Getting started Guide
1. Login Screen:
For Remote Access,
a. Enter Remote Host name which will be beach.colorado.edu if you are trying to connect to the CSDMS Server
b. Enter your username for the host you entered.
c. Enter your password for the host your entered.
i. You can set the project path using the ÒSetupÓ option where you can set your preferences. Default option will be set to ÒDefaultÓ
ii. Default (in Preference Page):
1. Project XML name: project.xml
2. Project Path: /data/progs/cca/project/
3. Output Dir: Will be your home folder
4. Visit Install Path: /*/visit/bin
d. The ÒConnectÓ button does a ssh tunneling to the server by selecting the local and remote host using a random generator.
e. As soon as you are connected to the server, the combo box will list the available projects on the server. You should select one and click the ÒGOÓ button.
f. This runs the bocca script of the selected project and calls up the arena with the palette filled with the components.
2. Main Screen:
pde example
á The Palette: This will contain the list of components of the selected project
á The Arena: You can create your model by dragging the components from the palette
á Ccaffeine Console: Displays the server side output. You have options to save this output as a text file. Goto FileˆSave Console O/P
á Ccaffeine Communicator: Displays the client-server communication. This is mainly for debug purpose.
á ÒUserinputÓ button opens up a dialog to enter the parameters
á ÒGoÓ button does the calculation and returns the output. For status information see the Ccaffeine Console/ Communicator.
á On the menu bar you have options to save the model, open a model, remove components, clear arena etc.
á For detailed description on the pde example please refer: http://www.cca-forum.org/download/tutorial/guide-html-0.6.2-1/node39.html