Making A Virtual Connection - Wavetronix SmartSensor Matrix User Manual

sensors can be discovered using a quick search. If you perform a full
search and then cancel before the search is complete, the sensors not
discovered before the full search was terminated will also not be visi-
ble after a quick search.
Quick search – Lets you quickly connect to sensors that were already
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discovered using a full search. If you add or replace a sensor on an
existing control bus, you will need to do a full search before that new
sensor will appear on a quick search.

Making a virtual connection

Figure 30. Virtual connection screen
1 Click Communication on the main screen and then click the folder
icon at the top of the screen.
2 Under Virtual Sensor File, click the magnifying glass icon to navigate
to the virtual sensor file you want on your hard drive. You can also
create a new virtual sensor file in the window that pops up by navigating
to the desired save location, typing in a new file name, and clicking OK.
3 Click Search.
4
Once the list of virtual sensors appears, click on the virtual sensor
you would like to configure.
Click Connect.
5
About virtual sensor files
If you make changes to the sensor's setup while using a virtual connec-
tion, those changes are saved to the virtual sensor file, which by default
will be saved to C:\Program Files\Wavetronix\SmartSensor Manager
Matrix vX.X.X\Bin.
Definition. A virtual
sensor connection lets
you see simulated
traffic in SSMM
without actually
being connected
to a sensor—great
for demos!
Chapter 4: Connecting to the Sensor
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