6.
configuring the sigma.7 under Mac OS X
6.1
installing the software
The Force Dimension development folder must be installed onto your system before the sigma.7
can be used. To do this, perform the following steps:
8.
plug the Force Dimension USB drive into your system
9.
open the
sdk-<version>.dmg
file from the drive \
Mac OS
subfolder and extract the
sdk-
<version>
folder to the desired location (typically your home folder)
10.
this will create a
sdk-<version>
development folder in the target location
6.2
installation description
The development folder contains the following directories:
\bin
subfolder
This directory contains the demonstration executables and the binary files required to run the
sigma.7 software.
\examples
subfolder
This directory contains the demonstration programs. Example applications described in section
7.4 and come with their full source code.
\doc
subfolder
All documentation files and notices are located in this subfolder.
\manuals
subfolder
All hardware user manuals are located in that directory.
\lib,\include
subfolders
These directories contain the files required to compile you application with the Force Dimension
SDK. Please refer to the on-line programming manual for more information.
6.3
installing the drivers
The Apple version of the Force Dimension SDK uses Apple’s native USB drivers, which are in-
cluded in Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. No further installation is required.
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