------------------------------------------------------------------ README.TXT for the Remote Application for Tektronix Waveform Monitors Supported OS: Win NT, Linux, Mac OS X 10.4+ ------------------------------------------------------------------ The "Remote Application for Tektronix Waveform Monitors" enables the user of Tektronix WFM8000/WFM5200/WFM2200 series Waveform Monitor products to operate the instrument from a remote workstation. Requirements ------------ The remote application requires Java Standard Runtime Environment version 1.4.1 or later. The Java runtime must already be installed on your system in order to use the remote application. Please visit http://java.com for the latest Java runtime software and installation instructions. Differences Between Web Application and Web Applet -------------------------------------------------- When a remote use interface is started from the web page of a Tektronix waveform monitor, your web browser downloads a Java applet from the instrument and runs that applet within your web browser. To maintain the security of your computer, that applet is not allowed to perform certain operations such as writing files to your hard disk. However, a Java application, that has been installed on your local hard disk or on your local network, may be trusted by your computer and is not subject to the same limitations as an applet. The remote application supports all of the features of the web applet and adds the capability to load and save instrument presets and snapshots to your hard disk Installation ------------ Windows: 1. Use WinZip or other ZIP file compression utility to extract the contents of the zip file to a local hard disk. This will create a new folder which contains this read me file and the TekWfmApp.app folder. 2. Copy the entire TekWfmApp.app folder to a location on a local hard disk or in a network folder. 3. Open the TekWfmApp.app folder. 4. Create a shortcut for the run.bat file inside the TekWfmApp.app directory (right click and select "Create Shortcut") 5. Rename the shortcut file to "TekWfmApp". 6. Move the shortcut file to the desktop or copy the shortcut to the start menu. The original run.bat file should remain in the TekWfmApp.app folder. Linux: 1. Use a ZIP file compression utility to extract the zip file. This will create a new directory which contains this read me file and the TekWfmApp.app directory. 2. Copy the file TekWfmApp.app/Contents/Resources/Java/wvr61x.jar to directory within your home directory or a shared network directory. 3. Edit the file run.sh and update the path of the JAR file with the path of the file you just copied. For example: jarfile="/usr/local/lib/TekWfmApp/wvr61x.jar" 4. Move or copy the run.sh file to a bin directory within your home directory or a shared network directory. The bin directory should be included in your PATH. 5. Rename the run.sh file to "TekWfmApp". 6. chmod 555 TekWfmApp Mac OS X: 1. If your web browser did not automatically extract the TekWfmApp folder from the ZIP file, open the ZIP file with StuffIt Extractor (double click) 2. Open the TekWfmApp folder on your desktop or in your download directory. The folder will contain this file and a TekWfmApp application. 3. Copy the TekWfmApp application to your Application directory. Uninstall --------- 1. Delete the TekWfmApp.app folder, JAR file or TekWfmApp application. 2. Delete any additional files, shortcuts or folders that were created during the installation process. To Run ------ Windows: Double click the TekWfmApp icon on the desktop or select TekWfmApp from the Start Menu. Unix/Linux: Run the program TekWfmApp Mac OS X: Double click the TekWfmApp application Known Problems -------------- Mac OS X: Problems with quitting web application. Selecting "Quit" from the TekWfmApp menu (application menu) does not save settings. Selecting "Exit" from the File menu does not fully quit the application. In order to save window position and application state, First select "Exit" from the File menu and then "Quit" from the application menu. To quit without saving application state, select "Quit" from the application menu.