Subject:CODE V

Software Category: Optical system design/analysis
Supported by: ACS and assorted Rensselaer staff.
ACS is responsible for installing CODE V and maintaining its operation; for help on actually using the package, please contact Pankaj Das, Professor of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering.

Description:

CODE V, Optical Research Associates' program for optical system design and analysis, is available. However, please note that this package is licensed only for use on the Sun workstations in JEC 3207, as well as the remote access Suns; there is no IBM RS/6000 version.

Designed to support the engineer in all stages of development, CODE V incorporates the following major features:

• Lens entry and editing database
• Design, diagnostic, and evaluation functions
• Fabrication and other functions

Getting Started:

Before you can use CODE V, you must first set it up by entering the following commands at a UNIX prompt, on one of the machines mentioned above:

   setup codev
   cv7

After a moment, a CODE V header page will appear on your screen; press the Return or Enter key to continue. The CODE V main menu appears, and the package is now in menu mode, as described below.

Menu Mode

When in CODE V menu mode, you may either enter the number of the desired function from the list of functions displayed in the dialog box in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, or use one of the -letter sequences listed at the bottom of the screen. (On the RCS system, the F1 key is equivalent to the GOLD key.) For example, pressing the -C sequence from the program's main menu will put CODE V in command mode, which is discussed below. Pressing the -K key sequence will provide you with a list of helpful key sequence descriptions.

Command Mode

Once CODE V is in command mode, you may well want to obtain help on how to use the available CODE V commands. To access the standard internal help files, type hel at the CODE V> prompt; this will provide you with a list of CODE V commands. You may then type h topic, where topic refers to any of the commands listed. Type e to exit the internal help files; you will return to CODE V> command mode prompt.

To return to menu mode from command mode at any time, type screen at the CODE V> prompt.

Exiting CODE V

To exit CODE V from the main menu, type the -E key sequence; the program will prompt you to confirm the exit. To exit the program from command mode, type exit at the CODE V> prompt. As in menu mode, the program will prompt you to confirm the exit.

For more information on using CODE V, refer to the documentation listed below, as well as the Possible Problems and Solutions section.

Documentation:

For additional information on using CODE V, refer to the CODE V Reference Manual, Volumes I, III, and III, located at the Help Desk in the VCC and CII 3111.

Possible Problems and Solutions

The CODE V license has to be reactivated every month, so if you attempt to run the package and get a message similar to "Accounting report must be run," it most likely means that the package needs to be reset. Type quit at the ACC> prompt which has appeared, and contact the ACS consultants at x7777 (or send e-mail to them at consult@rpi.edu) so they can reactivate the program.

Vendor:

Optical Research Associates

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