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Building a Sensor Configuration File
BUILDING
WITH VWNOTE
CONFIGURATION
TOOL
You can build the list of sensors with configuration in two ways:
•
Using the keypad on the VWnote to create and edit the list in the
VWnote’s internal memory. See
‘Detailed VWnote User Guide’
•
Using the VWnote Configuration Tool software (supplied free of
charge) to create and maintain the Sensor Configuration File on
your PC, then transfer it to the VWnote’s internal memory using a
USB flash drive.
VWnote Configuration Tool is a piece of Windows PC-based software
written to create and maintain the sensor configuration files. It is
supplied free with the VWnote. You can also download a copy of
the latest version from
www.soilsupport.co.uk
.
The latest version of VWnote Configuration Tool is distributed free on
the USB flash drive delivered with each VWnote. It is a single exe file
named ‘
VWnote Configuration Tool .exe
’ residing in the VWnote
software folder on the USB flash drive. There is no need to run a set
up program to install it.
INSTALLING
THE VWNOTE
CONFIGURATION
TOOL
You will need the following items before running the Tool:
•
A Windows PC with the following minimum PC requirements
•
A USB flash drive with the VWnote Configuration Tool software.
The PC running the VWnote software must have the following
minimum requirements:
•
‘
Windows XP
’ and above operating system
•
Pentium 4, 1 GHz or better specification
•
1 GB RAM
•
40 GB hard drive or solid state drive
•
USB port interface.
You can run the Tool directly on the USB flash drive or you can copy it
on to the hard drive on your PC and run it from there.
RUNNING
THE VWNOTE
CONFIGURATION
TOOL
TIP
VWnote Configuration Tool requires ‘
Microsoft .NET Framework
3.5
’ to run. On modern PCs running ‘
Windows 7
’ or above, ‘
.NET
Framework
’ is already installed. Download a copy from Microsoft.com
if you are running an older operating system, such as ‘
Windows XP
’,
and do not have it on your PC yet.
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