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.

1. Download the latest version of Rifidi Emulator from http://sourceforge.net/projects/rifidi/
2. 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.

Layouts

Create Layout

1. Once the program is loaded, the main UI will be present.
   

   

   The Rifidi Designer GUI
2. To create a new layout, click the 'file' and 'new layout'.
3. Enter in a layout name, select size of the room (64x64 or 256x256 square feet) and click 'Finish'.
   

   

   Create New Layout
4. A new empty layout will be displayed in the UI ready for use
   

   

   New Layout

Open Layout

1. Once the program is loaded, the main GUI will be present.

1. To start the reader, click the 'add reader button'.
2. 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
3. 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
4. Right click the reader and press start
   

   

   Rightclick on the reader to begin
5. 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%

Layout Navigation

UnGrouped Components

Grouped Components

Create Group

Add Components

Rename Group

Delete Group

Generated Components

Data Producers

MiniMap

Navigation

Zoom in/Zoom out

Simulation

Turn on Components

Play

Pause

Reset

Properties

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

Quickstart Video

A video of these installation steps can be seen here: http://www.rifidi.org/rifidipackage/rif_out.html