Creating a Setup File for the Console Interface
Application setup files (.vxc extension) let you define your simulator application in the Vortex Studio interface. An external application for running the simulator (such as SimApp) parses the file and automatically uses it to configure the application. To add Console features to your simulator configuration, you must create a setup file which identifies the correct Console-specific nodes and elements. For detailed information about creating simulator setup files, see Setup User Guide.
You can find an example of a setup file for a simulator that uses the Console extension in the following program directory: C:\CM Labs\Vortex Studio [releaseNumber]\resources\config.
Required Elements for Every Node
Extension (link to each) | Function |
|---|---|
Console Module | Specifies how all pages and components of the console interact |
Application Metrics Manager | Specifies how the system records and displays metrics |
Console Equipment Manager | Specifies how users will select simulation content |
Console Session Control Extension | Specifies how the system synchronizes a session on the simulator |
Console Pages Exercise Selection Page | Specifies how users select and load a given simulation |
Optional Extensions
To use any of the following extensions, you must add the correct element to the simulator setup file.
Extension (link to each) | Function |
|---|---|
Mongo Database Module | Specifies the database that will store user and session data |
Network Data Module | Monitors network traffic for systems with multiple computers |
Network Configuration | Specifies the relationships between computers in systems where one user will launch a simulation on the simulator from a separate desktop computer |
Player OS Taskbar Visibility | Removes the Windows OS task bar from a desktop display while the simulator is running. |