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CONNECTION TO A PC WITH USB INTERFACE
The HD2030 can be connected to the USB port of a PC using the CP22 cable.
The connection through the USB port requires the installation of a driver supplied with
the Noise Studio Software.
Before connecting the instrument to the USB port of the PC, install the Noise
Studio software.
Proceed in the following way:
1.
Install the Noise Studio software.
2.
Set in the instrument the menu item “MENU >> General >> Input/Output >> Serial Dev.” to “USB”. Confirm and exit from the menu.
3.
Connect the device to the USB port of the PC. When Windows recognizes the new device,
“The new hardware guided installation” starts.
4.
If it asks for the authorization to search an updated driver, answer NO and proceed.
5.
In installation windows, select the option “Install from a list or specific path”.
6.
In the next window, select the options “Search the best available driver in these paths” and
“Include the following path in the search”.
7.
With the “Browse” key, indicate the FTDI installation folder that, by default is:
C:\NoiseStudio\FTDI\
Confirm with OK.
8.
If it appears the message that the software didn’t pass the Windows Logo testing, select
“Continue”.
9.
The USB drivers are installed: at the end press “End”.
10. The installation program asks for the file location a second time: repeat the steps
already described and indicate the location of the same folder (see point 7).
11. Wait: the operation can last a few minutes.
12. The installation process is completed: at any next connection the analyzer will be
recognized automatically.
In order to check if the operation has been completed correctly, from CONTROL PANEL
click twice on the SYSTEM icon. Select the “Peripherals” screen and connect the instrument to
the USB port.
The following items have to appear:
•
“USB Composite Device >> FT2232C Dual 232A Test Board” and “Ports (COM and LPT)
>> USB-Serial Port (COM#)” for operating systems Windows 98 and Windows Me,
•
“Controller USB >> USB Serial Converter” and “Ports (COM e LPT) >> USB-Serial Port
(COM#)” for operating systems Windows 2000, NT and Xp.
When the USB cable is disconnected, these two items disappear and when the instrument
is connect again they reappear.
Notes.
1. If the analyzer is connected to the USB port before the installation of the Noise Studio
software, Windows signals the presence of an unknown device: in this case cancel the operation and install the software.
2. In the documentation supplied with the CDROM there is a detailed version with images of
this chapter. There are also indicated the steps necessary to remove the USB drivers.
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