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DaqView & DaqViewXL User’s Guide
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Starting DaqView 1
Minimum requirements for DaqView include:
o Monitor: SVGA, 1024 x 768 screen resolution
o Data Acquisition Hardware
o Windows 2000 and Windows XP users:
Intel ™ Pentium, 1 GHz or equivalent;
512 MB memory; 10 GB disk space
o Windows Vista users:
PC must be Windows Vista Premium Ready
Installing DaqView
If you have not already installed DaqView, please do so as follows:
IMPORTANT: Software must be installed before installing hardware.
1. Remove previous version Daq drivers, if present.
You can do this through Microsoft’s Add/Remove Programs feature.
2. Place the Data Acquisition CD into the CD-ROM drive. Wait for PC to auto-run the CD. This may
take a few moments, depending on your PC. If the CD does not auto-run, use the Desktop’s
Start/Run/Browse feature and run the Setup.exe file.
3. After the intro-screen appears, follow the screen prompts.
Continue with instructions for installing hardware per the instructions in your user’s manual or quick
start guide, as applicable.
Running DaqView
To run DaqView, double-click the DaqView icon or use your Windows desktop button to navigate
to the programs group from the desktop.
When DaqView detects hardware or if a simulated instrument has been selected the DaqView main window
will open.
o If acquisition hardware is not available or if you just want to explore the
software you can select Simulated Instrument.
o In event of a Daq device communication problem exit DaqView and per-
form a hardware test from the Daq Configuration applet control panel.
o In event of a Daq device communication problem exit DaqView and per-
form a hardware test from the Daq Configuration applet control panel.