Here we describe the installation of RT-EVENTS host command station on a Windows machine.

Installing RT-EVENTS onto your Command Station

An installation file for RT-EVENTS on Windows can be downloaded from the OPAL-RT website (www.opal-rt.com).

To install RT-EVENTS onto your Command Station, double-click the installation file and follow the on-screen prompts.

Installing the License File

Since RT-LAB 10.5.x+, each target, including the host computer, must be activated on each target system and command station with a valid RT-Lab and/or RT-EVENTS license to be able to run a simulation. The license file used to activate Opal-RT products is unique for all purchased products. If the license was already installed with RT-LAB, this section can be skipped.

Two simple steps must be followed to activate a license on a target.

Steps to request and install a license on the target

Before activating a target, you should ensure that your systems (host + target) are correctly configured by following these prerequisites:

Prerequisites

• RT-LAB must be installed on the host computer. Consult the RT-LAB Installation guide.
• Each target must be available in RT-LAB. Consult the RT-LAB Installation guide.
• RT-LAB must be installed on each target. Consult the RT-LAB Installation guide.

Step 1: Request a License

• Open the target (double click [1]), select the License tab [2] then click Request [3] to open a wizard that will guide you through the license request process.

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• Fill in the license request form then click Next.

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Verify the request information and then click Finish to complete the process. The request will be automatically sent through a web service on the Internet.

Upon successful completion, you will receive this confirmation message:

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If your host is not connected to Internet or if a problem occurred, the wizard will prompt you to save the requested file and send it by email to our support team ( support@opal-rt.com ):

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Step 2: Install the license

• Before starting, ensure that you have received the required license for the target from our support team. Copy the license file to your command station.
• Install the license: Open the target (double click [1]), select the License tab [2] then click Install [3] to open a file browser.

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• Browse to the license file and click Open. The file will be installed on the target automatically.
• The license page will be updated with the new license data.

This page contains the description, the license number, the expiration date and the list of available features for this target.

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT LICENSES IN RT-LAB 10.5.x+:

• The license is now a binary file (.bin) instead of a ".lic" file.
• The license check is made at load only. You can open RT-LAB, edit and compile your models with no license.
• The license resides only on the target computer. RT-LAB 10.5.x+ can be installed with no license on an infinite number of host computers. For Windows-target users, the license is filed in C:\OPAL-RT\LicServer.
• The RT-LAB 10.5.x+ license server is totally independent from the license server of RT-LAB 10.4.x and previous versions. Both license systems can cohabitate and be functional on the same hosts/targets.
• The RT-LAB 10.5.x+ license server is totally independent from Acresso's FLEXlm software previously used for the license management. It is now purely an Opal-RT Technologies solution.