Deploying a project

When you want to run your project on a device, such as a NioNode or nControl node, you need to deploy it.

Tips:

• If you are connected to a project on a node and you make changes to the project, you must deploy the project in order to see the outcome of the change.
• NioNodes, nControl nodes and nTouch 180 nodes can all host projects. If none of these types of nodes are available on the network, you can use the Emulate function to test out some of the functionality in your project by running it on your PC. For more information, see Emulating a project without hardware.

When a project is deployed, the following tasks are performed:

1. A design check is carried out.
2. The project is compiled and DSP code is generated.
3. The results are downloaded to the target nodes.
4. The NWare PC is connected to the target nodes, ready for control.

   The pointer will change to a , NWare will switch to gesture mode, and you will be able to gesture controls.

The design check generates a report in the output frame which displays results indicating hardware usage and any problems encountered in the design.

This phase requires that the NWare PC be networked with the target set of nodes onto which a project is to be installed. During deployment, attached nodes are discovered and displayed to the designer. The designer then assigns the roles that exist within the project to the nodes. Role assignment results in each node downloading, and storing locally, the configuration data that it needs to fulfill its role during runtime.

Once a project has been deployed, the set of nodes targeted by the project perform the signal and control processing contained in the design. One or more PCs running NWare or Kiosk can connect to the target nodes to control and monitor them. Third-party control systems can connect as well.

Tips:

• Once a project has been deployed to a node, if the node is power cycled, the project is restarted automatically.
• If you deploy a project to a node that does not meet the hardware specification of the corresponding NWare device, a warning will be displayed. You can click OK to continue or cancel the operation. This warning is displayed, for example, if a NIO-4x4 card has been specified on the properties of a NioNode, but the NION you are deploying to is not fitted with this card. In the case of different NION models with different numbers of DSP chips, you will be able to deploy the project to the NioNode if the requirements of the project do not exceed the capacity of the DSPs fitted to the NION.

To deploy a project

1. On the toolbar, click the Deploy button .

   The project will be compiled and a compilation report will be produced. For more information, see Understanding the compilation report.

   The Role Deployment dialog box is displayed.

   

   The Roles to Assign list shows the roles you have created by adding nodes to your design (and naming them uniquely).

   The Network View list shows the nodes that NWare has found on the network.

   Tip: If you have deployed a role to a device recently, NWare will prompt you to deploy it to the same device, and will do this automatically after a few seconds. This feature can be switched off on the Advanced tab of the User Preferences dialog box, by clearing the Enable Autodeploy countdown check box.

2. In the Roles to Assign list, drag each role over to a node in the Network View.

   A green tick will be shown next to each role to show it has been assigned successfully.

3. If you want to change the comment that is displayed next to the project details in the Kiosk project list, type in the Deploy Comment box.

   The project list is displayed when you start Kiosk. For more information, see Starting Kiosk and selecting a project.

   The Save Project to Target check box is automatically selected for new projects. This will save the project file (.npa) to the target device, enabling you to upload it after deployment and make changes. For more information, see Uploading a project to NWare and connecting to it. If you load a project created in an older version of NWare, the check box will be selected or cleared according to its state when the project was last saved.

4. Click OK.