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-====== How to Create a New Spider System ======+===== How to Create a New Spider System =====
  
 A test in EDM requires hardware to run. This hardware is represented as a **Spider system**, which consists of one or more Spider modules. This article walks through connecting your Spider modules and creating a new Spider system in EDM. A test in EDM requires hardware to run. This hardware is represented as a **Spider system**, which consists of one or more Spider modules. This article walks through connecting your Spider modules and creating a new Spider system in EDM.
  
-===== Prerequisites =====+==== Prerequisites ====
  
   * One or more Spider modules, powered on and connected to the PC's network.   * One or more Spider modules, powered on and connected to the PC's network.
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   * The first module must be set as the **"master"** (flip the switch to **"M"**); all other modules are **"slaves."**   * The first module must be set as the **"master"** (flip the switch to **"M"**); all other modules are **"slaves."**
  
-===== Steps to Create a Spider System =====+==== Steps to Create a Spider System ====
  
   - Click **Hardware** in the top toolbar, or navigate to **Setup > Select Hardware**.   - Click **Hardware** in the top toolbar, or navigate to **Setup > Select Hardware**.
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   - Click **OK**.   - Click **OK**.
  
-===== Managing Spider Systems =====+==== How to Swap the Spider System for the Current Test ==== 
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 +If a test is already loaded, you don't need to create a new test to use a different Spider system — you can swap the hardware assigned to the current test using either of the following methods. 
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 +**Method 1: From Recent Tests** 
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 +  - Go to **Recent Tests**. 
 +  - Find the current test, then either: 
 +    * Click the down arrow next to the test's system name, **or** 
 +    * Right-click the current test's system name. 
 +  - Select **Switch System**. 
 +  - Choose the replacement system from the list. 
 + 
 +**Method 2: From Select Hardware** 
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 +  - Click **Hardware** in the top toolbar, navigate to **Setup > Select Hardware**, or click the circle **"i"** button in the Control Panel (shown when the system is **Offline**). 
 +  - On the **Select system (1+ modules)** tab, choose the replacement system from the predefined systems list (instead of clicking **New system**). 
 +  - Click **OK** to connect the current test to the selected system. 
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 + 
 +==== Managing Spider Systems ====
  
 To manage existing Spider systems, go to **Tools > Spider Configuration**. If this option is disabled, disconnect from the current Spider system first. To manage existing Spider systems, go to **Tools > Spider Configuration**. If this option is disabled, disconnect from the current Spider system first.
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   * Import and export Spider system configurations as SSK files.   * Import and export Spider system configurations as SSK files.
  
-===== Troubleshooting =====+==== Troubleshooting ====
  
 If the PC does not detect your Spider modules: If the PC does not detect your Spider modules: