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5.0 Using iRev
The iRev utility provides a suite of functions used to
support conÞguration, customization, and backup of the
920i software. Hardware and software conÞguration,
920i display setup for up to ten screen designs, stream
and ticket formatting, setpoint conÞguration, database
management, and
iRite program editing are all
supported by iRev .
Calibration is not directly supported by iRev , but
calibration values, along with scale, setpoint, and
display conÞguration, database tables, and user
programs, can be both saved and restored to the
920i
using iRev .
Other supporting applications provided with iRev
include:
¥ The iRev Editor provides a basic editor and a
compiler for writing
iRite
applications.
¥ The Rice Lake Web Update utility uses your
internet connection to check for and download
updates to the
iRev and 920i software.
¥ The iLaunch utility displays a set of icons used
for convenient startup of
iRev and its supporting
applications, including the Help system.
Hardware and Software Requirements
M i n i m u m s y s t e m r e q u i r e m e n t s : 1 6 6 M H z ,
x 86-compatible, with 32MB RAM (64MB for
NT4/2000), 40MB disk space. Recommended system:
233 MHz,
x 86-compatible or greater, with 64MB
RAM, 40 MB disk space.
iRev
will run on most Windows
¨
operating systems,
including Windows 95 (original release), Windows 95
OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME,
Windows NT 4.0 (SP4 or greater), Windows 2000, and
Windows XP (Home or Professional).
When used with the original release of Windows 95,
iRev
requires an updated version of TAPI. The TAPI
update is included on the
iRev
installation CD and is
available from the RLWS web site at
www.rlws.com
.
Internet Explorer
¨
(IE) 4.0 or greater is required to use
the iRev help system. Explorer is included on the iRev
installation CD or is available from Microsoft
Corporation.
5.1 Installing and Starting the Program
iRev is installed using a standard Windows installation
procedure. iRev applications and support Þles are
installed in a directory named iRev; icons for the iRev
application, the iRev Editor, iLaunch, and the Rice
Lake Web Update utility are placed in the Windows
Start menu.
5.2 Hardware Configuration
When iRev is started, the Hardware ConÞguration
display is shown (Figure 5-1). This display is used to
create a virtual hardware conÞguration for your
indicator by dragging and dropping icons for the
supported option cards into the empty slots on the
display. The slots shown represent the two option card
slots on the
920i CPU board and up to twelve slots on
attached expansion boards.
Figure 5-1.
iRev
Hardware ConÞguration Display
5.3 Configuring Scales
Once the hardware conÞguration has been set, scales
can be conÞgured by selecting the parameter subsets
listed at the left side of the Hardware ConÞguration
display. For most applications, the Scales icon, under
System Parameters
, should be conÞgured Þrst, by
associating each scale with an A/D channel or serial
scale source. To assign the scale source, double-click
on the scale number listed in the Scales menu (see
Figure 5-2), then select the scale source type in the
ConÞg Scale dialog box.
Figure 5-2.
iRev
Scales Menu