6
4.7
Other Required Materials Not Supplied
•
Windows PC – MACs must have Parallels “Desktop 3.0 for Mac”
•
Fuel
cell
•
Solar
panel
•
Table fan for wind turbine
•
Small DC motor and propeller
•
Battery Holder (two AA batteries not included)
•
Wind
Turbine
5.
Hardware Installation
1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the computer and the other end to the Data Acquisition Card.
2. The green and blue LEDs on the Data Acquisition Card should flash to indicate that the connection
is made and power from the computer is applied to the circuit board.
6.
Software
Installation
1. Insert the Horizon
Fuel Cell Software Adaptor
CD-ROM into your computer’s disc drive and close
the door.
2. On the Desktop, right-click on “Start” then click “Explore”. Find your CD-ROM drive (D, E or higher)
then click it to bring up the folder’s contents.
3. Double click on the USB driver software (USB Driver Installer.exe) to install it.
4. Double-click on the
Horizon FC Installer
file and follow the instructions to install it.
5. Next, minimize all applications until the Desktop reappears again. A Horizon FCA
icon like that shown here should appear:
6. Click the Horizon FCA icon. You can choose either English or German.
7. You have successfully installed the hardware and software. Now proceed to
Section 7
on
“Learning to Use the Graphics Software”
to understand what to do next.
