Overview
The Live Optics collector supports sending data to the Live Optics web portal either automatically when a collection is occurring or by uploading a file that is generated locally by a collection, called an SIOKIT file (see knowledge base article What is an SIOKIT File? for more information.
This document outlines the process for using the collector to upload a SIOKIT file.
Quick-Start Instructions
- Launch Live Optics Collector (Windows .NET version)
- Click Get Started
- Click “Yes, I agree” to accept the End User License Agreement (prompted only on first execution)
- Click “Yes, this is me” after verifying your identity is correct (prompted only on first execution)
- Click “Upload SIOKIT” on the top menu bar
- Click “Browse for File”, select the SIOKIT file to upload, then click Open
- Enter a name for the project to be created
- Click Upload
- Click Quit to exit the application
Detailed Instructions
Download and run the Live Optics Windows collector software (if not done so already)
- There are two methods to download the collector software:
- From the email you received from your systems consultant inviting you to Live Optics by clicking the Download Collector link.
- From the Live Optics portal, select Collectors from the left menu, then Download Collector. For more information on how to download a Live Optics collector, please see knowledge base article Download the Live Optics Collector
Either option will bring you to the Download Collectors page.
Note: the Windows collector requires .NET 4.7.2 or greater to be installed on the host running the collector.
Uploading the SIOKIT file
- From the upper right menu bar, select Upload SIOKIT.
- Click Browse for File. Select the SIOKIT file containing the already completed collector run for the chosen asset.
- Enter the name of the project to be created. Click Upload.
- The files are uploaded to the Live Optics portal. During the upload, a status bar indicates the progress. As some SIOKIT files can be quite large, the upload may take some time to complete depending on the speed of your Internet connection.
- The collector will indicate when the upload has completed. Click Quit to close the collector.
- You will receive an email from Live Optics when your project is ready for viewing on the web portal.
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