Hudson Robotics SoftLinx 5.0 - Manual (Page 8)

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Users name the interface by instrument type - not by instance name. Templates are also available to use
as starting points for interface development. Once named, the newly created interface will immediately
open and be available for development. In addition, the new interface is installed onto the machine, so
users may access the instrument they are creating immediately. The interface is then added to the list.
Note that if the user uninstalls the interface without packaging it to a SIP, the interface cannot be
recovered.
Unpack Interface from SIP - Installs an interface from a SIP, from a location defined by the user.
Reload Existing interface - Reinstalls an interface, and overwrites all installed files of an interface with
those from the current associated SIP file.
Package folder to SIP file - Packages an Instrument folder to an SIP file, and saves it to a location
defined by the user.
Clicking OK will install the selected instrument files to the computer, if that instrument's files are not
installed. This will also add the custom-named instance of the selected instrument to the list of all
instruments in the Instrument Setup screen. In addition, the interface will be activated to allow the user to
set communication settings.