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Installing libraries

Additional libraries distributed as .zip archives must be installed for the SunriseWorkbench project to work fully.

Prerequisite

Before installing the libraries, make sure that the project has been created or loaded. See Creating a new project or Loading an existing project.

Opening the settings

In the SunriseWorkbench main menu, select Window → Preferences. In the window that opens, go to Install/Update → Available Software Sites.

Window → Preferences menu

Adding library archives

Click Add. In the dialog, click Archive... and add a library .zip archive.

Available Software Sites

Windows users

Use the standard file-selection dialog to locate and select the archive.

Linux users

Because SunriseWorkbench runs in an emulated Windows environment, use the following procedure to access the Linux file system:

  1. In the file-selection dialog, click Look in: and select My Computer.

    Adding a software source

  2. A list of mounted drives appears. It may contain more entries than the number of physical drives because of how the compatibility environment works.

    Selecting an archive

  3. Check each drive in turn. One of them contains the Linux file system (drive H in this example).

    My Computer

  4. Open the directory containing the libraries, select one of the .zip archives, and click OK.

    Drive list

  5. Confirm the selected archive by clicking OK in the next window.

    Linux file system

Adding the remaining archives

The archive appears in the Available Software Sites list. Repeat the procedure for every remaining library .zip file.

Selecting an archive

After adding all archives, click OK to save the settings.

Installing the libraries

Select Help → Install New Software... from the menu. In the Work with field, select All Available Sites. Components from all added archives appear in the list.

List of added archives

Select every available component and click Next. Review the installation summary and click Next again.

Help → Install New Software

Accept the license agreements and click Finish to begin installation.

Component list

Installation duration

Installing the libraries may take a significant amount of time. Do not interrupt the process. Selecting components

Restarting the application

When installation finishes, SunriseWorkbench prompts you to restart. Click Restart Now.

Installation process

After the restart, the interface switches to Russian and all installed libraries appear in StationSetup.cat.

Restart prompt

Next step

If the project has not yet been configured, see Creating a new project or Loading an existing project.