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	===Gate Placement===		===Gate Placement===
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		+	#In the Layout Designer View, click on the Gate.
		+	#Move the gate to the desired location by holding the left mouse button down. ''Note: The area below the component will be highlighted.''
		+	#Once the push arm is next to the right end of the conveyor, release the left mouse button.
		+	#To finalize the placement, verify the push arm is pointed in the direction to push over the conveyor (Look for shaded area to be over conveyor). If not then you can rotate the component by 90 degrees by clicking on the component and then clicking on the rotate 90 degrees button in the toolbar. ''Note: Click twice to turn the component in the opposite direction.
		+	''
	==Assign a Data Producer to a Producer component==		==Assign a Data Producer to a Producer component==

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Revision as of 15:14, 22 December 2007

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 or Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat, SuSe)
• Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.5 (J2SE 5.0)

Installation

Designer is completely written in Java so installation is very easy. Additionally, Designer 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.

Getting Started - Example Designer Simulation

Create Layout

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

   

   The Rifidi Designer UI
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

Add a Conveyor

1. Click on the 'Components' Tab to view the library of all available components to add to a layout.
   

   

   The Rifidi Designer UI
2. If the list is not expanded already, Click on the '+' next to RFID Base Models to expand the list.
   

   

   The Rifidi Designer UI
3. Highlight the 'Conveyor' component and drag and drop to the 'Layout Designer'
4. Enter a name for the component and the feet per second. (Example 1 ft/sec)
   

   

   The Rifidi Designer UI
5. You will now see the component displayed in the 'Layout Designer'. Note: For placement refer to the Component Placement Section

Add a Push Arm

1. Click on the 'Components' Tab to view the library of all available components to add to a layout.
2. If the list is not expanded already, Click on the '+' next to RFID Base Models to expand the list.
3. Highlight the 'Push Arm' component and drag and drop to the 'Layout Designer'
4. Enter a name for the component, the seconds per push and click 'Finish'. (Example: 1 sec/push)
5. You will now see the component displayed in the 'Layout Designer'. Note: For placement refer to the Component Placement Section

Add a Gate

1. Click on the 'Components' Tab to view the library of all available components to add to a layout.
2. If the list is not expanded already, Click on the '+' next to RFID Base Models to expand the list.
3. Highlight the 'Gate' component and drag and drop to the 'Layout Designer'
4. Enter a name for the component, select a reader type and click 'Next'.
5. Enter a name for the reader and click 'Finish'.
6. You will now see the component displayed in the 'Layout Designer'. Note: For placement refer to the Component Placement Section

Add a Box Producer

1. Click on the 'Components' Tab to view the library of all available components to add to a layout.
2. If the list is not expanded already, Click on the '+' next to RFID Base Models to expand the list.
3. Highlight the 'Producer' component and drag and drop to the 'Layout Designer'
4. Enter a name for the component, seconds per box and click 'Finish'. (Example: 5 sec/box)
5. You will now see the component displayed in the 'Layout Designer'. Note: For placement refer to the Component Placement Section

Component Placement

Conveyor Placement

1. In the Layout Designer View, click on the conveyor. Note: Yellow arrows will show the direction of the conveyor
2. Move the conveyor to the desired location by holding the left mouse button down. Note: The area below the component will be highlighted in green when placement is valid and red when placement is invalid.
3. Release the left mouse button once the desired location has been reached.
4. If placement is valid the component will move to the new location and if placement is invalid the component will move to the prior valid location

Box Producer Placement

1. In the Layout Designer View, click on the Box Producer.
2. Move the producer to the desired location by holding the left mouse button down. Note: The area below the component will be highlighted.
3. Once the producer is over the end of the conveyor, release the left mouse button to finish placement.

Push Arm Placement

1. In the Layout Designer View, click on the Push Arm.
2. Move the producer to the desired location by holding the left mouse button down. Note: The area below the component will be highlighted.
3. Once the push arm is next to the right end of the conveyor, release the left mouse button.
4. To finalize the placement, verify the push arm is pointed in the direction to push over the conveyor (Look for shaded area to be over conveyor). If not then you can rotate the component by 90 degrees by clicking on the component and then clicking on the rotate 90 degrees button in the toolbar. Note: Click twice to turn the component in the opposite direction.

Gate Placement

Push Arm Placement

1. In the Layout Designer View, click on the Gate.
2. Move the gate to the desired location by holding the left mouse button down. Note: The area below the component will be highlighted.
3. Once the push arm is next to the right end of the conveyor, release the left mouse button.
4. To finalize the placement, verify the push arm is pointed in the direction to push over the conveyor (Look for shaded area to be over conveyor). If not then you can rotate the component by 90 degrees by clicking on the component and then clicking on the rotate 90 degrees button in the toolbar. Note: Click twice to turn the component in the opposite direction.

Assign a Data Producer to a Producer component

Create a Group

Add Components to Group

Turn On Components

Start Simulation

Pause Simulation

Reset Simulation

Turn Off Components

Edit Simulation Layout

Navigation

Move Individual Components

Rotate Individual Components

Move Group of Components

Properties

Edit Conveyor Speed

Edit Box Producer Rate

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 UI will be present.
   

   

   The Rifidi Designer UI

Components

Viewing

Adding to Layout

Turn on Components

Turn off Components

Rename Components

Delete Components

Placement

Moving Components

Rotating 90 Degrees

Layout Navigation

UnGrouped Components

Grouped Components

Create Group

Add Components

Rename Group

Delete Group

Generated Components

Data Producers

Simulation

Play

Pause

Reset

MiniMap

Navigation

Zoom in/Zoom out

Camera

Camera Views

Zoom in/Zoom out

Properties

Quickstart Video

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