ADwin-Gold system with USB interface
ADwin
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ADwin
Installation, manual version 2.1, December 2005
7
ADwin-Gold
system with USB interface
The first step
The first step to install your
ADwin
system is
always
the installation of the
ADwin
-CDROM (chapter 3 of this manual).
Please pay attention to the version number of the CDROM, especially if you
have an update. Depending on the interface, older versions do not always
have the necessary drivers.
For the installation you need an
ADwin
CDROM, version 3.00.2332 or higher.
(Recommended: 3.00.2400 or higher).
System requirements
– The requirements for the installation are:
– Windows operating system 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
The latest Windows update should be installed.
– A PC slot metal sheet when the power adapter is used as power supply.
– Deactivate all energy saving functions of your PC operating system and
mainboards (BIOS); this is not necessary for the monitor and the hard
disk.
This configuration guarantees a correct function of the
ADwin
drivers
and also of your PC applications (e. g. test stand programs).
You make the configuration in the Windows start menu
Settings
Control
Panel
Power
Option
The following
ADwin-Gold
systems with USB interface are available:
Functions
–
ADwin-Gold
with built-in USB interface
–
ADwin-Gold
-USB-Conv, an external USB-link-adapter in an aluminum
enclosure; all
ADwin
systems can be upgraded with the
USB-link-adapter.
With the USB interface you can use the "plug & play" feature of the Windows
operating system, such as the fast and easy installation even when using sev-
eral
ADwin
systems.
The interface has the following features:
After the installation of an update from the
ADwin
CDROM you have to restart
Windows and to switch off the
ADwin
system. If the
ADwin
system gets the
power from the PC, you must switch the PC off and on again - do not only
restart it.
If you switch off an
ADwin
system with USB interface, you must at least wait 5
seconds before you power it up again.
To ensure USB communication be as failure-free as possible, we recommend
to establish a low-impedance (short, very thick) ground connection between
PC-casing and the
ADwin
USB-device.
System
standby
: Option „
Never
“
Hibernate
:
Deactivate the option „
Enable
hibernate
support
“ .
Power buttons
: Set this option so that the PC
does not
change to
standby mode after pressing the power button.
Supported USB standards:
USB 1.1 and USB 2.0
Physical data transfer rate:
12 Mbps (full speed)
Number of
ADwin
systems
connected to a PC:
max. 8
