Online Vs. Offline - Polycom SoundStructure C16 Design Manual

Design Guide for the Polycom SoundStructure C16, C12, C8, and SR12

Online vs. Offline

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SoundStructure Studio has been designed to fully operate in either online or
offline modes. Online operation means that SoundStructure Studio is
communicating with one or more SoundStructure devices and is sending
commands to the devices and receiving command acknowledgements from
the devices. Every change to the SoundStructure design is made in real-time to
the actual devices. There is no requirement to compile any SoundStructure
Studio code before the impact can be heard -- all changes happen in real-time.
Offline operation means that SoundStructure Studio is working with an
emulation of the SoundStructure devices and is not communicating with
actual SoundStructure devices. Commands can be sent to the emulator and
command acknowledgements will be received from the emulator allowing the
designer to test a SoundStructure system design without ever connecting to
one.
Regardless of whether the system is operating online or offline with
SoundStructure Studio, it is possible to open the SoundStructure Studio
Console and see the commands and acknowledgements by right clicking on
the control port interface as shown in the following figures.