8. How to use the instrument with a PC
8.1. Connection of the instrument with a computer
Follow these steps to connect the instrument to a computer:
1.
Connect the supplied RS-232 USB Interface cable with the RS-232 Port on the back side
of the device.
2.
Start your computer and connect the interface-cable with a USB-Port.
3.
Turn on the computer.
4.
Proceed driver installation as described in chapter 8.2.
8.2. Installation of the supplied software
We have included a software program in Windows to log and display data collected with your
instrument. The program is called "
Bench Multimeter
". The Software can be used with Windows
XP, Vista and 7 Systems.
Follow these steps to install and run the software:
1.
Start your computer and run Windows.
2.
Insert the supplied CD in your computers drive.
3.
Open the CD-
folder manual with “Computer”.
4.
Execute the “Bench Multimeter.exe” in the folder “Software”.
5.
Follow ON-Screen prompts to complete the installation.
6.
To run the program, double click t
he “Bench Multimeter” icon on your desktop.
7.
Activate the Interface of your device by pressing the “HOLD/USB”-key for ~2 sec. until
“RS-232” lights up in the display.
8.
In the Software, select the COM-
Port of the device as you can find under the “Windows
Device Manager” (e.g. COM 3)
8.3. USB-driver Installation
1.
Connect the multimeter to your PC-System
2.
Windows starts the automatic driver search function- an internet connection is required
3.
After the driver installation, a COM-Port is assign
ed to the device in the “Windows Device
Manager”
Note:
If no COM-
Port is assigned to the device in the “Device Manager”, it seems that the automatic driver
search did not work properly. You can find the latest USB-driver on our homepage for manual
Installation.
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