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Steps to enable the multi-spindle network:
1.
Configure the IP address of each spindle:
Ensure that they are all on the same subnet.
2.
Set each controller to be controlled from the master controller:
Go to Controller
Tool Setup
Start Input and set the input source to ‘Start from Master Tool’.
3.
Enable the master controller
: The configuration screen for setting up the master spindle controller
is found under Controller
Master Spindle Setup. To begin setup, enable the master spindle by
clicking on the red X under ‘Master Enabled’. This will unroll several new options. Now set the
number of spindles and add their IP addresses to the list. Click OK to add the slave spindles to
the master controller. Clicking OK will synchronize PSets and time across the controllers.
4.
Add a PSet:
Once the PSet is saved then it is ready to be run.
5.
View the results:
Spindle network results can be found under the “Spindle Results” tab now
appearing on the main menu. Clicking on a spindle result will show the results of each individual
spindle.
Spindle IP Addresses
: The number of spindles listed depends on the number of spindles enabled. Add
the IP addresses of the slave spindles to add them to the spindle network.