Micromod Micro-DCI: 53MT6000 Micro-Tools - Manual (Page 21)

53MT6000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Installation 5
3.0 INSTALLATION
Micro-Tools is composed of several hardware and software components integrated into a base personal
computer (PC). This section provides information on installing these hardware and software components.
Some of the instructions for this installation will be included with the hardware or software components and
are not addressed in this Installation and Setup Guide. The installation order of these components is sig-
nificant, and should be done in the following sequence:
1. Set up the base PC. (See Section 3.1 .)
2. Verify that the base PC is running the Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP
Professional operating system. If the operating system is not already installed on the base PC,
install it at this time. (See
Section 3.2 .)
3. Install the optional Micro-DCI network interface board(s). This (or these) can be either a
DataLink Supervisor board, MicroLink Supervisor board, or a Redundant MicroLink Supervisor
board pair. Like the PC serial communications ports, Supervisor boards enable multiple
instruments to be networked together and connected to this base PC.
4. Install the hardware key. (See Section 3.3.1 .)
5. Connect the Micro-DCI instruments to base PC. (See Section 3.3.2 .)
6. Verify that Windows 2000 Professional Workstation or Windows XP Professional Workstation
has been properly configured to run Micro-Tools.
7. Install the Micro-Tools software. (See Section 3.4 .)
3.1 Setting Up the Base PC
Connect all peripheral hardware units to the base PC, including the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and CD-
ROM unit (if it is an external CD-ROM reader). Connect the base PC and all peripheral units to a power
source. See the instructions that are included with the PC for setting up these components.
Section 2.1 lists the minimum hardware requirements. Verify that all of the hardware components of the
base PC meet or exceed these hardware requirements. You can refer to the base PC's documentation to
verify these hardware requirements.
3.2 Verifying/Installing Windows ® Workstation Software
Micro-Tools requires that the base PC is running Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP Professional
Workstation.
Note also that each of these versions of the Windows operating system is available in two different types: a
Workstation Version and a Server Version. Micro-Tools requires Windows Workstation software.
3.2.1 Verifying Version of Windows Workstation
Follow these steps to determine which version of Windows Workstation is running on the base PC:
• Locate the icon labeled My Computer on the Windows Desktop. With the mouse, right-click