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 configurations. Software
projects are purely abstract entities. They are based on the idea of having a set of arrays (like ICL-F’s or ICL-F-DUAL’s) with established
parameters (opening angle, focal point, acoustic center location(s), physical location, etc.). In contrast, a network configuration is a set of
ICL-F or ICL-F-Dual 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 configu-
ration 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 ICl-F module . An ICL-F-DUAL is an array made from two ICL-F 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 corresponding 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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