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USB Flash Drive 

 

This drive contains all necessary manuals, along with required software (Netforce, drivers, and other 

purchased software). Also contained is a backup of the force plate’s calibration information which will 

automatically load from the force plate during the installation process.  

 

2.

 

Force plate setup 

 

Required Components:  

 

 

Force Plate (or transducer) 

 

 

Force transducer to amplifier cable (9615 cable) 

 

    

 

 

Amplifier (Gen 5) 

 

Power supply 

 

 

USB cable 

 

 

 

Connections: 

 

a.

 

Connect the 9615 cable from the force transducer to the amplifier. 

b.

 

With the power switch set to off, plug the power supply into the amplifier, then into a socket 

c.

 

Plug the USB cable from the amplifier to the computer (if you have more than one amplifier plug 

them all into a powered USB hub, then into your computer).  

 

 

 

 

 

USB cable 

Force transducer cable 

(9615 cable) 

Power Supply  

(with adaptor) 

Force transducer cable 

(9615 cable) 

Summary of Contents for Gen5

Page 1: ... you plan to use a third party system for data collection Step 5 Open Netforce and run through the setup helper instructions on Page 4 of this guide Step 6 Configure the system with settings relevant to your research For common settings see page 4 of this guide More detailed information on the process can be found in the technical note Gen 5 Setup and Optimization found on your USB drive Step 7 Vi...

Page 2: ...nents Force Plate or transducer Force transducer to amplifier cable 9615 cable Amplifier Gen 5 Power supply USB cable Connections a Connect the 9615 cable from the force transducer to the amplifier b With the power switch set to off plug the power supply into the amplifier then into a socket c Plug the USB cable from the amplifier to the computer if you have more than one amplifier plug them all i...

Page 3: ...n its logo d Right click the GEN 5 device and select Update Driver Software e Select Browse my computer for driver software f Click Browse and navigate to the folder containing the driver files Make sure to select the appropriate 32 bit or 64 bit version for your operating system and then click OK i To determine which operating system you have click Computer under the Windows Start menu then right...

Page 4: ...g NetForce 5 NetForce Setup a The first time you open NetForce it will automatically take you through an initial setup If this does not open automatically access it by clicking Setup then Setup Helper and Yes b The first window will ask if you wish to continue with the setup click Yes c Next select the configuration that matches your hardware in this case highlight Optima Gen 5 using USB 2 0 and c...

Page 5: ...ick Open then Open k Click OK for the location of the default directory l Click OK to complete the setup and close the program You can find more detailed information about setting up and running NetForce in the NetForce User Manual 6 Gen 5 Amplifier Configuration In order to properly configure your force plate you must select Excitation Voltages and Amplifier Gains that are relevant to the measure...

Page 6: ...Step 5 b At the bottom left of each graph set the Amp ID to the force plate number for which you wish to view the data This should be 1 or greater no data will appear if it is set to 0 c Under the Startup menu select Hardware Zero The Auto Zero light on the amplifier should flash d Under the Settings menu select Acquisition Settings and ensure that the Mode at the bottom right of the window is set...

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