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Setting Blue Pill Panel into Raw Panel Mode

To set up multiple Blue Pill Inside units to work in a group together, it is necessary to change some settings in the connected panels from the Packages page to allow them to be controlled by the main Blue Pill panel. 
The connected unit needs the following changes:
  1. Stop the Reactor package.
  2. Disable Auto-Start in the Reactor package details.
  3. Enable Listen on Port in Hardware Manager package details and disable Listen On Socket.


    Listen on Port.png
4. Set the Protocol Mode needed for the project.project in the Hardware Manager package details. 
Protocol Mode.png
5. Set additional settings as needed/desired.desired in the Hardware Manager package. 
Additional options.png
6. Save and restart

HOW TO CHANGE SERVER / CLIENT MODE

Normal operation for Raw Panel is in 'Server mode'.
You can, however, set the deviceHardware intoManager 'Client' mode instead. This can be helpful if you fx. need to connect to a Qsys server.

  • follow above steps to enter Raw Panel mode
  • open 'Packages' page
  • find and install package: ibeam-rwp-bridge
  • when installed, click the ibeam-rwp-bridge line to open its settings
  • click 'Disable' at ServerEnabled
  • click 'Add entry' > enable 'Active' > enter IP (and maybe port) for external server
  • click 'Save and restart'
package. 

rwp-bridge.png

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