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NetC@p 3.0 2 Contents FEATURES................................................................................................. 5 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... 7 Introduction.....................................................................................................................8 Point2Point Connection .................................................................................................
NetC@p 3.0 3 Settings - Key Shortcuts ..............................................................................................51 Load File........................................................................................................................52 Save as ..........................................................................................................................52 REGISTRATION .......................................................................................
NetC@p 3.0 4 Schematic diagram for Key Switch .............................................................................75 Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................76 www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 5 Features www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 6 ads-tec’s NetC@p - The Industrial Remote Control-Software. NetC@p provides simultaneous views of display information of one PC at several operation stations. No Server technology required. Appropriate industrial handling Low storage space: Master < 2.4 MB; Slave < 1.
NetC@p 3.0 7 Introduction www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 Introduction NetC@p consists of two software components. The Master unit or view supplier distributes display contents to the view receiver (Slaves). Both software components utilize only the TCP/IP protocol to transfer the viewing data. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 9 Point2Point Connection Operating the Master with a connected Slave corresponds to a Point2Point-connection (Point2Point or P2P). The Master continues indicating its display. A Slave cannot work as a Master at the same time. The same applies for the reverse order. They can however run simultaneously at the same machine. Master Slave TCP/IP www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 10 Multiple Connections 2 Slaves Connecting multiple slaves is appropriate for using an industrial y-coupler . All participants indicate the Master’s display at the same time. Master Slave TCP/IP ... www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 11 Multiple Connections n-Slaves Each NetC@p master can support up to eight slave-connections for viewing screen data. This functionality depends on the existing network structure. A well-structured network with high data throughput should be available. Master Slave #1 #2 ... #8 www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 12 Mobile Expansion As an expansion to this functionality ads-tec offers the usage of a Windows CE device in combination with a wireless LAN network. By setting up several access points within a LAN it is possible to maintain a remote connection to the master unit on the CE device throughout a building. Master Slave #1 #2 TCP/IP ... #8 NetC@p Mobile Expansion www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 13 Permission Management Explicit permission management prevents parallel usage of the master. Each connected workstation can request the access permission by selecting a key-combination or using an external key-switch. However, only one station will get the access-permission, indicated by a green icon. For all other stations the input by mouse or keyboard is disabled and the restriction is indicated by a small red window. Master Slave TCP/IP Access permitted Access denied www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 14 Request of Control Each participant communicating with NetC@p can request or release the control by using a key or a key switch. The default settings of the key-assignments are shown in the appendix. Keyboard www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 15 Key Switch A key switch can be connected to the serial interfaces. For serial connections the interfaces COM1 up to COM6 are available as indicated by the system. To ensure a definite control, a simultaneous configuration of serial and keyboard activation at the same machine is prohibited. However, each NetC@p-participant can get its individual way of activation. The schematic diagram for the connection is shown in the appendix. Key switch modes: Switch 2: Two positions (0 und 1).
NetC@p 3.0 16 Request of Control If there is a request to control a workstation, the workstation, which has the control now, is requested to release the control or to deny the request. If the active participant does not react on the incoming request within the timeout–interval, the requesting participant gets the control. The timeout-interval can be adjusted via the menu item: connection-characteristics/activation timeout. The default settings of the timeout-interval are shown in the appendix. www.
NetC@p 3.0 17 Request of Control The active participant can also deny the request. Indication of Permission The permission-indication window can be positioned anywhere on the screen. To do so, just move the small window with the mouse pointer at any location. The last position on the screen is saved then. (For the WindowsCE-Slave the position is predefined and cannot be modified.
NetC@p 3.0 18 Zoom Functionality NetC@p enables a full-screen display. Therefore the screen contents must be adjusted to the slave’s resolution if the screen resolutions of NetC@p - Master and NetC@p - Slave are different. Example: Resolution of Master: 1024x768 Resolution of Slave: 800x600 The screen contents of the Master (1) is shown reduced (zoomed) on the Slave (3).
