Lectrosonics VI24 - Manual (Page 6)

SETTING UP THE VI24
Preparing the VI24 for use mostly involves using the VI24 software to describe your setup. It is then a simple matter
to transmit these settings to the VI24. If your PC is at the site where the VI24 is to be used, you can also use the
VI24 software to monitor and refine your settings.
MAIN WINDOW
The main window provides an at-a-glance
overview of the current VI24 programming
and status.
In the upper-left corner is the VI24 status
indicator. There are three values.
Live
The output pin status display is updated in
real time as the VI24 operates.
Ready
The VI24 is attached and the serial port is
open and ready for communication, but
the status does not update in real time.
Not Connected
The PC serial port is closed and no
communication with a VI24 is presently
possible.
Note: If the active window in the
Windows system belongs to an
application besides the VI24 software,
the VI24 software will disconnect from
the serial port until it again has focus.
This is intended to prevent serial port
conflicts.
The Output Pin Status display shows which of the output pins are on at any given time. This display is only valid
when receiving “Live” updates from the VI24.
At the bottom are shown the “Output Pin Assignments”. Along with each output pin is a text box describing the
signals or events that cause that output to turn on. The numbered buttons may be used to change these assign­
ments.
The “Go Live” button tells the VI24 software you would like to dynamically monitor the status of the VI24. The VI24
software will first make sure that the settings as expressed on the PC are the same as those in the VI24. Depending
on whether you have made edits, you may be prompted to “import” the current settings from the VI24, or to “program”
the VI24 with the new settings you’ve created on the PC.
The “Quit” button exits the VI24 software. If any changes have not been saved, you
will have the chance to save them.
Most of the items on the File menu are straightforward. “New” clears the workspace to
start fresh. “Open” recalls saved settings from disk. “Save” saves the current settings
under the same name that was used to recall them. “Save As” allows the current
settings to be saved to any disk file. “Exit” works the same as the Quit button.
“Import from VI24” reads the current settings from the connected VI24 into the
workspace. Importing from the VI24 restores all settings, just as though they had
been restored from a disk file. “Program VI24” sends the current settings to the
connected VI24.
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