Equipment operation – Norsat O3b 20W BUC User Manual

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5. EQUIPMENT OPERATION

5.1

USER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

The user software is a Windows based Graphical User Interface (GUI) to monitor and control the

BUC (A or B). It requires a dedicated RJ-45 (LAN port) or an RS-232 serial port (COM port) on the

PC to communicate with the BUC. If your PC has no serial port or RJ-45 port, an USB to RS232

adaptor is necessary to establish the connection (sold separately).

5.1.1 Installation Requirements

The user software installation requires Window XP or later versions with .NET Framework 4.0 pre-

installed on your PC. The following list shows the minimum system requirements for installation:

∙ PC with an available RS-232 serial communication port or RJ-45 LAN communication port

∙ Microsoft Windows XP or later versions with .NET Framework 4.0 installed

∙ 1000MHz Processor

∙ RAM of 1024Mbytes

∙ Free hard disk space of at least 10Mbyte

∙ Monitor with 1024 x 768 screen resolution

5.1.2 Installation of the User Software

This GUI program is made up of just one executable file, ‘Ka 20W BUC GUI.exe’ but requires pre-

installed .NET 4.0 Framework. If .NET Framework is missing from your system, it can be installed

by running “dotnetfx40.exe”. After successful installation of the .NET 4.0 Framework, run GUI

program.

5.2

USING BUC GUI

5.2.1 Description of BUC GUI Window

Brief description of the BUC GUI is as follows:

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