NetC@p 3.0 19 Installation www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 Installation The installation of the Master- as well as of the Slave-version is supported by an installation program. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 21 Installation The basic setup-selection allows selecting all NetC@p variants out of one single installation program. Additional program options can be added or removed later on by calling the installation program again. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 22 Installation When installing the NetC@p - Master, you can select different special options: • Standard • Licence check via system-dongle Attention: Select the dongle-option only after connecting the corresponding hardware. From version 3.0 on, only key switches over serial interfaces COM1 to COM6 will be supported. You don´t need to install any additional drivers for these interfaces. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 23 Installation During the installation of NetC@p a special NetC@p - driver is installed for the operating systems Windows 2000 or Windows XP and onwards. This driver is not signed by Microsoft, indicated by a corresponding dialog. To continue the installation, only press the button: “Continue Installation“ (Windows XP) or “Yes“ (Windows 2000). Attention: This driver is not supported in RDP sessions via Terminal Server or Microsoft Virtual PC. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 24 Installation The WindowsCE Slave will be copied as a single file under “SlaveCE” directory on the desktop pc. This file should be transferred to the CE device. Yo can use the program “ActiveSync“ from Microsoft, in order to copy it to the CE device. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 25 Master www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 26 Start the master The NetC@p Master can be started in three different ways: • • • Manually by selecting the Master-icon within the NetC@p group Semi-automatically by inserting the icon within the auto start-group Automatically as a service within the operating system The NetC@p Master has been started when the @-symbol appears in the tray-area of the Windows Taskbar and the indication for permission is displayed as a green or a red window.
NetC@p 3.0 27 Master Options The NetC@p Master-options allow the individual setting of parameters as well as the display of the current connections within one window. List of all connected participants. Name of Master and TCP/IP- Address A Station-ID identifies each participant - Master as well as Slave -, To prevent simultaneous operation, only one participant is permitted to be in the active mode at the same time.
NetC@p 3.0 28 Master Settings The NetC@p settings can be accessed by the menu item “NetC@p“ of the master and the corresponding item “Settings“. The most important settings for the operation of the NetC@p Master can be configured on five register cards: • General • Connection • Screen • Activation • Key-shortcuts www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 Settings - General The general-settings are located on the following register panel: www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 30 Settings - General Shut down the NetC@p Master with a password When the checkbox is activated, the NetC@p - Master can only be shut down with a valid password. For this option a password must be set. This password can be defined at “Change Password for Settings“. Activate Super Master When the checkbox is activated, the NetC@p - Master can collect informations about other NetC@p - Master stations in the network. These informations can be used via NetC@p Interface DLL.
NetC@p 3.0 31 Settings - General Master Status In case of maintenance service at the master, which should not be interrupted by a login, the master can be set as “invisible“. Then all existing connections to this master are interrupted and the slaves cannot find the master automatically. Language Used to dynamically switch the localisation of the master-software between German and English lettering. To take effect no software-restart is required. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 32 Settings - Connection The basic connection parameters of the master are shown in this register panel: Master Host-Address When using PC-systems with multiple network adapters, select the desired IP-Address room the master should operate with. Connection-Password The registration of a slave on the master can be ensured by a password. This password is requested at any connection establishment to the master. The max. length is 16 characters and it is saved without any encryption as default.
NetC@p 3.0 33 Versions from 2.45 on: One can generally activate encryption of all Netc@p passwords over a registry entry. In this case, they will be saved as 32 hexadecimal characters in an encrypted form.
NetC@p 3.0 34 Settings - Connection TCP/IP Ports NetC@p uses three TCP/IP ports, whose numbers can be entered in the three text fields. To establish a connection between master and slave, the three number-fields of master and slave must be identical. The basic settings for the used ports are: Port 1 : Port 2 : Port 3 : 3997 3998 3999 Firewall The ports can be redefined in any way, e.g. when using a firewall, and must be enabled for TCPand UDP- communication.
