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1.4
Starting ARE and ACS
After the AsTeRICS setup has finished, icons for starting the Configuration Suite (ACS) and the
Runtime Environment (ARE) have been created on the desktop. Start the ARE by doubleclicking “ARE.exe” in the ARE folder. When your operating system’s firewall asks if the TCP
Port connection should be allowed, grant the rights for connection. If the ARE’s startup
screen does not come up as shown in the figure below, make sure that the Java “/bin” folder
is in the system path (see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/path.xml)
Now try to start the ACS by double clicking “ACS.exe” (the initial startup may take a while). The
following figure shows the ACS window after startup:
ARE and ACS are running: You are ready to use the AsTeRICS system !
What Next ?
The ARE autostart model features some small model demos which work without special hardware –
they can be accessed with the “star Demo” button. You could also browse the provided model demos
using the ACS: Open a model from the folder “ACS/models”, connect to the ARE, upload the model
and start it. These steps will be described in the following chapter. Refer to the ACS help (press F1 in
the ACS application) for detailed descriptions of the sensor- processor- and actuator plugins.
Most of the functional models need additional sensor- and actuator hardware (see application
scenarios in chapter 6.4. A model’s purpose and hardware requirements can be provided in the
Model Description Dialog (ACS main menu → Edit → Show Model Description) – although it depends
on the author of a particular model if this description is available.
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