GuidePort Software Short User Guide Version 1.0 of 27 July 2000 Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co.
Contents 1 SETTING UP THE BASE STATION HARDWARE ...................................................3 2 INSTALLING THE CELL TRANSMITTER LOADER SOFTWARE.....................4 3 CENTRAL UNIT PC .......................................................................................................6 3.1 CENTRAL UNIT SOFTWARE...........................................................................6 3.2 DATABASE DRIVER......................................................................................
1 • • • Setting Up the Base Station Hardware First connect all Cell Transmitters via a USB hub to a Base Station PC. Then connect the Base Station PC to your local area network. Via the network, the Base Stations are connected to a Central Unit PC. Cell Transmitter Cell Transmitter Cell Transmitter Cell Transmitter Cental Unit PC with: Base Station PC with CT Loader •Sound Card, capable of 32 kHz sampling rate •G7.
2 Installing the Cell Transmitter Loader Software • Insert the „Cell Transmitter Loader“ disk and run „setup.exe“ to install the Cell Transmitter Loader Software on your Base Station PC. The following screen will be shown: • • Click [Next] to continue installation. The InstallShield assistant will suggest a destination directory where to install the program files. You may either accept the proposed path or click [Browse] to choose a different path.
Installation will then continue. The Shield assistant will close automatically when the program has been installed. • Now start the Cell Transmitter Loader program from the program directory of the Windows 98™ start menu. The following window will be displayed: • Switch on all Cell Transmitters connected to your Base Station PC. Click [Find Transmitter] to locate the transmitters.
The Cell Transmitter Loader Software will create a „TXxxxxxx.ini“ file in its destination path for every transmitter it has found. These files will be used later for configuring the transmitters with the Central Unit Software. Now you have to install the Central Unit Software on your Central Unit PC. N.B.: Instead of a local area network solution with separate Central Unit PC and Base Station PC, you can also work with only one PC or laptop computer with Windows 98™ and a USB connector.
3.2 Database Driver • Insert the first disk of „GuidePort Database Driver Ver. 3.5“ and start „Setup.exe“ to install the driver. The following window will be displayed: • Select both items and click [Next] to continue. The next window contains additional, optional data formats: • • Select all formats and click [Next] to start the installation. When the program asks for disks 2 and 3, insert the respective disk and click [OK] to continue installation.
3.3 Palmtop Software To complete the configuration of your GuidePort installation, install the identifier programming software on your 3Com Palm IIIx or PalmV. • • First install the Palm™ Desktop Organizer Software as described in the palmtop’s manual. The GuidePort.prc application is contained on the „GP Palmtop Software“ disk. The installation of an application program is described in the palmtop’s manual, too. GuidePort: Software Description 27.
4 Creating a GuidePort Installation for Your Exhibition • 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Start the Central Unit Program on your Central Unit PC. The following screen will be shown: First select an „Administration No.“ for your installation. Three different installations are possible (Administration Nos. 1 to 3) Enter the number of audio sources, classifying them into „Stereo Events“ and „Mono Events“. The program will automatically calculate the number of transmitters required.
Now go to the „Cell Transmitters“ page to assign transmitters to your cells. 1. First select a cell from the „Cell“ drop-down list. GuidePort: Software Description 27.
2. Then click [Select Cell Transmitter]. A window will open; select the directory into which the transmitter files (TXxxxxxx.ini) were copied during the installation of the Cell Transmitter Loader Software. 3. Select the desired „TXxxxxxx.ini“ and click [Öffnen] to add the Cell Transmitter and its address to the list of „Cell Transmitters“. 4.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 until all transmitters for this cell have been added to the list. 7. Then select the next cell and add transmitters as described above. GuidePort: Software Description 27.
Now go to the Events page. Here, you can define which audio events are to be emitted by which transmitter. 1. First select a cell from the drop-down list „Cell“. 2. Then select the transmitter you want to assign the events to from the „Cell Transmitter“ drop-down list. 3. Enter the name of the event to be added into the field „Input Events“. 4. Select the audio mode of this event from the „Mode“ list. GuidePort: Software Description 27.
5. Then choose the audio input(s) („AF IN“) for this event; inputs 1&2 or 3&4 for a stereo event; input 1,2,3 or 4 for a mono event). 6. The event „ID“ will be assigned automatically. 7. Click [Add Event] to include the event on the Events list of this transmitter. One transmitter can be given 4 mono events, 2 stereo events or 1 stereo event and 2 mono events. 8. When you have assigned all events to your cell transmitters, click [Create Output Files] to create the configuration files for all transmitters.
9. When all transmitters have been successfully assigned to their cells, the status info at the top right „The creation of output files has not yet been completed“ will change to „Creation of output files completed“. 10. When the output files have been generated, the program will automatically create an installation code for this specific installation. Now go to the Identifiers page. Here, you have to enter the parameters for the magnetic field identifiers.
1. First select a cell. All events in this cell will be displayed on a list. 2. Select an event name from the list. 3. Choose the „Antenna“ to be used (internal ferrit antenna or external loop antenna), the „Power“ required (from 10% to 100%, adjustable in steps of 10%) and the „Cycle“, i.e. the time after which the identifier signal is to be repeated, adjustable from 0.5s to 1s in steps of 0.05s) 4.
Select the COM interface to which the docking station of the PalmPilot is connected and click [Send Data to Palmtop]. When the identifier data has been transmitted successfully, both the Central Unit PC and the palmtop will display a message. Click [OK] to end the transmission between the Central Unit PC and the palmtop. GuidePort: Software Description 27.
5 Announcements The Announcements page serves to integrate standard announcements into the audio database of your exhibition. Your announcements should be available as Wave (.wav) files. Use recordings with a sampling rate of 32 kHz; 16 bits per sample; mono; PCM format. You can create a Wave file with, for example, an audio recording program using your PC’s sound card and a suitable microphone. 1. First compress your Wave file by clicking [Audio Conversion].
6 Downloading the Configuration Files to the GuidePort Transmitters 1. To download the configuration files, start the „Cell Transmitter Loader“ program and click [Find Transmitter]. The number and IDs of the transmitters found will be displayed. 2. A) Manual Downloading Select the first transmitter and click [Update Now] for downloading the configuration files to this cell transmitter. A message in the „Transmitter Status“ window will inform you about the downloading process.
