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NETWORK SETUP
After you are happy with the design the next step is to transfer the setup information from the software domain in which it
was created into a network configuration; i.e., to move the setup information from your computer to the Iconyx arrays it will
be controlling.
To elaborate; in Beamware 2 we distinguish between two essential control levels; software projects and network configura-
tions. Software projects are purely abstract entities. They are based on the idea of having a set of arrays (like IC16A’s or
IC32A’s) with established parameters (opening angle, focal point, acoustic center location(s), physical location, etc.). In
contrast, a network configuration is a set of IC8A or IC16/8A columns connected to a COM port on your computer.
A software project gains practical relevance only by assigning Columns (hardware domain) to Arrays (software domain). A
Network configuration can only be manipulated with respect to the DSP settings, etc. by creating Arrays from the existing
Columns. Note the distinction between Columns and Arrays. A Column is an IC8A module or an IC16/8A which has one
IC8A module. Arrays are made from these Columns (modules).
In Beamware 2 these relationships are stored in the following manner; every Column has a unique ID (ICID) number and
every Array has a unique ID (Array ID) number. When a column is assigned to an array, its group is set to the correspon-
ding Array ID. Both ID’s are then stored in every column when it is loaded (written to) and saved with every project.
1. The first step in configurating the Network is to select the COM Port being used by the USB to RS422 adapter.
You can
not configure the network until the adapter is installed and connected to the columns and the power to the system
is turned On.
Open the Options folder by selecting it from the
File
pull down menu or by using the F9 shortcut key and select the
Network
tab. Use the
COM-Port
drop down arrow to select the COM Port being used by the USB to RS422 adapter. If you
aren’t sure which COM Port is being used by the USB to RS422 adapter, you can find out by going to the
Device
Manager/Ports (Com & LPT)
in your computers
System Folder
.
Before moving on you may want to adjust the Scan Range. Beamware 2 is capable of managing a maximum of 256
Columns and with the default 0 to 255 setting will scan all 256 locations. Changing it to 0 to 25 will speed up the scan by a
factor of 10.
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