This page explains how to install and configure all the software required to execute a courseware.
Author
Danielle S. Nasrallah, eng., Ph.D.
Wolf Peter Jean Philippe, Ph.D.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Figure 5Figure 5: Location of the executable file machinefile machine_id.exe
Figure 8Figure 8: Installation and activation of the license
1. Installation of OPAL-RT Packages
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To run OPAL-RT’s courseware, you must start by installing the following four OPAL-RT packages:
RT-LAB v2023LAB v2023.2.1.578
ARTEMIS v7ARTEMIS v7.7.4.182
RT-EVENTS v4EVENTS v4.7.4.48
TestDrive v2TestDrive v2.9.0.16
1.1 Installation of RT-LAB
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1.2 Installation of ARTEMIS
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1.3 Installation of RT-EVENTS
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1.4 Installation of TestDrive
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2. License Request and Installation
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2.1 Request a License
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For each PC in which a courseware is going to run, execute the file entitled § machine_id.exe located in: C:\OPAL-RT\RT-LAB\v2023.2.1.578\common\bin as follows:
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Retrieve the generated file entitled: machine_id.opal
Send the retrieved files for all the PCs to the courseware team.
A license will be generated for these specific PCs.
2.2 Install a License
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Launch RT-LAB and go to the workbench.
Click on Targets, you must see the localhost as shown below:
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Double-click on localhost. You will obtain the following on the right side:
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Choose the license tab and click on install Install as shown below:
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3. Running Courseware
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Launch the MetaController v2023MetaController v2023.2.1.578
You are supposed to obtain the corresponding icon in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen as shown here below the yellow arrow:
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Launch TestDrive (a shortcut of TestDrive is created on your desktop during installation)
Click on Unpack
Unpack the selected courseware, for example: Machine Machine_Synchrone.zip as presented below:
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Click on OK.
Once you are done with the laboratory session, click on exit, you get the following:
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Select “Yes” “Yes” to reset the model.
References
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