Software Control - Lightware Device Controller; Install And Upgrade; Running The Ldc - Lightware RAP-B511-EU-K User Manual

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5. Software Control - Lightware Device Controller

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S oftware Control - Lightware Device Controller
The device can be controlled by a computer through the Ethernet and RS-232
port using Lightware Device Controller (LDC). The software can be installed
on a Windows PC or macOS. The application and the User's manual can be
downloaded from www.lightware.com.

Install and Upgrade

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Running the LDC

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Establishing the Connection
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UI Config Menu
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Control Menu
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Event Manager
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Settings Menu
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Time Settings
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Advanced View Window
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RAP-B511 series – User's Manual
5.1. Install and Upgrade
INFO: After the installation, the Windows and the Mac application
has the same look and functionality. This type of the installer is
equal with the Normal install in case of Windows and results an
updateable version with the same attributes.
Installation for Windows OS
Run the installer. If the User Account Control drops a pop-up message
click Yes.
During the installation you will be prompted to select the type of the
installation: normal and the snapshot install:
Normal install
Available for Windows and macOS
The installer can update only this instance
Only one updateable instance can exist More than one different version
for all users can be installed for all users
Comparison of installation types
ATTENTION! Using the Normal install as the default choice is highly
recommended.
Installation for macOS
Mount the DMG file with double clicking on it and drag the LDC icon
over the Applications icon to copy the program into the Applications
folder. If you want to copy the LDC into another location just drag the
icon over the desired folder.
Upgrading of LDC
Step 1. Run the application.
The Device Discovery window
appears automatically and the
program checks the available
updates on Lightware's website
and opens the update window if
the LDC found updates.
The current and the update
version number can be seen at
the top of the window and they
are shown in this window even
with the snapshot install.
The Update window can also be opened by clicking the About icon
and the Update button.
Step 2. Set the desired update setting in the Options section.
▪ If you do not want to
check for the updates
automatically, uncheck the
circle, which contains the
green tick.
If you want to postpone the
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update, a reminder can be
set with different delays
from the drop down list.
▪ If
traverse the update process, set the proper values then click
Snapshot install
the OK button.
Available for Windows
Step 3. Click the Download update button to start the upgrading.
Cannot be updated
Step 4. When the download process finished, the Download Update button
changes to Launch update. Click it on to install the new version.
The updates can be checked manually by clicking the Check now
button.
5.2. Running the LDC
The common way to start the software is double-click on the LDC
icon. But the LDC can be run by command line parameters as follows:
Connecting to a Device with Static IP Address
Format: LightwareDeviceController -i <IP_address>:<port>
Example: LightwareDeviceController -i 192.168.0.20:6107
The LDC is connected to a device with the indicated static IP address
directly; the Device Discovery window is not displayed. When the port
number is not set, the default port is used: 10001 (LW2 protocol). For
LW3 devices use the 6107 port number.
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