Specifications

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Free-Flow configuration
Installing the Free-Flow configuration application
TheFree-FlowcongurationapplicationissuppliedontheenclosedCD-ROM
and is also available for download from the Adder website (www.adder.com).
1 Installtheapplicationontoanycomputer(notnecessarilyoneofthefour
computerslinkedtotheCCS4-USBunit)thathasavacantserialport.Run
the installation application and follow the on-screen instructions.
2 UsethesuppliedFlashUpgradeAdaptorandapatchcable(VSC23oranyCAT5
patch cable) to link the computer serial port to the CCS4-USB OPTIONS port.
3 Start the configuration application.
Configuring the Free-Flow system
Use the Free-Flow configuration application to declare the display screens and
their positions relative to each other. Then download the configuration to the
CCS4-USB unit.
1 Ontheiconbar,clickthered,green,blueandyellowscreenicons(orusethe
Screens menu) to add the required number of display screens to the map area.
2 Arrangethecolouredrectangularscreenrepresentationstomimicthe
physical layout of the actual displays, for example:
3 Double-clickoneachscreenrepresentationtosetthescreenresolutionand,
optionally, to add a screen name. The screen resolutions are not critical but
they enable the CCS4-USB unit to accurately map the movement of the
mouse onto corresponding movements of the pointer across the screens.
The screen names, if used, are not downloaded to the CCS4-USB unit.
1A 2A 3A 4A
1A 2A
3A 4A
1A
2A 3A 4A
The important thing is to define where each screen edge abuts to the next so
that the CCS-USB unit can determine the correct moments to switch channels.
Use the small black squares around the perimeter of each highlighted screen
representation to change their size or stretch them.
Note: The numbering of the screen representations relate directly to the four
channels on the CCS4-USB unit.
4 When the screen map is complete and accurately matches the true layout
of the display screens, click File and choose the Save option to store a copy
of the layout. The layout will be stored as a ‘Free-Flow Config file’ with the
extension: .ffc
5 Ensurethattheoptionalupgradecableiscorrectlyinstalled-see‘Installing
the Free-Flow configuration application’ left.
Click the Configure menu and choose the Connection... option to ensure
thatthecorrectcomputerserialportisselectedandthattheBaudRate
matchesthatoftheCCS4-USBunit(1200isthedefaultspeed).
6 Tosendtheconguration,clicktheSend Layout to Switch option.
• Ifthedownloadissuccessful,theupperfourindicatorsontheCCS4-
USB unit will begin to scroll across (they will continue to do this while
Free-Flow mode is enabled).
• Ifthedownloadisunsuccessful,amessagedialogwillexplainthat
it is ‘Unable to communicate with the device’. Check the upgrade
cable, check that the correct serial port is selected and check that the
connection speed shown within the utility matches the speed used on
the CCS4-USB unit.
See next page for Optional Free-Flow operations and settings