NetC@p 3.0 35 Settings - Connection Network permission • By default, all slaves can automatically detect the master PC´s in the network via broadcast signals and make remote connection with them. • However one can configure a master in such a way that only certain slaves can detect it or make connection with it. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 36 Settings - Screen In the register panel “Screen“ all configuration possibilities relevant to display and speed are available: Process Priority: For regular operation the selected item should always be set to “Normal“. The process priority should only be set to “Low“, if other programs are restricted in their performance. If importance is attached to a very fast and secure connection, the process priority must be set to “High“. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 37 Settings - Screen Special Region Polling: This option can be used, if the NetC@p driver has compatibility problems with other graphics drivers installed, or if it was not enabled. The coordinates of a specific area, which should be polled, can then be defined here. For regular operation, this option is not selected. Minimize load, if master active This option is used to minimize the process priority of the master while being activated.
NetC@p 3.0 38 Settings - Screen Speed Control The speed control slide bar changes the ratio between screen shot updates and CPU strain between the master computer and the slave computer. Example 1 This example implements little CPU strain but submits less screen updates to the slave computer. • The master host has more CPU power available for processing (Software-SPS). • Creates less network load. • Less CPU power available.
NetC@p 3.0 Settings - Activation The register panel “Activation“ allows modifications concerning the control permission. Activation Type Select the preferred way to request control permission on the master. Serial interfaces (COM1 - COM6) are supported for using a key switch. When using a keyboard, the preferred key-sequence can be set on the register panel “Key Shortcuts“. You can also activate the master using any key, mouse or touch event. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 40 Settings - Activation Timeout for Activation Request The registered time in seconds expires up to receiving an activation request. Now the latest activated station has the opportunity to deny the request and to shut down one operating step before. Feed valid data from 0 up to 999 seconds. The default value is 0 seconds. Don´t show activation dialog To prevent simultaneous operation, only one participant is permitted to be in the active mode at the same time.
NetC@p 3.0 41 Standard mode: This mode is the standard mode, which has been used in the previous NetC@p versions: When a station makes a control request, a message box appears in the activated station in order to indicate that another station wants to have the control permission. The activated station can accept or reject this request. If the active station does not respond within the request timeout set, the station requesting the control permission automatically gets the mouse and keyboard control.
NetC@p 3.0 42 This mode is a special mode, in which only the active station may show a copy of the master screen. All connections will be established automatically (for slave versions 2.30 and higher). All inactive slaves show a predefined text or image (background behaviour). Upon connection establishment, the mouse and keyboard control will first be kept on the master.
NetC@p 3.0 43 All inactive slaves show a predefined text Text color If this option is active, the selected text or image will be combined with the master content. Otherwise, it will be displayed opaque. or an image in BMP format. Maximum size for the text is 100. The NetC@p master uses a transparancy value of 100 % for text option and 50 % for bitmap option as default, if the option „Combine with the current master screen“ was selected. These values may be changed individually via registry.
NetC@p 3.0 44 Slave 1 Master Slave 2 The bitmap will be adjusted to the screen size. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 45 Fallback: „Fallback timeout“: If an active slave does not use the mouse and keyboard within this timeout, the master station automatically gets the control back to itself and becomes free for other slave stations. Feed valid data from 0 up to 999 seconds. The default value is 10 seconds. Slave 1 Master Slave 2 www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 46 The slave station stays connected and shows the last screen content of the master. If another slave makes a control request, it immediately gets the control of mouse and keyboard. The former slave will be set back into the background state. The NetC@p master uses a transparancy value of 100 % for text option and 50 % for bitmap option as default, if the option „Combine with the current master screen“ was selected. These values may be changed individually via registry.
