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Quick Start Guide 

 

 

V-Link

®

 Wireless Voltage Node 

Firmware Version 5.00 and higher 
Software Version 1.5.26 and higher 
Issued: 5 April 2010 
Document #: 8501-0004

 

 

 
Software Installation 

 

Place the Node Commander

®

 CD in your CD-ROM drive and follow the on-

screen instructions to install MicroStrain’s Node Commander

®

 software. 

Hardware Installation

 

 

Install the antenna on the base station antenna connector. Tighten hand tight; do 
not over tighten. 

 

If you have a serial base station (

see Figure 1

), connect the RS-232 cable to a 

serial port on your PC and to the serial base station RS-232 connector.  Connect 
the external power supply to the power connector on the serial base station and 
plug it into a proper power receptacle. Turn the serial base station power switch 
on and the green LED will illuminate indicating the base station is powered 

 

If you have a USB base station, plug the USB connector into any USB port on 
your PC.  The blue LED will illuminate indicating the base station is powered. 

 

If you have an analog base station, connect the USB cable to any USB port on 
your PC and to the analog base station USB connector on the back panel.  
Connect the external power supply to the power connector on the back panel of 
the analog base station and plug it into a proper power receptacle.  Depress the red 
power button on the front panel and the green LED will illuminate indicating the 
base station is powered. 

 

Install the antenna on the V-Link

®

 antenna connector.  Tighten hand tight; do not 

over tighten. Insure the V-Link

®

 is turned off (switch towards power connector). 

 

USB 

    Serial 

  Analog 

 

Figure 1 

 

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