Manual USB-DIO24-CTR6
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Chapter 2: Installation
A printed Quick-Start Guide (QSG) is packed
with the board for your convenience. If you’ve
already performed the steps from the QSG, you may find this chapter to be redundant and
may skip forward to begin developing your application.
Software CD Installation
The software provided with this board is contained on one CD and must be installed onto
your
hard disk prior to use.
To do this, perform the following steps as appropriate for your
operating system. Substitute the appropriate drive letter for your drive where you see D: in
the examples below.
Windows
a. Place the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
b. The install program automatically run. If the install program does not run, click START |
RUN and type
click OK or press
.
c. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the software for this board.
Linux
a. Please refer to linux.htm on the CD for information on installing under Linux.
Hardware Installation
Please install the software package before plugging the hardware into the system.
Refer to the printed I/O Quick Start Guide included with your board which can also be found
on the CD, for specific, quick steps, to complete the hardware and software installation.
Caution! ESD
A single static discharge can damage your card and cause premature
failure! Please follow all reasonable precautions to prevent a static
discharge such as grounding yourself by touching any grounded
surface
prior to touching the card.