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Driver installation
Before connecting the Handyscope HS5 to the computer, the drivers need
to be installed.
4.1
Introduction
To operate a Handyscope HS5, a driver is required to interface between the mea-
surement software and the instrument. This driver takes care of the low level
communication between the computer and the instrument, through USB. When
the driver is not installed, or an old, no longer compatible version of the driver is
installed, the software will not be able to operate the Handyscope HS5 properly
or even detect it at all.
The installation of the USB driver is done in a few steps. Firstly, the driver has to
be pre-installed by the driver setup program. This makes sure that all required
files are located where Windows can find them. When the instrument is plugged
in, Windows will detect new hardware and install the required drivers.
4.2
Where to find the driver setup
The driver setup program and measurement software can be found in the down-
load section on TiePie engineering's website and on the CD-ROM that came with
the instrument. It is recommended to install the latest version of the software and
USB driver from the website. This will guarantee the latest features are included.
4.3
Executing the installation utility
To start the driver installation, execute the downloaded driver setup program, or
the one on the CD-ROM that came with the instrument. The driver install utility
can be used for a first time installation of a driver on a system and also to update
an existing driver.
The screen shots in this description may differ from the ones displayed on your
computer, depending on the Windows version.
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