NetC@p 3.0 47 Priority list: Using this list you can assign each slave a different priority. Upon receiving a control request of a slave, the actions will be processed in the following order: 1) Initially the slave searches for a free master, that is, a master without any slave connection or a master with all slaves being in the background state. If the slave finds such a free master, the connection will be established. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 48 2) If none of the master stations are free, the slave searches for a master whose slave is in fallback state. 3) If more than one master are found during this search, the connection will be established to the master station whose slave has the lowest priority.
NetC@p 3.0 49 Quick mode: Quick mode enables a simple and quick control permission management. • In an inactive station the mouse, touch and keyboard events produce control permission request. • An active station, in which the “fallback timeout” was expired, remains active until another station makes a control permission request. • The control permission will be given to the requesting station without any time delay.
NetC@p 3.0 50 „Quick fallback timeout“: If an active station does not use the mouse and keyboard within this timeout, any other station can get the control to itself using the selected activation type. The default value is 5 seconds. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 51 Settings - Key Shortcuts The register panel “Key Shortcuts“ defines the key- combinations to release an activation request and to call up the master options. Modifications are only accepted when restarting the NetC@p Master. If an already registered key-combination is to be modified again, the registration is answered by the following message. Now you can select another key shortcut or shut down NetC@p, then the settings are accepted. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 52 Load File You can load any saved .mco master config files using the menu option “Load File” or via commando parameter “-configfile”. Example: master.exe –configfile my_config.mco Save as The current settings of NetCap Master can be saved into .mco config files. These files will be associated with NetCap Master so that you can start them with double-click or right mouse click. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 53 Registration www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 54 Registration The registration enables the unrestricted usage of the NetC@p-Master. A demonstration version is changed into a full version with a valid registration. In the title-bar of the master-window the text “Demo Version“ is added for clear distinction. Only the master has to be registered. For this, open the main menu “NetC@p“ within the NetC@p options and select the item “Registration“. The demo-version of NetC@p is time-restricted. It expires after 30 days.
NetC@p 3.0 55 Registration The transaction-number and the key to enable this version are registered in the registration-dialog. NetC@pID: An eight-digit hexadecimal value, identifying definitely your system hardware. TAN: You receive the transaction-number when buying a licence and it permits enabling the software once. Key: You receive a key after NetC@p has been enabled successfully. A successful enabling is displayed with the following message: www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 56 Registration A key-pair, invalid or entered incorrectly, creates the following message: Upgrade It is possible to upgrade the number of slaves later on with a registered and enabled version. If a registration has been finished successfully, the item “Upgrade“ is displayed instead of the menu item “Registration“. The upgrade-action proceeds in the same order as the registration. Downgrade is not supported. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 57 Version You can query the version-number of the NetC@p software at the menu item “Info“. Program Version Number Registration Data Number of Simultaneous Connectable Slaves Control State via NetC@p Driver NetC@p (enabled) Info NetC@p Not Registered Remaining Operation Time of the Demo-Version NetC@p (Demo) Info www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 58 Dongle NetC@p can also be enabled with a hardware-copy-protection-connector (dongle), instead of a TAN-/Key- combination. The USB-dongle is not supported on Windows NT 4.0. There are two different kinds of dongle available: An USB- dongle A Parallel Port- dongle USB - Dongle www.ads-tec.
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NetC@p 3.0 60 Slave The activated NetC@p Slave displays in its main window all available masters. An automatically detected master is signalised by dying green the connection symbol whereas a red symbol indicates a user-defined connection. Slave PC-Name and TCP/IP-Address Master List An automatically detected connection can be saved as a user-defined session via the menu of the right mouse-button. This enables setting the “Auto Login“- character.
NetC@p 3.0 61 Load File In analogy to master, you can load any saved .sco slave config files using this option. An .sco file contain any settings informations (language, TCP/IP ports, shortcuts, etc..) as well as connection informations (target master IP, screen mode, etc..). It is also possible to load a saved .sco file via commando parameter “-configfile”. Example: slave.exe –configfile my_config.sco Save as You can save the current settings to .sco config file.
