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4.

 

NetForce Installation 

 

Even if you plan to integrate your force transducer with a third party system such as a motion capture 

system you must install NetForce. NetForce will allow you to perform the initial configuration of your 

Gen 5 amplifier so that you have the correct settings when integrating with other systems.   

 

Double click the 

Setup.exe 

to install the software. Click through the installation wizard. If you receive a 

warning regarding a newer version of C++ simply close this window and continue on to opening 

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 click ‘

OK

‘ 

d.

 

The 

‘AMTI System Configuration’

 window will pop up. It should auto-populate the list of 

‘Installed Amplifier

’ and 

‘Associated Platform’

 with your amplifier model  and serial number as 

well as the force plate’s serial number (see figure below). 

 

In the future you can access this window by clicking ‘

Setup’

, then ‘

Hardware 

Installation’

, then

 ‘Modify’

 

 

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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