User guide

Contents
Document Reference ......................................................................................................... 2
Contents 3
1 Introduction to EHX ...................................................................................... 19
1.1 Further information .......................................................................................... 19
1.2 Terminology .................................................................................................... 19
1.3 System components ........................................................................................ 20
1.3.1 Central matrix ....................................................................................................... 20
1.3.2 Eclipse HX configuration software (EHX) ............................................................. 22
1.3.3 Setting up an Eclipse HX matrix system .............................................................. 22
1.3.4 EHX overview ....................................................................................................... 23
2 Getting started: installing, starting and exiting EHX ................................. 26
2.1 System requirements ...................................................................................... 26
2.2 Installing EHX .................................................................................................. 27
2.2.1 Backing up your existing projects and configurations .......................................... 27
2.2.2 Uninstalling and reinstalling EHX ......................................................................... 28
2.2.3 Installing EHX ....................................................................................................... 28
2.2.4 Importing your projects and configurations into EHX 7.5 ..................................... 28
2.2.5 Running EHX ........................................................................................................ 29
2.2.6 Identifying the EHX version .................................................................................. 31
3 EHX: setting up a system ............................................................................. 32
3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 32
3.2 Matrix ethernet operation ................................................................................ 34
3.2.1 Configuration restrictions ...................................................................................... 34
3.3 Selecting ethernet or serial connection ........................................................... 34
3.3.1 Ethernet connection .............................................................................................. 35
3.3.2 Serial connection .................................................................................................. 39
3.3.3 Checking connections with the Windows ping utility ............................................ 40
3.4 Creating a project file ...................................................................................... 41
3.5 Setting up a new matrix ................................................................................... 41
3.5.1 Adding an offline matrix ........................................................................................ 41
3.5.2 Adding a discovered matrix .................................................................................. 43
3.5.3 Matrix preferences menu ...................................................................................... 44
3.5.4 Configuration options ............................................................................................ 53
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