"Schematic on the Fly"® 2009 at S.M.P.T.E 2009
Come and see us at STAND E03: Tuesday 21st to Friday 24th.
On display and available for demo (or playing) is “Schematic on the Fly” 2009 (RC2 - Release Candidate 2). With only a few bits and paperwork to tidy up we expect to release it just after the show.
Here is a brief run down on what's in our 2009 release:
Signals.
Signals provide “Fault Find Assistant” with greater ability to analyse and refine a “Schematic on the Fly”. Signals utilise a hierarchy approach which enables highly specific analysis (eg. only discrete AES audio) or very broad analysis (eg. any Audio). Every time a database is created a large number of default Signals are created by default.
Fault Find Assistant.
This add-on to “Schematic on the Fly” works by rejecting irrelevant equipment and cables from “Schematic on the Fly”. Configurable options include Signal Type, Equipment Lists, Source and Destination Equipment. This makes tracing Signal flow and faults much faster.
Equipment.
“Abbreviated Entry” is a lovely little time saver when creating large databases. Whenever the Equipment is added to a database the Termination data is also added automatically. It is also possible to define the quantity of Inputs and Outputs for each item of equipment; all Views can be set to obey the limits. Many other new fields for administration: Asset, Purchase, Maintenance, etc etc.
Schematic on the Fly.
Heavily reworked and another display option (mid view) has been added. As the name suggests it provides more info than the “Near” but less than the “Far”.
Single and Multiple Views.
Equipment, Signal and Termination fields are grouped together to make entry simpler. New Equipment and Signals may be automatically added to the database from within these views making database creation much faster.
Notes.
In addition to the traditional “local notes” we have created a new system where the same note may be attached to more than one item. eg. The same note may refer to multiple: Cables, items of Equipment, Signals and Layouts. This is ideal for fault/calibration/test documentation and provides another way to navigate the database.
Layouts.
We now have an....”upside down layout”. For those who are tired of the writing always being the wrong way up, this is for you!! After the data is printed (the normal way) it is repeated “upside down” making the Cabel Label viewable from either direction.
And.....
Many more shortcuts and neat features!
