Section 3 Installing And Using The Software; Installing Software - Prior Scientific ProScan III Manual

ProScan® III Manual
INSTALLING AND USING THE SOFTWARE
SECTION 3
3.1 Installing and Opening Software.
Prior supplies free software which can be used to control the ProScan III system. It is
available in either 32 or 64 bit versions. It can be downloaded by going to the 'Downloads'
section of the Prior website. For more information on the software please see our Quick
Start Guide 'Installing and Using Prior Software' which is available on the Prior UK
website.
'Prior Demo Software' refers to the whole package downloaded from www.prior.com.
'Prior Terminal' is a terminal emulation program into which commands can be entered via
a USB or RS232 connection. Such commands are discussed in Section 5 and guidance is
provided in Appendix A.
'Controller Demo' allows control of the ProScan III via a GUI and is discussed in this
section.
'Prior Demo Software' is downloaded from www.prior.com in the 'Downloads' section.
Open the downloaded file and double click in setup. Ignore any warning messages and
follow the onscreen instructions. The software should install automatically.
To launch the 'Controller Demo' go to the Start Menu > Prior Scientific > Visual Basic
> Controller Demo.
You will be asked to enter the correct port number.
Open Windows Device Manager to identify the correct port.
For older ProScan devices, the correct port should be labelled 'Prior Communications
Port'. For more recent PS3 or ES11 devices equipped with FTDI, or connections via a
RS232 to USB convertor, the port will be labelled as 'USB Serial Port'. Ensure that this is
the port selected.
Please contact Prior Scientific for further advice or support. See Appendices A, E and I for
further information and help regarding communicating with the ProScan III with your PC.
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