GMW 5201, User Manual

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Section 3
INSTALLATION
SOFTWARE
Software Requirements
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An IBM PC 486/Pentium or compatible.
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8Mb RAM memory.
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SVGA monitor running 1024 x 768 pixels.
[Note1]
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CD Rom Drive.
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GPIB Board [National Instruments compatible].
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Windows 95/98/ME/XP Operating System software.
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LabVIEW for Windows 95/98/ME/XP.Ver 6.0 or higher.
Motorized Rotating Drive software can also be supplied as an executable file and run directly from the
Windows Operating System. In this case LabVIEW for Windows V6.0 is not required.
[Note 2]
Software Installation
The Motorized Rotating Drive LabVIEW driver and support files are all located in a directory called 5201
Magnet Control.
To install the driver follow the directions given below.
1.
Insert CD rom into computer CD ROM drive
2. Copy the complete 5201 Magnet Control directory to the host computers hard drive.
3. Locate the Default.dat file in the Data directory.
4. Right mouse click on the file properties
5. Uncheck the Read Only attribute.
Before running the 5201 Magnet Control software set the Com Port control to match the Com Port being
used on the control computer. [Com 1 is the default.] The 5201 Magnet power supply is set to GPIB address
2 and is not changeable from the Setup Panel.
Note:
1.
Using screen resolutions other than 1024 x 768 means all items on the LabVIEW front panels will have to
be resized by the end user.
2.
The executable program file cannot be altered by the end user . Consult GMW if the 5201 Magnet
Control software is required as a executable file.
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