Operating system requirements, Running from 3.5” floppy drive – Novak ESC Profile Software User Manual
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OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your computer must meet the following system requirements in
order to install and run the Profile Software:
Computer
IBM PC/Compatible
(80386, 80486, & Pentium)
Memory
640K minimum
Disk Space
200K minimum
(can run from 3.5” floppy drive)
Disk Drive
3.5” floppy disk drive
Hard drive
(for Profile storage)
Operating System MS
®
DOS or Windows
®
(Windows
®
runs in
DOS––create short-cuts to run from main desktop)
Monitor
Black & White, Color, or VGA
Serial Port
DB9 communications port
(Use a DB25/DB9
adaptor if your computer does not have a DB9 port)
Mouse
Not supported
(with Version 1.0 Profile Software)
Note: For your protection, we suggest that you make a copy of the
Profile Software diskette before running or installing software.
RUNNING FROM 3.5” FLOPPY DRIVE
If you do not want to install the software onto the hard drive, you
can run from the 3.5” floppy disk drive by following these steps:
1. Insert the included diskette into the 3.5” floppy disk drive.
2. At the indicated computer prompts, enter the given responses:
Computer prompts are shown for drive A, if you are using drive B then “B:” will
be displayed. The “RUN1” statement instructs the computer to use serial port
#1, if you connected the DataLink to serial port #2 then you will type “RUN2”.
Computer Prompt
Enter the Following
A:
{press Enter}
A:\
RUN1 {press Enter}
This will execute the SPDCTRL.EXE program and you are ready to
use the Profile Software to upload, download, customize, and store
Profiles for your Cyclone Programmable speed control.