Wavetronix CMD-DT Quick-reference Guide

Command Translator

USER QUICK-REFERENCE GUIDE

Install Translator and TaskBuilder

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1 Install the Translator soware then access the login page by opening a Web browser and navigating to

“http://<hostname or IP Address of Translator>/Translator/.”

2 Once on the login page, enter your username and password (default “administrator” and “password”)

then click Login.

3 Select System from the menu bar then click on the TaskBuilder link on the le side of the page.
4 Click on the TaskBuilder link to download and install TaskBuilder on the local machine.

Create a task

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Tasks for Translator are cre­ated in TaskBuilder. Once
TaskBuilder is open, follow
the steps below to create a
new task:

1 Select New Task from

the File menu or click
the button on the toolbar,
opening the Task Details
window.

2 Enter the information in

the Task Details window
and click Done (only
Task Name is required).

3 To add components to a

task, drag one or more
components from the
Component List at le to
the main task window.

4 Congure a component by selecting it in the main task window and lling out the applicable properties.
5 Create an action between two components by selecting the button, then using your mouse to drag from

the start component to the end component (valid end components will be highlighted in green).

6 Congure the properties of an action by selecting it in the main task window and lling out the appli-

cable information.

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Debugging a task

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Once a task is created, follow the steps below
to debug the task:

1 Click the button on the toolbar.

TaskBuilder will ask for any user-dened
values, then the Debug menu will open
on the toolbar.

2 Click the button to execute the entire

task. Actions will be highlighted in red
as they are executed. Any errors will
appear aer the task is run in an Error
Report dialog.

If you would like to step through each action
one by one, use the button. Errors will be

displayed immediately aer each step if they
occur. Click to stop execution entirely and return to the normal editing mode.

In the Conguration Options menu, accessed by clicking the button, TaskBuilder can be congured to
run the entire task automatically aer clicking the button, instead of using the Debug toolbar.

Export a task

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Aer creating a task, follow the steps below
to export that task to the Translator service:

1 Open the Export Task window by select-

ing Export Task(s) from the File menu
or by clicking the button.

2 All registered tasks will be listed in the

Tasks to Export box; check the task(s)
you would like to export.

3 Select Export to Translator Service,

then select the currently running host
name or IP address from the drop-down
list.

4 Click the Export button. e status box will let you know whether the attempt was successful.

You can also export to an XML le. To do this, open the Export Task window and select Export to File.
Enter the le name in the text box or click the . . . button to browse for the le, then click Export.