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Newpoint ™ Compass 4.0 
 
also includes the 
Technical Support 
 
 
 
 
  
Newpoint Technologies, Inc. 
13 Red Roof Lane 
Newpoint Technology Park 
Salem, NH 03079-2929  USA 
 
telephone +1 603 898-1110 
fax +1 603 898-1113 
http://www.newpointtech.com 
support@newpointtech.com 
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                          001      Software Version: Compass v. 4.0  Operating System: Windows NT 4.0+  Doc. Number: COMP-USER-006  Doc. Revision  Rev. 3.2    N ewpoint Technologies, Inc. makes no representations that use of its products  in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or  future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply  the granting of lice nses to make, use, or sell equipment or software in  accordance with the description. Possession, use, 
                    
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                                      and                                      3 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  Newpoint Technologies, Inc. Paul Houle, President forward to servicing your needs today and into the future. Thank you for purchasing our products and services. We look  representative, or Customer Service. For additional copies of this Guide, contact your Newpoint Sales  smallest to the largest communication systems. d meet the needs of all customers, from th
                    
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                                          -        Figure 1 Newpoint Technologies Headquarters              1 - 800 - 447 -    1 - 603 - 898 -    1 - 603 - 898 - 1113      e -                  4 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  Technical Support Guide for further details. ing Started / can obtain support in several ways. See the Gett documentation for assistance. If you can not solve the problem, you  Before contacting Technical Support, please check your  Technical Suppo
                    
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                          Contents    A W ELCOME FROM THE P RESIDENT 3  C N EWPOINT T ECHNOLOGIES 4  ................................ ....... 4  ................................ ............................... 4  ................................ ................................ .... 4  A BOUT THIS G UIDE 7  ................................ ................................ ................ 7  ................................ ................................ .... 7  ................................ ......................
                    
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                          M AINTENANCE P LANS - C OMPASS L ICENSED S OFTWARE 65  A PPENDICES ................................ ................................ ................. 68  W INDOWS N AVIGATION C ONVENTIONS 69  ................................ ............ 69  ................................ ............. 71  M AINTENANCE ROUBLESHOOTING 73  ................................ ................................ ..... 73  ................................ ................................ ....... 73  ..................
                    
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                                          q 0    q     q     q           - - -       7 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  concepts. please refer to Microsoft documentation for detailed procedures and  related topics are not discussed in detail; the system. Windows NT hnologies that are configured in understanding of the devices and tec Newpoint Compass and related documentation will have a solid  user of based monitor and control system. The successful end device integrator
                    
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                                     This typeface is used in examples of command  sequences and ASCII file contents.   Italics identify new terms and variable expressions,    such as parameters.  Angle brackets specify keyboard keys, such as th e   < T B ACKSPACE > keys. Note that your  keyboard may not be labeled as shown in the text.  S C APITAL  Small caps indicate names of keys on the keyboard  LETTERS – for example, < S HIFT > or < A LT > .  Key combinations for which you must press and   hold down one key, and t
                    
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                                Figure 2 Sample Compass Console     What’s in the box?      In Compass Administrator, use simple point - and - click routines to add new  sites (nodes) and devices. The Ad ministrator makes it easy to customize  system alarms, and other driver point details. From here you can also edit  Console screens and logic scripts, and view current or historical data trends.      Use Compass Draw to build new screens, or m odify current screens, to reflect  changes to your system hardware. Use the 
                    
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                                the             - -             •   •   •     10 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  Plot Manager Trend Historian AEM Viewer include: lications stability. The new Java app greater functionality, portability, and   applications, for Java redesigned as  Several Compass clients have been  versions. customers using Compass 3.1 and earlier  will remain available for purchase by  ompass 4.0.  This product the release of C for Compass has been discon
                    
