Setting Up A Device Interface

Each device to be interfaced with Rx-Universe requires a connection between the device and Rx-Universe. This connection can either be serial (using an RS232 connection), or though TCP/IP. If a device supports both, TCP/IP is preferred, as it is faster and does not require a dedicated RS232 port to be used.

Follow the links below for instruction on how to install Devices in RxUniverse

Installing A New Serial Devices Workstation

If setting up a device interface on a new workstation, Click this link → How to install Device Client (Thick Client).

The default workstation number is 44 for a device session. Its important to understand that each Device session should have its own Worstation #. So If you are setting up the second, third, or more, device computer, you will need to change the workstation number (since 44 would be used by the first computer set up). Just modify the properties of the icon:

In the example above, the workstation is 45 (the last 2 characters at the end of the target line).

Installing A New TCP/IP Devices Workstation

The device must point to the IP address of the computer running the Rx-Universe TCP/IP device session.

Each TCP/IP device session can service up to 40 connections (devices). You can only have one TCP/IP device session running per computer, but you can have more than one computer running a TCP/IP device session. If you have a 2nd computer running another TCP/IP session you will need to change the workstation# in the shortcut icon of that 2nd computer. (view below) You can also combine a TCP/IP device session with one or more serial device sessions on the same computer.