endorsedOngoing

Scoreboard Serial-Protocol Integration and Live Support

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Website Development

Industry

Sports & Entertainment

Duration

87 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 May 2019

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

71/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Bremen, Germany

Project Summary

Droid Technologies developed a C-based system to read and translate serial RS-232/RS-485 data from diverse scoreboard systems for a sports-technology company. They built protocol translation and graphics/data scoring outputs, prepared integrations for multiple vendors, and provided live, after-hours support and reverse-engineering where needed. The client reports high satisfaction, improved code and data management, and strong availability.

Key Challenges

Client’s in-house developers were all busy and additional development resources were required
Need to support and translate many different serial protocols from various scoreboard manufacturers
Limited access to customer systems (only during games) requiring live, after-hours support and reverse engineering

Project Deliverables

Serial-data integration system for RS-232 and RS-485 scoreboards
Protocol translation module producing graphics output or data scoring
Integration support to work with multiple scoreboard vendors
Small web interface for scoreboard data
Live deployment and after-hours support

Project Solution

Development was done in C to read serial data over RS-232 and RS-485 and handle multiple scoreboard protocols. Together with the client, they built a system that translates serial data into different formats including graphics output and data scoring, and they prepared the system to work with many scoreboard vendors. The team also provided live, after-hours support during deployments and performed reverse engineering when needed. A small web interface was developed briefly to present scoreboard data.

Project Outcome

Client very satisfied and regards the partnership as one of their best
Improved handling of code and data management for scoreboard systems
Reliable availability including late hours and weekends led to smooth deployments
Successful integration with multiple scoreboard vendors and stable live systems

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Tech Stack

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The client is satisfied with the software and identifies the partnership as their best one yet. Droid Technologies delivers high-quality work as well as improves code and data management for the scoreboard systems. They're cost-beneficial and available after-hours, providing additional resources.”
Anonymous
CEO
Date: 05/04/2020