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Before connecting the Handyscope HS6 DIFF to the computer, the drivers
need to be installed.
4.1 Introduction
To operate a Handyscope HS6 DIFF, 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 HS6 DIFF
properly or even detect it at all.
4.2 Computers running Windows 10
When the Handyscope HS6 DIFF is plugged in into a USB port of the computer,
Windows will detect the instrument and will download the required driver from
Windows Update. When the download is finished, the driver will be installed auto-
matically.
4.3 Computers running Windows 8 or older
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.
4.3.1 Where to find the driver setup
The driver setup program and measurement software can be found in the down-
load section on TiePie engineering’s website. 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.
4.3.2 Executing the installation utility
To start the driver installation, execute the downloaded driver setup program. The
driver install utility can be used for a first time installation of a driver on a system
and also to update an existing driver.
The screen shots in this description may differ from the ones displayed on your
computer, depending on the Windows version.
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