1.6.1 Status and Configuration Display ............................................................................................................ 20

1.6.2 Temperature and Humidity........................................................................................................................ 20

1.7 Installing Your Analyzer ....................................................................................................... 20

1.7.1 Software Installation .................................................................................................................................. 20

System restart ..................................................................................................................................... 21

Error Message ..................................................................................................................................... 21

1.8 Hardware Setup .................................................................................................................... 21

1.8.1 Separate Systems ...................................................................................................................................... 21

1.8.2 Connecting in General............................................................................................................................... 21

1.8.3 Cables to Use ............................................................................................................................................. 22

1.9 Expandability ........................................................................................................................ 23

1.9.1 Cascading with STX SYNC Expansion Cards ......................................................................................... 24

Cascading ............................................................................................................................................ 24

1.9.2 Select Device .............................................................................................................................................. 26

1.9.3 Cascading with CATC SYNC Expansion Card ........................................................................................ 31

1.9.4 Using the Power Expansion Card............................................................................................................. 31

Power Expansion Card (part number: ACC-EXP-004-X) ................................................................. 31

Power Expansion Card 2 (part number: ACC-EXP-005-X) .............................................................. 32

1.9.5 Removing Expansion Cards ..................................................................................................................... 33

1.10 Connecting via Ethernet .................................................................................................... 36

1.11 Connecting to a Network.................................................................................................... 36

1.12 Connecting over Different Subnets................................................................................... 37

1.13 TCP and UDP Ports Must Be Open to Connect over Ethernet ....................................... 37

1.14 Launching Your Analyzer................................................................................................... 37

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