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WheatNet-IP BLADE 3 / July 2018
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have a unique setting. Note that we are not actually restricting the connection possibilities;
you can at any time choose any source you want using the Navigator GUI or by firing a
salvo, etc. We are only restricting which choices are visible to a user sitting in front of the
BLADE 3 and scrolling the front panel knob.
Clicking on the Visibilities tab opens a new window showing two columns. The left
hand column, labeled “Controllers:” shows a list of every local destination defined for the
BLADE. The right hand column shows a hierarchal view (typical Windows Explorer tree
style) of every source defined in the system.
To set visibility for a destination, first make sure the desired destination is actually a
member of the BLADE you are currently viewing. You can check on the Blade tab; it will
read “BladeXX” where “XX” is the BLADE ID number. If this is not the correct BLADE,
then just click on the correct icon in the system pane window to get to the correct visibility
tab.
Examine the list of destinations in the left hand window and left click on the desired
destination to highlight it. The right hand window shows a list of all of the BLADE s in
the system, with a check box beside the name of the BLADE.
If you know that none of the sources in a particular BLADE should be visible to the
destination, click on the check box to uncheck it. In this manner, go through the list of
BLADE s and uncheck any that should not be visible. Continue on and click on the expand
box for any BLADE that you want visibility to some, but not all, of its signals. The list
expands in tree fashion to show the individual signals within the BLADE, each with their
own check boxes. Uncheck the signals that should not be visible, and repeat this process
for any other BLADEs to set them.
When you have completed working on the list for the selected destination, you can
click on another destination in the left hand window and set visibilities for it. After setting
visibilities for all of the destination signals, click on the Apply button at the bottom of the
window and your choices will be instantly forwarded to each BLADE in the system.
As you no doubt have noticed by now, this process can be somewhat time consuming.
Fortunately, the WheatNet‑IP GUI has some built in shortcuts that can be very useful. The
Select All and Clear All buttons in the upper right corner of the visibility window allow
you to check or uncheck groups of signals at once, assuming that the common selections
are suitable for each member of the group. You can accept these common selections, or
then drill down through the menu and make individual tweaks without having to repeat
the selections that were in common.