Restoring and Installing Software
The NI-GPIB-USB software allows you to use the iView software with your
PC.
The SnagIt software is useful for copying screen shots of logic analyzer data
for use with other applications.
Complete the following steps to install the third-party software on your PC:
1.
Install the TLA Application Software CD in the CD drive.
2.
Browse to the NI-GPIB-USB folder on the CD and run the Setup.exe program.
Follow the on-screen instructions and note the items below:
When prompted, select the
Typical
installation option.
When the Add GPIB wizard appears, select
GPIB-USB-B
.
After restarting the instrument, the NI-488.2 Getting Started wizard
displays. This is not need; select
Do not show at Windows startup
.
When you
fi
rst connect the iView cable, the instrument will detect the new
hardware. Select
Install the software automatically (Recommended)
.
3.
Browse to the SnagIt folder on the CD and run the Setup.exe program. Follow
the on-screen instructions.
Install the TLA Application Software.
Browse to the TLA Application software
folder on the CD and run the Setup.exe program. Follow the on-screen instructions
to install the TLA application software.
If you have an older version of the software on the hard disk, the installation
program will detect it and ask if you want to remove it. Follow the on-screen
instructions to remove the software, answering "Yes" to any prompts. Restart the
instrument when prompted and run the Setup.exe program again.
Start the TLA Application.
If you have installed the TLA application software on
a PC for remote operation, start the software by double-clicking on the TLA
Application icon. The TLA Connection dialog box displays.
1.
Select an instrument in the TLA Connection dialog box and then click
Connect
. If your instrument is connected to a network, you can connect to
any unused instrument on your local network.
2.
Click
Of
fl
ine
to start an of
fl
ine version of the TLA application software.
The TLA Of
fl
ine software allows you to run the TLA application without
connecting to an instrument. You can analyze previously acquired data from a
logic analyzer, create or modify reference memories, or perform system tests
without being connected to an instrument.
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