Creating Tricoder Programs On Your Pc Using The Virtual Tricoder; Installing The Virtual Tricoder Utility; Starting The Virtual Tricoder Utility - Worth Data TriCoder t53 User Manual

Chapter 9
Creating TriCoder Programs on
your PC using the Virtual TriCoder
You can also create custom TriCoder programs on your PC and download them
to the TriCoder using our Virtual TriCoder Utility. The program is configured
to download the files through a USB port or a serial port. For simple programs,
entering them directly on the TriCoder is faster and easier. If you are using
your TriCoder as a keyboard wedge only, you will have to enter programs on the
TriCoder, or consider changing to USB.
The Virtual TriCoder Utility creates programs using the same program prompts that
you would use if creating the program on the TriCoder itself. You can even test
your program by running the Virtual TriCoder as you would the real TriCoder.
Since the Virtual TriCoder uses the same prompts and format as the real
TriCoder, using a TriCoder Coding Form to plot out your program (especially if
it is a complicated one) still makes sense. In fact, the Virtual TriCoder Utility
includes an interface that looks like the TriCoder Coding Form. Simply use the
TriCoder Coding Form to enter the correct data into the Virtual TriCoder.
The TriCoder does not know the difference between a program created on the
TriCoder and one created using the Virtual TriCoder Utility. Programs can be
uploaded from the TriCoder to the Virtual TriCoder, edited, then downloaded
back into the TriCoder. Voice messages can only be recorded on the TriCoder
and only transferred from TriCoder to TriCoder.

Installing the Virtual TriCoder Utility

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Insert the Utilities CD into your CD-Rom drive.
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If you have autoplay enabled, the CD should begin by itself. If not,
Click on Start, then Run, then type D:\setup.exe at the prompt (use
your drive letter in place of "D" if it is different).
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Follow the directions on screen to install the Virtual TriCoder Utility

Starting the Virtual TriCoder Utility

To start the Virtual TriCoder Utility:
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Click on Start, then Programs
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Choose the Virtual TriCoder group, then click on Virtual TriCoder.
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