Difference between revisions of "Designer User's Guide"
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*Windows Users: Simply click the shortcut located in the Rifidi folder in the Start Menu/Programs folder. | *Windows Users: Simply click the shortcut located in the Rifidi folder in the Start Menu/Programs folder. | ||
*Linux Users: Double click the executable file located in the installation directory. | *Linux Users: Double click the executable file located in the installation directory. | ||
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| + | =Getting Started - Example Designer Simulation= | ||
| + | ==Create Layout== | ||
| + | ==Add a Conveyor== | ||
| + | ==Add a Push Arm== | ||
| + | ==Add a Gate== | ||
| + | ===Select Reader=== | ||
| + | ==Add a Producer== | ||
| + | ==Assign a Data Producer to a Producer component== | ||
| + | ==Create a Group== | ||
| + | ==Add Components to Group== | ||
| + | ==Turn On Components== | ||
| + | ==Start Simulation== | ||
| + | ==Pause Simulation== | ||
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=Quickstart Video= | =Quickstart Video= | ||
A video of these installation steps can be seen here: http://www.rifidi.org/rifidipackage/rif_out.html | A video of these installation steps can be seen here: http://www.rifidi.org/rifidipackage/rif_out.html | ||
Revision as of 00:58, 21 December 2007
Contents
Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 or Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat, SuSe)
- Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.5 (J2SE 5.0) or higher
Installation
Emulator is completely written in Java so installation is very easy. Additionally, Emulator is packaged in a standard installer.
- Download the latest version of Rifidi Emulator from http://sourceforge.net/projects/rifidi/
- Double click to run the install. Follow the on screen instructions.
Launching Rifidi Designer
- Windows Users: Simply click the shortcut located in the Rifidi folder in the Start Menu/Programs folder.
- Linux Users: Double click the executable file located in the installation directory.
Getting Started - Example Designer Simulation
Create Layout
Add a Conveyor
Add a Push Arm
Add a Gate
Select Reader
Add a Producer
Assign a Data Producer to a Producer component
Create a Group
Add Components to Group
Turn On Components
Start Simulation
Pause Simulation
Reset Simulation
Layouts
Create Layout
- Once the program is loaded, the main UI will be present.
The Rifidi Designer GUI
- To create a new layout, click the 'file' and 'new layout'.
- Enter in a layout name, select size of the room (64x64 or 256x256 square feet) and click 'Finish'.
Create New Layout - A new empty layout will be displayed in the UI ready for use
New Layout
Open Layout
- Once the program is loaded, the main GUI will be present.
- To start the reader, click the 'add reader button'.
- Select the reader type to be emulated and pick the address to start the reader on. For the purposes of this quickstart guide, start an Alien Reader.
Select the kind of reader - Select the Reader's IP and port address. 127.0.0.1:1000, will use the loopback address of the current system and start listening on port 30000.
Supply the reader's IP and port - Right click the reader and press start
Rightclick on the reader to begin - The reader may be stopped at any time right clicking and pushing stop.
Components
Viewing
Adding to Layout
Rename Components
Delete Components
Placement
Moving Components
Rotating 90%
UnGrouped Components
Grouped Components
Create Group
Add Components
Rename Group
Delete Group
Generated Components
Data Producers
MiniMap
Zoom in/Zoom out
Simulation
Turn on Components
Play
Pause
Reset
Properties
Quickstart Video
A video of these installation steps can be seen here: http://www.rifidi.org/rifidipackage/rif_out.html
