Installing Bailine BSP in Windows
- You need a Windows 10 desktop or laptop that is not too
slow.
An Intel 4-core CPU is recommended.
- You need a Bailine USB dongle for Windows.
- You need an adapter with USB serial ports for each simulator.
- You need networking cables, e.g. Cat5 RJ45, for each
simulator
About the Bailine BSP EMUX program
The Windows versions (Bailine BSP EMUX) have been used by selected
studios since some years.
The EMUX versions have one drawback: You can only use up to 4 simulators
simultaneously.
This limitation will probably eventually be removed.
PC / Laptop
You need Windows 10 (64-bits or 32-bits). You may also be able
to use Windows 7.
We do not have the exact minimum specifications for a system needed
to run the simulators, but some older computers will simply not
be fast enough. You will also need a faster computer to run four
simulators instead of just one simulator.
The reason lies mostly within the applied Windows drivers so this
also varies with the type of serial port adapters that are used.
(More technical information can be found below.)
USB ports
Three USB ports would be an advantage:
- One for the Bailine USB dongle
- One for a serial port adapter
- One for a printer
Alternatively you can use an USB hub. Depending on the PC and the
equipment you probably have to use a powered USB-hub.
Printer
You should be able to use any Windows printer when running the
program under Windows so you may be able to continue to use an older
printer as long it can be connected to the new PC/laptop.
We recommend using a laser printer and to avoid the cheapest printers.
(Cheap printers are usually much more costly in use.)
An older parallel port printer will probably have to be connected
by USB since a new PC will seldom have a parallel port. However,
lots of parallel port printers also supports USB.
There are USB to parallel port adapters, but these do not not work
on all systems, also the Bailine legacy parallel port dongle will
not work through a parallel port adapter.
You can also connect a printer through networking or wireless.
Installing the BSP EMUX program
Windows needs a different version of the BSP program than the versions
used with legacy systems.
The program can be downloaded from the web and you can install
it yourself, or
you can ask Bailine HQ to log in to your computer to install it
for you.
You need to have a Bailine USB dongle available before the program
can be run.
For Windows you need a Bailine BSP EMUX version that can be downloaded
from www.bailine.com/faq + DOWNLOAD + BSP newer versions
+ BSP win emux programs.
Select the version with the highest version number but avoid test
versions.
The installation files for Bailine BSP EMUX for Windows need to
be located in
C:\BAILINEW, i.e. unpack the installation ZIP file into that directory,
keeping
the directory structure of the zip file intact. On most Windows
installation you
can simply double click the ZIP file and drag the folder BAILINEW
inside the
ZIP file to the root of the C drive. Click on BAILINEW to start
the program.
If you after installing the BSP program find you can not start
the program, check
that you have plugged in the Bailine dongle and installed the driver
for the dongle.
Also, if you do not see a list of serial ports on your system when
you start the BSP
program, make sure you have plugged in the adapter(s) and installed
the driver(s).
Installing dongle and serial port adapter
Make sure Windows have been fully updated before installing:
Windows start menu + Settings + Update & Security etc.
(Redo the updating until Windows can find no more updates.)
You find the installation files for the Bailine BSP dongle
and
drivers for some common serial port adapters at
www.bailine.com/faq + DOWNLOAD + Windows drivers.
To install the Bailine BSP dongle, download the file HASPDINST.EXE
to
e.g C:\DONGLE then open a command prompt (Windows start menu
+ Search + CMD + Enter) and go the directory you installed to, type
e.g. CD\DONGLE [Enter] then finally type
HASPDINST -i [Enter].
If the installation fails, restart the computer and try again.
(On Windows 10 the installation sometimes fails until you restart)
For Windows 10 and newer:
Doublecheck if you need to install special drivers available through
'View optional updates' + 'Driver updates'
Not all serial port adapters work with all computers.
If so, you need to use another type of adapter.
Copying client data between DOS and Windows
The client data is found in the file BAILINE.DAT
1) DOS: C:\BAILINE\BAILINE.DAT
2) Windows: C:\BAILINEW\BAILINE\BAILINE.DAT
With the current versions the file are interchangeable between
DOS and Windows.
When moving from DOS to WINDOWS copy the file from 1 to 2.
Since it is critical not to destroy the client data, it is recommended
to COPY not MOVE the file.That way one has a working backup in case
something goes wrong during the copying. The file can by copied
by USB, floppy, network or by other media.
Always EXIT the Bailine program before copying or modifying the
DAT file.
Installation help
If you need help with the installation go to https://remotedesktop.google.com/support
and generate a support code before you call Bailine technical support.
(You will need need a google account to use the google remote system,
and it will be easier to install if you use the google browser to
avticate it. The first time you use google remote you will need
to install some helper files which the google browser will prompt
you for. The installation procedure can be confusing but if you
get stuck; go back to the above support link and reload it until
you get to the screen where you can generate a code.)
Make sure Windows have been fully updated BEFORE calling:
(Go to the Windows start menu + Settings + Update & Security
etc.
Then redo the updating until Windows can find no more updates.)
Version upgrading
ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO DO A BACKUP BEFORE UPGRADING!
When upgrading to a new version of the Bailine BSP it is crucial
that you do
NOT DELETE OR CHANGE the file C:\BAILINEW\BAILINE\BAILINE.DAT.
This file contains all your clients data and should you delete it
you will lose all information!
A safe way to upgrade can be to first rename the current C:\BAILINEW
directory to something else, e.g. BAILINE001, then unpack the files
for the new program to a new C:\BAILINEW directory. Then locate
the file BAILINE.DAT in the previous subfolder C:\BAILINE001\BAILINE
and copy it to C:\BAILINEW\BAILINE.
The file C:\BAILINEW\BAILINE\BAILINE.DAT is also the file you need
to backup.
The main data file (BAILINE.DAT) is identical for the Windows
and DOS versions.
Simulator cables
The Bailine simulators need to be connected to the computer running
the Bailine program through serial port cables. The reason serial
ports are used is that the serial port cables can be much longer
than USB cables that can only be a few meters long.
The simulators use 9-pin plugs only as do most Windows serial port
adapters. PCI / ISA cards used in previous legacy installtion however
used 25-pin plugs. So if changing from legacy to Windows it will
beneccessary to change plugs from 25 to 9 pins on the PC side for
each simulator.
If the simulators are connected via network cables, you need only
to replace the 25-pin plugs at the PC side with new 9-pin plugs.
If the wires are soldered they must be resoldiered with 25-pin
plugs, or you can use adapters.
Instead of resoldier plugs it may be easier to switch to using
network cables.
Technical information
Tests indicate that, at least with older generations, INTEL CPUs
work better than AMD.
(The reason for this is probably just that the third party emulation
code used by the Bailine BSP EMUX program is better optimized for
Intel CPUs)
We do not know exactly how weak a computer can be used but we have
tested e.g. an Asus E406M with an weak Intel Celeron Dual Core N3710
(M/S 1864/576) which appeared to be sufficient.
A passmark single thread benchmark of 1500 should be sufficient,
but it will depend on the system.and the serial port adapter(s)
used.
You can look up your computers CPU type through the Windows 10
start menu + Settings + System + About.
And the passmark single thread benchmark (which is only
an indication) for a CPU can be found via www.passmark.com.
Alternatively, if you already got an older computer, you can just
try installing the program to check if it updates fast enough.
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