Pole Position
   1. StartGrid data is delivered to us separately, TK handles that manually
   2. Biggest TabControl in the right bottom offers tab "STARTGRID -- TESTS" for all StartGrid files format test
   3. Data format can be tested beforehand, but if the data actually make sense and it is correct NEEDS to be checked MANUALLY everytime category changes before Pole Position title show
   4. WITHOUT manual CHECK the data CANNOT be shown in broadcast EVER! Operator needs to always check it with developer/website/reality