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Installation Guide
A basic system consists of multiple MADI-xx/AM-xx frames and a single PC connected to a
common LAN. The LAN may be dedicated or form part of a larger system. In the latter case, care
must be taken to ensure that sufficient data capacity is available and that no conflicts are likely to
be encountered with other equipment and services.
The software is supplied on CD-ROM. Follow the installation wizard, which will provide the
options to install either CONFIG-xx or DISPLAY-xx or both applications on the PC. A multi-
PC installation will typically require CONFIG-xx, and optionally, DISPLAY-xx, to be installed on
one machine for use by the system administrator. Workstation PCs used for monitoring will then
only required DISPLAY-xx to be installed.
Reminder: Only one instance of CONFIG-xx can address the same frames on the same LAN at a time. A
warning is given if an attempt is made to run a second copy of CONFIG-xx.
System requirements
MADI-xx/AM-xx Network:
・ 370 Kbps per monitoring station
・ 85 Kbps for logging
・ Up to 6.4 Mbps for audio streaming (at full stereo bandwidth)
・ Subnet routers must pass multi-cast packets
SOFT-xx:
・ IBM compatible PC running Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
・ 700 kHz Processor Speed or greater
・ 512 Mb RAM
・ Graphics card supporting DirectX V9.0c (minimum resolution: 1024 x 768)
・ CD-ROM drive
・ Network card
・ USB port
In most cases a low to medium specification computer will suffice, for example a laptop with a
700MHz processor. At install, only 20 Mbytes of disk space is needed, though more may be
required if numerous logs and configuration files are maintained.
A fresh install of Windows XP SP2/DirectX 9.0C is recommended. A DirectX 9.0C compatible
graphics card is recommended to show the Full Screen bargraph display correctly.
