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

Push Arm Placement

Gate Placement

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 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

Turn on Components

Turn off Components

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

Play

Pause

Reset

Properties

Quickstart Video

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