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                            The  asks        The         -        (4.0).      11 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  Adobe Acrobat version of  orted by a newer Compass 4.0 is now supp 6.0) GMS  program (SL Draw version of the  Compass 4.0 is now supported by a newer  representative. can be purchased through your sales  the standard Compass CD; paper copies  is included in the documentation suite on   User Guide of devices. The Device Library compatible with Compass and with 
                    
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                                     Figure 3 To Upgrade, select Repair               •      •      •      12 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  s 4.0, you must also upgrade the Mercury units. Compas If you use Mercury units in your system, and you upgrade to  cannot upgrade only some of the systems in a network. If you upgrade, you must upgrade all systems at all sites; you  custom clients with the Compass 4.0 Toolkit. recompile all drivers and If you upgrade, you will hav
                    
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                          • - \     Ø \ system.pnt Ø \ init.ctl Ø \ system.cfg  Ø \ feprpl.cfg Ø \ custlink.cfg Ø \ admin.txt  Ø \ system.mnu Ø \ default.dy Ø \ pointdb.cfg  Ø \ ipe.cfg Ø \ overview.m1     •  ).    •      •  -     •      13 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  your start menu items. to manually remove the Configurable Driver menu item in have  .  If installing Compass over an older version, you will Studio Visual Driver The Configurable Driver has been rename
                    
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                              -               Figure 4 Upgrade Warning        14 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  (see syntax below). the Compass directory, and can be executed from a command prompt  , to assist you.  This utility is stored in scrpatch.exe new utility,  in earlier Compass versions.  The Compass distribution includes a  creens created Draw, you will need to process your existing system s Because Compass version 4 is supported by a newer version of SL  Usin
                    
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                          1       Enter this command to update  SCRPATCH  all system screen s under  \ COMPASS.   Enter the command with a  directory name argument to  SCRPATCH   update only screens in the  designated directory.   Enter the command with one  or multiple screen name  arguments to update only  those sc reens. In the Windows  SCRPATCH   Explorer, screen files can also  be dragged - - dropped onto  SCRPATCH executable  with the same results.            15 Newpoint Technolog
                    
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                                                 •  \    •  \ bin    \ •   •  \    •  \    r   •   \  •   • -  •   •  \ etc    16 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  node master configuration files for the local  screens and other supporting files specific configuration file a driver a point configuration file drv a driver executable file contains:  subdirectories; each typically device drive Acrobat Reader. in PDF format, to be viewed in Adobe’s  docs Newpoint Compass User 
                    
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                               •  \    \ •   •  \ iml    •  \    •  \    •  \    •  \          These directories and files are stored in the COMPASS directory by  default. Although you are able to change this location during  installation, we strongly recommend that you accept the default  installation settings    17 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  .  We Recommend View Console screen standard and customized screens for the  replication. remote empty until you begin to im
                    
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                              Pentium II 233 MHz    (see note below)     at least 300MB free  - space available for a       complete installation  Use a three - button mouse to take adva ntage of all  navigation features in Newpoint Compass.     (A two - button mouse is acceptable)   SVGA monitor, that can support 65536 Colors, Small    Fonts Enabled, and 1024 x 768 resolution.  W e recommend that you disable the option to Show  contents while dragging . This setting is    located in the Display Properties page on the 
                    
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                                    -       19 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  RAM. best supported by a Pentium II 233 machine with at least 128 MB  uirement clients, is req Alarm and Event Manager, and other high For example, a system that contains a few hundred devices,  as much processor power and RAM as you can afford.  approach is to plan for future system expansion, and to purchase  l system. However, a more realistic adequately support a smal incorporate into the 
                    
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                            -                          - \ -      -   20 Newpoint Technologies, Inc.  COMP-USER-006  Salem, NH 03079  Rev. 3.2 –01/31/01  read each screen carefully to avoid errors.  to continue. Follow the instructions presented on the screen, and Yes up window asks if you wish to install the program. Click on A pop ROM drive). match the drive assigned to the CD command to   (or edit the drive letter in the Setup D: the command line, type  . On Run button, then select Start Windows NT desktop, click on