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Software Installation
Deva037 USB Encoder Interface User’s Manual
Manual
Click on ‘Install’ or ‘OK’
and follow the ensuing instructions to complete the installation.
Windows will locate the correct drivers for your device and will indicate when they have been
successfully installed.
3.2.1.1
Testing
Ensure that at least one compatible encoder is plugged into a 15-way 'D' type connector on
the device (in the case of the following example, an encoder is connected to the X Axis). Also
ensure that the device has a mains power lead connected and is switched on (power LED
illuminated).
The installation may then be tested using the supplied DRO program, which can be found on
the USB stick at
‘X:
\Gold CD Relxx\PC interface products\Deva037\Issue x.x\Windows\utils\
Win xx’
(‘X’ and ‘x
x
’ will vary according to the PC setup and Deva software release).
Open the DRO program and a display similar to Figure 3.1 will be seen.
Figure 3.1
DRO Display ‘at rest’
Manually move the encoder (or press the probe if a probe has been connected). The
Incremental reading should change to indicate a displacement as shown in Figure 3.2. This
indicates that both hardware and software have been installed successfully.
Figure 3.2 DRO Display after encoder displacement
3.2.2
DevaCMMCtrl drivers and software
Important: If native drivers have previously been installed, they must be uninstalled before
DevaCMMCtrl installation or driver conflicts may result. If required, guidance on driver
removal will be found in the help files of the OS.
Once the device has been installed, Windows will indicate that a new device has been found.
Navigate to the Windows Device Manager and the device
will usually be shown as ‘Unknown
Device’
.
In Device Manager, d
ouble click, or right click, the ‘Unknown Device’; Windows will give the
option to ‘Install Driver’ or ‘Update Driver’, again depending on OS.