Setting up the recorder with the application, Telling the recorder what to log – Eagle Tree Pro, Glide, Flight and Boat Seagull Wireless Telemetry and Data Recorder User Manual

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The supplied Windows application is compatible with USB equipped PCs running Windows 98SE,
Millennium, Win 2K, and Win XP. The application is not compatible with Windows 98 Original Edition (Gold), or NT
4, even if the PC has USB support.

NOTE: the application included on CD with the unit was current at the time of manufacture. Please check our Support
page on

http://eagletreesystems.com

to see if there is a newer version of the software which may have addressed issues

you could encounter.

To install the application, just place the CD in the CD-ROM drive. If AutoPlay is enabled on your PC, the setup program
should run automatically. If it does not run, click on My Computer, click on the icon for your CD-ROM drive, and click
on the “Data Recorder” application icon in the drive window.

Follow the Setup Wizard to install the Recorder application. Once installation is complete, the Recorder may be
launched either from its Desktop Icon, or by choosing the Recorder application from the Start->Programs->Eagle Tree
Systems folder.

Setting up the Recorder with the Application

Once the application is installed, follow the above steps to launch it. The first time the application is launched, the New
Model Wizard will be invoked.

The Wizard will prompt you to install the Recorder using the supplied USB cable.

Warning: Make sure you connect the custom USB plug with the correct polarity, and into the correct connector on the
Recorder, as shown in Figure 1. Not doing this could cause damage!

When you do this for the first time, the behavior will be different depending on which version of Windows you are using:

Windows 98™: The Recorder and application are not compatible with Windows 98.

Windows 98SE™ and Windows Millennium™: When the Recorder is first connected to the USB port, the New
Hardware Wizard will likely appear. Follow the steps in the Wizard, choosing the options to allow Windows to find the
appropriate drivers for the Recorder – these drivers are built into Windows. If the devices you already have on your
computer haven’t required the installation of the USB drivers, Windows will prompt you for your Windows CD to copy
over the drivers. Once this process is complete, you may be asked to reboot the system. Reboot at this point, then
relaunch the Recorder Application, and the New Model Wizard should start up again.

Windows 2000 ™ and Windows XP ™: When the Recorder is first connected to the USB port, Windows should
automatically install the correct drivers without prompting you. If you should receive a Windows prompt, however, do
what it says.

Once the Recorder is correctly discovered and installed by Windows, continue on with the New Model Wizard,
relaunching the software after reboot if necessary.

Telling the Recorder what to Log

Your Recorder has built-in data logging capability. The first time you run the software, you will be prompted to choose
what parameters you wish to log. The more items you log, the less record time will be available. To invoke the logging
configuration page, click “Hardware, Choose Parameters to Log in the Recorder.”

The parameter choices on this software page will vary based on the type of Recorder. See Figure 4 for an example
display for the Flight System.

A description of some of the parameters is below. Please see manuals included with optional sensors for more
information: