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2 General information
2.1 System requirements
A PC with operating system Windows Windows 95/98/2000/XP or NT.
2.2 Installation
The installation of ProGeber depends on the programming interface of the encoder. Both
variations of RS232 and RS485 are filed on the CD-ROM under separate directories.
Encoder with RS232 interface (Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT):
For operation systems Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT, encoder choice menu, please refer to
chapter “Introduction”:
How to start ProGeber Software „setup_ProGeber.exe“ out of directory „RS232 interface“.
Encoder with RS485 interface (Windows 95/98/NT):
For operation systems 95/98/NT, encoder choice menu, please refer to chapter “Introduction”:
Installation of serial driver out of directory „RS485 interface“ by starting file
„setup_Ser_Driver.exe“, followed by starting the ProGeber Software file
„setup_ProGeber_KiS.exe“. Finally the computer must boot up anew for integration of the
serial driver into the operation system.
Encoder with RS485 interface (Windows 2000):
For operation system Windows 2000, encoder choice menu please refer to chapter
“Introduction”:
Installation of the serial driver out of the directory „RS485 Interface Win2k“ by starting file
„setup_Ser_Driver_Win2k.exe“, followed by starting the ProGeber Software file
„setup_ProGeber_KiS.exe“. Finally the computer must boot up anew for integration of the
serial driver into the operation system.
The installation is menu-driven.
Note: Under Windows NT/XP and Windows 2000 the installation can only be executed with
administrator rights.
2.3 Software state
ProGeber version 1.4 is replacing former ProGeber versions.