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System requirements Section 1-7
1-7 System requirements
The following system requirements must be met in order to be able to work
with the
SensorSupportSoftware S3 in conjunction with a sensor belong-
ing to the E3NT type series:
• Optical data interface E3NT-AL232 2m clipped onto the sensor
• One free serial COM port at PC or Laptop available
• Sensor's operating voltage switched on
It is possible to work with the SensorSupportSoftware S3 without a
data interface in the off-line mode.
1-7-1 PC
The SensorSupportSoftware S3 is capable of running on a PC that pos-
sesses at least the following hardware and software features:
• At least a 586 processor (Pentium®) with a clock frequency of at least
200 MHz
• WINDOWS 95b / 98 / ME / NT from service pack 6 / 2000 / XP
• 1 CD-ROM
drive
• 1 hard disk with at least 15 Mbytes free storage capacity
• At least 64 MB memory with Windows 95 / 98 / ME
• At least 128 MB memory with Windows NT / 2000 / XP
• Graphics card with a resolution of at least 640x480 pixels, at least 256
colours
• 1 free serial interface (COM1 to COM8) with a 9-pole SUB-D socket. A
SUB-D-9 to SUB-D-25 adapter must be used if the PC has a serial 25-
pole SUB-D socket.