This page explains how to install and configure all the software required to execute a courseware.

Authors

Danielle S. Nasrallah, eng., Ph.D.
Wolf Peter Jean Philippe, Ph.D.
Angelo Chrabieh

Table of Contents

• Installation of OPAL-RT Packages

  • Installation of RT-LAB

  • Installation of ARTEMIS

  • Installation of RT-EVENTS

  • Installation of TestDrive

• License Request and Installation

  • Request a License

  • Install a License

• Running Courseware

• References

List of Figures

• Figure 1: RT-LAB installation wizard

• Figure 2: ARTEMIS installation wizard

• Figure 3: RT-EVENTS installation wizard

• Figure 4: TestDrive Installation wizard

• Figure 5: Location of the executable file machine_id.exe

• Figure 6: Localization of localhost

• Figure 7: Deployment of target: localhost

• Figure 8: Installation and activation of the license

• Figure 9: Launch the MetaController

• Figure 10: Unpack the courseware

• Figure 11: Reset the model

1. Installation of OPAL-RT Packages

To run OPAL-RT’s courseware, you must start by installing the following four OPAL-RT packages:

•   RT-LAB v2024.3.2.48

•   ARTEMIS v7.10.1.21

•   RT-EVENTS v4.7.8.14

•   TestDrive v2.9.0.16

1.1 Installation of RT-LAB

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Figure 1: RT-LAB installation wizard

1.2 Installation of ARTEMIS

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Figure 2: ARTEMIS installation wizard

1.3 Installation of RT-EVENTS

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Figure 3: RT-EVENTS installation wizard

1.4 Installation of TestDrive

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Figure 4: TestDrive installation wizard

2. License Request and Installation

2.1 Request a License

• 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\v2024.3.0.21\common\bin as follows:

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Figure 5: Location of the executable file machine_id.exe

• 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

• Launch RT-LAB and go to the workbench.

• Click on Targets, you must see the localhost as shown below:

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Figure 6: Localization of localhost

• Double-click on localhost. You will obtain the following on the right side:

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Figure 7: Deployment of target: localhost

• Choose the license tab and click on Install as shown below:

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Figure 8: Installation and activation of the license

3. Running Courseware

• Launch the MetaController v2024.3.2.48

• 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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Figure 9: Launch the MetaController

• Launch TestDrive (a shortcut of TestDrive is created on your desktop during installation)

• Click on Unpack

• Unpack the selected courseware, for example: Machine_Synchrone.zip as presented below: