Protocol  

 *these protocols assume that the network is functional and that  NeatTools software is loaded and up to date on all relevant  computers.

Set up the physical system

                Private Satellite network.

                                Be sure a receive computer with neattools and grecieve.ntl loaded is set up

                                at the location.

                                Connect the computer in Hawaii to the Ethernet bridge on the satellite net

        Note the IP address of this computer..

                                Help the simulated patient to don the knee brace with goiniometer.

                                                Put on the thigh and calf pads snuggly with the included Velcro.

                                                Add the brace, be sure that the flexion point of the brace is parallel

            with the knee.

                                                Strap the brace on snuggly.

                                Connect the 1/8 “ stereo plug on the brace through an extension cord to the

                                 receptical for channel 1 on the TNG-3B box.

                                Connect a 9 pin D serial cable from the TNG-3B to the COM-1 port on the computer

                Comercial Internet LAN connection.

                                Same setup as above except the Ethernet bridge in Hawaii is connected to the

                                 T1 commercial internet connection via Ethernet bridge and air LAN.

                Analog Telephone PPP connection.

                                Be sure that both send and receive computers have modems and Dialup networking

                                 Adapters, with TCP/IP protocol, and Dial up server installed.

                                Connect the two computers through Dial up server, not the IP address of the send

                                 Computer; follow the setup listed under PCN for other details.

                HAM radio connection.

                                Connect each computer through a TNC to a HAM radio, allow the HAM engineers

                                 to establish IP connection between machines, otherwise same as above.

Run the Software/Calibrate if necessary

                At the receive computer run grecieve.ntl.

                At the send computer run gsend.ntl, push the purple ‘on’ button.  Have the simulated client move

    his/her leg (and thus the goiniometer through a full range of motion note the changing angles on

    the screen.

    If this goiniometer has not been calibrated, do so now by selecting the calibrate button

    and allowing the goiniometer to go through a full range of motion, then deselect the

    calibrate button.  Now edit the full range maximum and minimum values indicated to

    the right of the calibrate button.  Set the clients knee to exactly 90 degrees (measured in

    real space not the computer, and push the set 3^rd point button on the interface so that the

    computer angle reads 90.

Simultaneously transmit and record data

                On the recieve computer, edit the Socket Client, input the IP address of the send computer

    in the place of “localhost” on the module properties.

    On the receive computer push the green button to allow communication, the Socket Client

    module’s red indicator light should turn yellow, indicating that communications are open

    but not running.

    On the send computer, push the Green button to start communication, the Socket Client

    Module’s indicator light should turn red on both computers indicating that communication is

    happening.

    When you see data coming through on the receive computer edit the recoring filename to

    a unique identifier, this should be the same on both computers, push the blue button to begin

    recording, make sure that both computers are recording data.

    Have the simulated client move discretely through ten different positions, record them

    manually for back up.