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7.6 Software
The software necessary to operate the PILS and Auto-collector (if purchased) are pre-
loaded on the instrument laptop (if purchased) and should not need to be reinstalled.
If re-installation is necessary, or if the software will be installed on an user-supplied
Windows PC, follow the instructions below. It is important to follow the installation
procedure to ensure that required hardware drivers are installed first to ensure that the
PILS software can properly communicate with the instrument. Follow the procedures
below to load the software onto your computer.
1. Obtain the USB stick from the ship kit sent with the PILS. The USB stick includes
the installer.
2. Save the contents of USB stick to the Windows computer that will be used to
communicate with the PILS.
3. Within the folder copied to the computer, navigate to the PILS/Support Soft-
ware/Installer Auto Collector and PILS/ directory on the computer.
4. Right click with the mouse on the file AC-PILS-Installer.bat and select "Run as
Administrator"
5. Select "Yes" when asked to allow software to modify your computer
6. A pop up window will appear explaining features being installed. The PILS "BMI-
PILS 4001 v1.0.exe" and "BMI-Auto-collector v1.1.exe" software will be installed
to new directories C:/PILS and C:/Auto Collector, respectively. The Labview
2011 Runtime engine will be installed as well as Adobe Acrobat. The instru-
ment manuals will be copied to the C:/PILS/Manuals/ directory. The Igor data
processing script for the PILS data file will be copied to the C:/PILS folder.
7. NOTE: The computer will shut down 1 minute after completing the install in
order to complete the process.
8. The hardware driver for the USB-to-RS485 converter cable used to communi-
cate with the Watlow temperature controllers will be automatically installed.
9. Plug in the USB-RS485 converter cable to a free USB port on your computer.
Verify that Windows automatically loads the driver and reports success, then
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