Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of WARPnet1/AzimuthSupport

Timestamp:

Jun 23, 2010, 4:27:28 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

sgupta

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WARPnet1/AzimuthSupport

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 The WARPnet Framework supports control of an Azimuth ACE 400WB Channel Emulator along with the WARP boards themselves. A channel emulator is very useful to characterize the performance of algorithms in controlled environments. The client script has access to the full TCL API that the Azimuth Emulator provides.
 
+== Setup ==
+
+Run `tclserver.tcl` that is available in the [source:PlatformSupport/WARPnetTestingFramework/release-2.2/warpnet_framework warpnet_framework] folder on the same machine that has Director-II installed. The command to run it is
+{{{
+ tclsh tclserver.tcl
+}}}
+
+This computer must be on the same network as the computer running the WARPnet Server.
+
 == Emulator Scripts ==
+
+In order to control the Azimuth Emulator from your script use the following commands.
+
+First the warpnet_client must be informed of the Emulator's presence.
+{{{
+ emulator = initEmulator()
+]}}
+
+The returned Emulator() object is used for Emulator communication. To have the WARPnet Server connect to the `tclserver.tcl` run
+{{{
+ emulator.connect('192.168.1.10')
+}}}
+where you can replace the IP address above with the IP address of the computer running tclserver.tcl.
+
+Finally to send commands to the Emulator run the following
+{{{
+ emulator.command('ace_identify_chassis', 'C1')
+}}}
+The input to command is an arbitrary list of values that are concatenated together as a string. This string is the actual command that will be executed on the computer. To ensure that you command is valid, refer to the TCL API that the Azimuth Emulator provides.