NetC@p 3.0 62 New Connection A connection can also be established manually. The description with symbols refers to this connection in the master list of the slave. The specifications of the NetC@p- Master are followed by the settings of the connection-timeout and the activation-button for automatically connecting. Within the second dialog field you select the display mode for the slave as a window or the fullscreen mode if the master and the slave have the same resolutions.
NetC@p 3.0 63 Slave Settings The NetC@p Slave settings can be accessed by the menu item “Settings“. The most important settings for the operation of the NetC@p Slave can be configured on four register cards: • General • Connection • Activation • Short cuts Settings – General The general-settings are located on the following register panel: www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 64 Shut down the NetC@p Slave with a password When the checkbox is activated, the NetC@p - Slave can only be shut down with a valid password. For this option a password must be set. This password can be defined at “Change Password for Settings“. Language Used to dynamically switch the localisation of the master-software between German and English lettering. To take effect no software-restart is required.
NetC@p 3.0 65 Host Interfaces When using PC-systems with multiple network adapters, select the desired IP-Address room the slave should operate with. TCP/IP Ports NetC@p uses three TCP/IP ports, whose numbers can be entered in the three text fields. To establish a connection between master and slave, the three number-fields of master and slave must be identical. The basic settings for the used ports are: Port 1 : 3997 Port 2 : 3998 Port 3 : 3999 Firewall The ports can be redefined in any way, e.g.
NetC@p 3.0 Activation Type Select the preferred way to request control permission on the slave. Serial interfaces (COM1 – COM6) are supported for using a key switch. When using a keyboard, the preferred key-sequence can be set on the register panel “Key Shortcuts“. You can also activate the slave using any key, mouse or touch event.
NetC@p 3.0 67 NetCap Online Tool During a connection, you can show the NetCap Online Tool using the keyboard shortcut “NetCap Online Tool” (Default: F1) NetCap Options: This is the default start view of the slave. Toggle screen mode: Using this button, you can toggle the screen mode of the slave (fullscreen, window with scroll bars, etc..). This may also be realized using the shortcut “Toggle screen mode” (Default: F5) Minimize slave: Minimizes the slave window. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 68 Save as: “Save as” – botton enables you to save the current connection along with the existing connection parameters. Exit: Use this button to exit the current connection. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 69 Mobile Expansion www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 70 Mobile Expansion The WindowsCE Slave can be used on a CE device with the Microsoft WindowsCE operating system and x86 architecture. It enables therefore in connection with a wireless Ethernet board the mobile expansion of the display-transmission. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 71 DT Research / ict Web-Pad The following Web-Pad variants of the DT Research Company are suitable for using NetC@p: • • • WebDT 370 Series WebDT 375 Series WebDT 380 Series www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 72 Appendix www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 73 System Requirements Operating System NetC@p Master V3.0 NetC@p Slave V3.
NetC@p 3.0 74 NetC@p supports on the master-, as well as on the Slave- part all regular screen resolutions. If the screen resolution of the slave is different from the master´s one, the NetCap Slave can adjust the display to the respective size. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 75 Schematic diagram for Key Switch Serial Connector 9 pol. D-SUB PIN 4 DTR PIN 8 CTS www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 76 Troubleshooting • Transmission very slow Remedy: Possible reason: • NetC@p driver is not installed correctly • NetC@p - Master Info: Screen driver is not started: NetC@p - Master has to be installed again • Low network bandwidth • Colour depth is set too high • • • 100 MBit instead of 10 MBit (refer to How To) Switch instead of Hub Adjust on both systems (Master and Slave) a medium colour depth (16 Bit).
NetC@p 3.0 • 77 Screen Contents are no longer transmitted Remedy: Possible Reason: • The demo-time of the Master is expired. A dialog is displayed on the Master. www.ads-tec.
NetC@p 3.0 78 How To • 100 MBit instead of 10 MBit - Determining the Bandwidth: Start – Settings – Network Connection -
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