Extech Instruments MC108 User Manual page 7

Microscope-to-PC Connection
The microscope application program comes with the microscope installation disk (CD), to
allow you delivery of images to your PC via USB port, or from your PC to the microscope.
This application program is compatible with Windows 2K, XP, and Vista.
Installation procedure:
1. Do not connect the microscope to PC.
2. Put the CD into CD player.
3. The installation screen will start automatically. If the installation screen does not
appear, please enter the root directory of the CD and execute "MicroscopeSetup.exe"
for program installation.
4. Install USB driver first, then install the application. After completion, remove the CD.
5. Whenever loading pictures to, or from, your microscope, it needs to be connected it to
your PC via the mini-USB cable. Click the icon on the desktop screen to execute.
The microscope uses a CP2102 USB to UART bridge chip for communications with PC.
For more information please refer to the website www.silabs.com. CP2102 is a product of
SILICON LABS, Inc.
** You may use the "add/remove programs" on the control panel to remove the application
program and USB driver.
Application Program Instructions
When starting the application program (see figure 1), click the "Language" to select your
preference, then click the
screen , click "OK" to continue.
When the microscope is connected to the PC (see figure 2), all functions and keys on the
unit are suspended from use, except variable magnification & LED brightness control.
Click the icon and the image inside the microscope will be copied to RAM memory on
your PC. Also, the file name and size will be indicated in the window. You can preview
images in the mid-side of the window, or you can save to permanent memory by clicking
the or the icon. The download procedure may take some time depending on the
number and size of pictures committed for storage.
Click the icon, then the image will upload from PC to the microscope. The image size
is limited to 320x240 pixels standard jpg compressed format.
icon. A "Digital Microscope" dialog will appear on the
Figure 1.
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