OmniBus VDRCS Installation Instructions

The following procedure can be used to install the required OmniBus applications on Profile model 100, 200, 300 & 400 series.

Important Note: Installation of VDRCS on the Profile XP series requires a different procedure.

From the Profile Desktop

Profile VDRCS

  1. Copy the optional VDRCS_v150_b54_pc.exe and portmapper&services.exe to the profile c:\temp
  1. double click on the files installed in step 1 to install them using c:\ as target
  1. edit c:\App_Omn\Appstart.bat using the following information…

**************************** Appstart.bat *******************************

echo off

REM ************* PDR200/300/400 OmniBus Apps Batch file ************

echo Waiting for Tek services to start running.

C:\profile\wait960

echo Starting App_VDRCS . . .

start "OmniBus VDRCS" /D\OmniBus\App_Omn\VDRCS\ /MIN \OmniBus\App_Omn\VDRCS\!Run.bat

REM out this section if no fibre channel

echo Starting App_Fibre . . .

start "OmniBus Fibre" /D\OmniBus\App_Omn\!App_Fibre\ /MIN \OmniBus\App_Omn\!App_fibre\App_Fibre.exe

REM out this section if no PLS200

REM echo Starting App_PLS . . .

REM start "OmniBus PLS" /D\OmniBus\App_Omn\!App_PLS\ /MIN \OmniBus\App_Omn\App_PLS.exe

exit

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4. edit c:\App_Omn\VDRCS\!Run.bat as follows...

****************************!Run.bat************************************

echo off

set Omni$AppVer=150

set Omni$AppBuild=51

set Omni$Develop=1

The next line is for PDR200/300/400: REM out for PDR100

start "OmniBus VDRCS" !App_Vdr\app_vdr.exe

The next line is for PDR100 only: REM out for PDR200/300/400

start "OmniBus VDRCS" !App_Vdr\app_100.exe

exit

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5. Make a shortcut from c:\App_Omn\Appstart.bat on the desktop

6. Test that VDRCS starts by double clicking on the shortcut created in step 5

From the Kalypso Menu Display

System Configuration

(Make sure that the PC and Profile are both connected to the network and that their IP addresses are on the same subnet)

  1. Start Sharer
  1. Start system manager
  1. Start OUI
  1. Log On to sharer (user SYS, no password)
  1. Access system manager by clicking on right-hand red switch on OUI taskbar
  1. Access ENGINES menu and ADD engine with IP address of the sharer/sysman pc
  1. Name engine added in step 6. "MANAGER" (without quotes), click on MODIFY
  1. Access APPLICATIONS menu and ADD application "!APP_MAN3" (without quotes)
  1. Name Application added in step 8. "SYSTEM MANAGER 3" (without quotes), click on MODIFY
  1. Access ENGINES menu and select "MANAGER" engine
  1. ADD application "SYSTEM MANAGER 3" to "MANAGER" engine, click on MODIFY
  1. Access stations menu and add workstation "OUI-1" (without quotes)
  1. ADD local applications: Machine Control Panel, Router Panel, Filer-Fax and Omni-Pager, click on MODIFY
  1. Log off and log on again, select START, make sure SYSTEM MANAGER 3 application is available
  1. Log on to SYSTEM MANAGER 3
  1. Run VDRCS on the Profile by double clicking on Appstart.bat on the Profile desktop
  1. Access ENGINES menu on system manager and add engine with the Profile IP address
  1. Name engine added in step 17 "Profile1" (without quotes), click on MODIFY
  1. Access APPLICATIONS menu on system manager and add application "!APP_VDRCS"
  1. Name application added in step 19 "Profile1" (without quotes), click on MODIFY
  1. Access ENGINES menu in system manager and select engine Profile1
  1. ADD application "Profile1", click on MODIFY
  1. PING the Profile from the system manager, it should respond.
  1. POLL the Profile from the system manager, it should respond with "!APP_VDRCS idling at xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx “(ip address)
  1. Exit system manager
  1. Click on START in the OUI, Profile1 should appear as an application
  1. Log on to Profile1
  1. Select CONFIG
  1. Enter name "Profile1" (without quotes)
  1. Select Port 1 and set device type to Profile PDRx00 (depending on which type of Profile you have)
  1. Set Protocol to Profile API
  1. Set Chnl No. to 1
  1. Set Chnl. ID. to 1
  1. enable channel 1
  1. Repeat steps 30-34 for the other channels (substituting the appropriate channel, port and ID numbers)
  1. Click on SAVE to save configuration
  1. Exit VDRCS
  1. Access Local Machine Control Panel on OUI
  1. Select ADD, the following list of devices should appear... (assuming a 4-channel Profile)
Profile1-1

Profile1-2

Profile1-3

Profile1-4