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3.1.5.1
Windows XP
The PC automatically senses the Datalogger when the connection is made. (A ‘Found New Hardware’
message appears the first time the Datalogger is connected to the PC.)
3.1.5.1.1
Activesync
On a PC running Windows XP, when a Datalogger is plugged in, the PC automatically starts an
application called Microsoft ActiveSync. This synchronization program enables the Datalogger to
function as a USB device connected to the PC.
The Microsoft ActiveSync
window on the PC should indicate a Guest connection when the Datalogger
has been connected to the PC. Choose ‘No’ to partnership on the dialogs which appear shortly after the
USB cable is connected (do not set-up a partnership). If desired, the user can minimize or close the PC’s
ActiveSync window. Once the ActiveSync connection is in place, the Datalogger appears as ‘Mobile
Device’ in Windows Explorer.
WARNING:
FTS strongly recommends against modifying any files in the Datalogger
accessed through the ActiveSync connection. Doing so may cause severe problems in
the Datalogger.
3.1.5.1.2
Remote Display
Once an ActiveSync connection is established with the Datalogger, you can use Microsoft’s Remote
Display program to interact with the Datalogger GUI through the PC instead of using the Datalogger’s
touchscreen. This is an ideal tool to use if the Datalogger’s touchscreen has been damaged or if the
ambient temperature is below -20 C and the display is not readable (see the Touchscreen
Considerations section of this manual). The drawback to this tool is that it is slower than using the built-
in Datalogger touchscreen.
Remote Display requires certain settings for best performance with the Datalogger. A customized
Remote Desktop application is available from FTS which has settings preconfigured for optimal use –
please contact FTS for a free copy of the Remote Display application.
3.1.5.2
Windows 7
The PC automatically senses the Datalogger when the connection is made. (A ‘Found New Hardware’
message appears the first time the Datalogger is connected to the PC.)
3.1.5.2.1
Windows Mobile Device Center
On a PC running Windows 7, an application called Windows Mobile Device Center is available. It does
not start automatically when a Datalogger (or other mobile device) is plugged in. It must be started
manually, and it is usually best to start it before plugging in the Datalogger.
When Windows Mobile Device Center is running and the Datalogger is plugged in, Windows Mobile
Device Center usually (but not always, for reasons not understood) detects it and notifies the user.
When it does so, the Datalogger appears as a "WindowsCE" device in Windows Explorer.
