Connecting MRP Live for Drag to Portatree

The purpose of this article is to explain the steps to connect the MRP Live for Drag Racing client to the Portatree timing system. 

Step 1: Download the latest version of MRP Live for Drag

1. The latest version is: 1.0.18
2. Download and install onto a machine you are going to use as the MRP computer.
3. Download here

Step 2: Connect MRP Live for Drag

1. Connect the machine you are using as the MRP computer to the local network router that Portatree is connected to and to wi-fi.
   • No need to worry about a network bridge, or any other configuration.
2. Get the IP of the MRP computer with MRP Live for Drag Racing on it.  
   • This is the network IP that is on the same network as the Portatree Announcer machine
     
     • IP address found in CMD -> ipconfig/all
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3. Input the IP of the MRP computer into MRP Live for Drag Racing and a Port of 50000
4. Input the proper connection code for the event.
5. Connect MRP Live for Drag Racing

Step 3: Connect Portatree to MRP Live for Drag Racing

1. Open the Portatree Announcer program to activate the timing feed.
2. Check "Enable NHRA Live Timing"
3. Enter the IP Address of the MRP computer that is capturing the live timing data
   1. you can find this by opening a command prompt and typing ipconfig -all
4. Enter the Port (this is the port you have selected in your program)
5. The "Send in Real Time" is optional.  
   1. Please note that some events require a delay before you post results.  Otherwise, racers could be accused of cheating if they are reading the results as the cars go down the track.  Generally this is only a problem for "Eliminations" runs
6. Click "Save"