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# Appendix B: SMX Tracker

To use the SMX laser interface you need to do the following.

1. Connect your port lock (dongle) to your USB port. The portlock must be present during PC-DMIS installation.

2. Execute setup.exe from the PC-DMIS Installation CD. Follow the on-screen instructions.

3. If SMX Laser interface is programmed in your portlock, PC-DMIS will load and use the SMX Laser interface when working on-line.

4. If All interfaces is programmed in your portlock (like a demo dongle), you may need to manually rename smxlaser.dll to interfac.dll. smxlaser.dll is found in the PC-DMIS install directory.

3. Download the SMX laser DLL located at: ftp://ftp.wilcoxassoc.com/3rdParty/Faro/Tracker1331.zip.

4. Unzip the contents of the Tracker1331.zip file into the PC-DMIS installation directory. In additional to the SMX Laser dll, there are JAR files and a JRE directory and subdirectories included in zip file. These files and directories must be copied to PD-DMIS installation directory.

5. Test communication with your tracker by typing the following command from the command prompt:

ping 128.128.128.100

Note: For older trackers, the last number of the IP address is your tracker's serial number.

If there are problems with communication you can FTP into the tracker and test its response. Use the following commands:

ftp 128.128.128.100

login: supervise (doesn’t work with new Faro trackers)

> quote home

> quit

This should home the machine. If this fails then power down the machine, wait 1 minute and power it back up. If this still fails and SMX Insight software is loaded on the machine, you can try to perform a ‘Startup’ in Insight.

Note: Be aware that once the Tracker has been powered down for a while it can take up to 30 minutes for a reliable connection to be established.

The Faro SMX Tracker has added capability from the Faro Utilities application that can be accessed from PC-DMIS.

More:

Using the Closure Window

Performing Operational Checks