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4.
configuring the omega.x under Windows
The USB driver must be first installed onto your system
prior to connecting the omega.x to the
computer
. To do this, perform the following steps:
1.
plug the Force Dimension USB flash drive into your Windows computer
2.
open the \
Windows
folder on the USB flash drive and select the appropriate \
32-bit
or \
64-
bit
subfolder according to the operating system version on your computer
3.
run the installation program and follow its instructions
4.1
installation description
The installation program creates the following subfolders in:
C:\Program Files\Force Dimension\sdk-<version>
\bin
subfolder
This directory contains the demonstration executables and the DLL files required to run the
omega.x software. The required DLL files are also copied to the Windows system folder during the
installation.
\drivers
subfolder
This directory contains the USB drivers required to operate your haptic device.
\examples
subfolder
This directory contains the demonstration programs. Example applications described in section
7.4 and come with their full source code.
\doc
subfolder
All documentation files and notices are located in that directory.
\manuals
subfolder
All hardware user manuals are located in that directory.
\lib,\include
subfolders
These directories contain the files required to compile your application with the Force Dimension
SDK. Please refer to the on-line programming manual for more information.
4.2
installing the drivers
USB drivers
The omega.x requires the Force Dimension USB driver. These drivers are installed automatically,
and no additional step is required.
