meM-LOG-SE
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Software
Software product
Notes
Documentation
Device driver
(USB)
U
BMCM-DR
U
(driver package)
1. install driver package to hard disc
2. Windows
®
Plug&Play installation
U
BMCM-DR-IG
U
(driver installation manual)
Operating
program
U
ST-meM-LOG SE
software to configure and operate the hardware,
read out stored measurement data
U
ST-meM-LOG SE
U
(user manual)
U
NV4
measuring software NextView
®
4 (requires license
number, no freeware!) to display and analyze
lfx
signal files created with ST-meM-LOG SE;
stripped-down "Analysis" version provided
U
NV4-DEMO
U
free demo version of NextView
®
4
U
NV4-IG
U
(installation Stand-alone version)
UU
NV4-UM
U
(user manual)
"First steps" in the NextView
®
4 demo pro-
ject (displayed at first start of the software)
7.1 Driver
installation
If connected to USB, a driver installation is required for
meM-LOG-SE
in contrast to a serial RS232 con-
nection. Only then additional software can be installed. To make sure that the installation is done correctly,
please follow the instructions in the order as described below.
7.1.1
Install driver package
The prior installation of the bmcm driver package
U
BMCM-DR
U
to the hard disc of your PC makes the driver search for
Windows
®
much easier. Especially in case of driver updates, only the new driver package has to be installed, the hard-
ware automatically uses the new version. The link to install the driver package is located on the
meM-LOG-SE
prod-
uct page of the "Software Collection"-CD.
7.1.2 Plug&Play
installation
As soon as the
meM-LOG-SE
is connected to the PC, the system announces the new hardware. Start the automatic
hardware detection by selecting the following option:
-
Windows
®
XP
:
"Install the software automatically" (SP2: do not connect with Windows
®
Update!)
-
Windows
®
2000
: "Search for a suitable driver for my device"
Under Windows
®
Vista, no selections have to be made. The driver is found and installed automatically upon connection
of the hardware, because the driver package has been installed on hard disc before. For the same reason, no additional
location needs to be entered for the driver search under Windows
®
2000.
7.1.3 Check
installation
In the Windows
®
Device Manager, the entry "Data Acquisition (BMC Messsysteme GmbH)" is included after success-
ful installation displaying the installed bmcm hardware. To open the Device Manager, proceed as follows:
-
Windows
®
Vista
: Start / Control Panel/ System / "Device Manager"
-
Windows
®
XP
:
Start / Control Panel / System / TAB "Hardware" / button "Device Manager"
-
Windows
®
2000
: Start / Settings / Control Panel / System / TAB "Hardware" / button "Device Manager"
Double click the
meM-LOG-SE
to open its properties. For general information, any existing device conflicts and pos-
sible sources of error see TAB "General".
7.2 Installation of ST-meM-LOG SE and NextView
®
4
Install the operating program "ST-meM-LOG SE" for configuring and operating the data logger. The setup
program is available on the product page of the
meM-LOG-SE
. The device can be connected both via USB
or via the serial interface (RS232).
Install the demo version of the professional software NextView
®
4 for measurement data acquisition and
processing to graphically display and analyze the signal files created with ST-meM-LOG SE. The setup
program
U
NV4-DEMO
U
is available in the section "NextView
®
4.x".
When you open the software, you get first instructions about how to operate the program. For detailed information, an
online help is provided.
With NextView
®
4 DEMO, signals cannot be stored. The full version NextView
®
4 is no freeware and
requires a license number! A stripped-down "Analysis" version is available.
