Can you use an RB-530 box with E-Run?

[Evertox]

Hi David,

Ever since I bought 2 E-Prime dongles in 2004, i was under the
impression that E-Run was designed to be installed on multiple PC's to
execute experiments in Labs etc. (A likeness to using a Visual Basic
Runtime engine). This kept installation files to a minimum, reduced
confusion for student lab sessions and allowed external participants
without E-Prime to use the compiled .ebs files.

Using this method ensured we reduced any licencing issues that may
arise.

An email from PST at the time ( i have just dug-out) explained the
Runtime only methods available (shown below).

Anthony,

Access to download the E-Prime Runtime software is only available to
users whom purchased a separate E-Prime Runtime license and have a
valid E-Prime Runtime serial number. The cost of an E-Prime Runtime
only license is $100.  If you have the E-Prime v1.x CD then you can
just install the run time only portion (E-Run) called the Subject
Station Installation from the CD. Instructions on how to proceed are
located on page 2 of the E-Prime User's Guide.  Please note you must
have the hardware connected to the port during installation.  Once
installed you no longer need to have the hardware key connected to run
subjects.

Sincerely,

Debbie Gilkey
Technical Consultant

I have only recently experienced problems with the E-Run only version
as the department has purchased a number of the Cedrus Response boxes
and they seem to work only with the full version installed - hence the
original question.

I appreciate your explanation of the program functionality and look
forward to correspondance in the future.

Anthony McGuffie
Coventry University


On Oct 8, 10:35 pm, David McFarlane <mcfar... at msu.edu> wrote:
> At 10/8/2010 05:17 AM Friday, Evertox wrote:
>
> >I install E-RUN on an individual PC just to run the experiments whilst
> >freeing up my dongle to continue developing.
>
> >It can be installed using the 'Subject Station' option from the E-
> >Prime installation CD (see User Guide).
>
> Sigh.  This bit of misunderstanding seems to never go away.  Let me
> try once again to set this straight.  Doing a "Subject Station"
> installation of EP does *not* free up a dongle to continue
> developing, for the simple reason that doing a full installation of
> EP does not *tie up* a dongle in the first place.  You may do a full
> installation of EP on as many machines as you like within your
> lab.  Whichever of those machines has the hardware key ("dongle") at
> that moment can be used as the development machine, any others work
> in effect as subject and data stations.  Let me repeat
> that:  E-Studio is the only application of the E-Prime suite that
> requires the hardware key in order to run; all the others (E-Run,
> E-DataAid, E-Merge, etc.) will run without the hardware key.  Having
> E-Studio installed on a subject station does not interfere at all
> with its use as a subject station, to the contrary it only means that
> it could be pressed into service as a development station at any moment.
>
> Thus, doing a Subject Station installation provides no benefit
> whatsoever, and from what I see on the message boards actually
> introduces problems that could be avoided with a full
> installation.  I see no reason for ever doing a Subject Station
> installation -- if you simply do a full installation on every machine
> in sight, then you can use them all as subject and data stations,
> with the flexibility that at any moment any of them can be pressed
> into service as a development station merely by plugging in the hardware key.
>
> We have use EP around here for over decade and have installed it on
> over a hundred machines, we have *never* done a Subject Station
> installation and that has never caused a problem for us.
>
> -- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder

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