Solmetric SunEye 210, User Manual

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Getting Started
Installing the SunEye and Desktop Companion Software
Home and Property Inspection
The SunEye gives professional home and property inspectors a way to provide their clients with
important information about the solar access of a property. This information can be useful for:
• Identifying potential sites for solar panels, gardens, or new windows.
• Determining the amount of passive solar heating or cooling a particular building will experience.
• Determining how much direct sunlight will enter a particular window or skylight.
Installing the SunEye and Desktop Companion Software
N O T E The software on the hand-held unit and the Desktop Companion are simultaneously installed
from the same installation file. Refer to
“Upgrading or Downgrading Software” on page 5-5 for
more information.
1 Before you start using your SunEye it is recommended that you install the SunEye Desktop
Companion software. Although you will not have any data to analyze on the desktop yet, this will
allow you to view the user’s guide.
2 The SunEye will most likely not need to be updated the first time you install the Desktop
Companion on your PC. However, it will prompt you to connect the SunEye while it determines
if you already have the latest version installed. You will then be given the option to reinstall or
skip the SunEye install and proceed straight to the Desktop Companion installation.
Minimum System Requirements:
• Operating System: Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP SP2 (Professional, Home, or
Media Center)
• Processor Speed: 1 GHz minimum
• RAM: 1GByte minimum, 2 GByte recommended
• Available Disc Space: 200 MByte or more
• MS Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher
• Display resolution: 1280 x 1024 or greater
Systems that do not meet these requirements may not operate correctly.
Installation Procedure
1 It is important that you are signed on as the Administrator when installing the software. To verify
this in Windows, go to Start > Control Panel > User Accounts.