TiePie Handyscope HS5 series, User Manual

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Before connecting the Handyscope HS5 to the computer, the
drivers need to be installed.
4.1 Introduction
To operate a Handyscope HS5, a driver is required to interface
between the measurement software and the instrument. This driver
takes care of the low level communication between the computer
and the instrument, through USB. When the driver is not installed,
or an old, no longer compatible version of the driver is installed, the
software will not be able to operate the Handyscope HS5 properly
or even detect it at all.
The installation of the USB driver is done in a few steps. Firstly,
the driver has to be pre-installed by the driver setup program. This
makes sure that all required files are located where Windows can
find them. When the instrument is plugged in, Windows will detect
new hardware and install the required drivers.
4.2 Where to find the driver setup
The driver setup program and measurement software can be found
in the download section on TiePie engineering’s website and on the
CD-ROM that came with the instrument. It is recommended to
install the latest version of the software and USB driver from the
website. This will guarantee the latest features are included.
4.3 Executing the installation utility
To start the driver installation, execute the downloaded driver
setup program, or the one on the CD-ROM that came with the
instrument. The driver install utility can be used for a first time
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