Cirrus Logic CRD5378 - Manual (Page 8)

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1.3 Software Setup
1.3.1 PC Requirements
The PC hardware requirements for the Cirrus Seismic Evaluation system are:
• Windows XP
®
, Windows 2000™, Windows NT
®
• Intel Pentium 600 MHz or higher microprocessor
• VGA resolution or higher video card
• Minimum 64MB RAM
• Minimum 40MB free hard drive space
1.3.2 Seismic Evaluation Software Installation
Important: For reliable USB communication, the USBXpress
®
driver must be installed after the Seismic
Evaluation Software installation but before launching the application. The USBXpress driver files are in-
cluded in a sub-folder as part of the installation.
To install the Cirrus Logic Seismic Evaluation Software:
• Go to the Cirrus Logic Industrial Software web page ( http://www.cirrus.com/industrialsoftware ). Click
the link for “Cirrus Seismic Evaluation GUI” to get to the download page and then click the link for “Cir-
rus Seismic Evaluation GUI Release Vxx” (xx indicates the version number).
• Read the software license terms and click “Accept” to download the “SeismicEvalGUI_vxx.zip” file to
any directory on the PC.
• Unzip the downloaded file to any directory and a “Distribution\Volume1” sub-folder containing the in-
stallation application will automatically be created.
• Open the “Volume1” sub-folder and run “setup.exe”. If the Seismic Evaluation Software has been pre-
viously installed, the uninstall wizard will automatically remove the previous version during install.
• Follow the instructions presented by the Cirrus Seismic Evaluation Installation Wizard. The default in-
stallation location is “C:\Program Files\Cirrus Seismic Evaluation”.
An application note, AN271 - Cirrus Seismic Evaluation GUI Installation Guide , is available from the Cirrus
Logic web site with step-by-step instructions on installing the Seismic Evaluation Software.
1.3.3 USBXpress
®
Driver Installation
Important: For reliable USB communication, the USBXpress
®
driver must be installed after the Seismic
Evaluation Software installation but before launching the application. The USBXpress driver files are in-
cluded in a sub-folder as part of the installation.
The Cirrus Logic Seismic Evaluation Software communicates with CRD5378 via USB using the USBX-
press driver from Silicon Laboratories (
http://www.silabs.com ). For convenience, the USBXpress driver
files are included as part of the installation package.
To install the USBXpress driver (after installing the Seismic Evaluation Software):
• Connect CRD5378 to the PC through an available USB port and apply power. The PC will detect
CRD5378 as an unknown USB device.