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3.4 Software Installation and Setup
LogView is Graphical User Interface (GUI) software and is used to communicate with the
datalogger, using a personal computer running a Microsoft Windows
®
operating system. Other
general-purpose communication programs (e.g., Windows HyperTerminal
™)
can also be used to
communicate with the Model LC-2 via text-based commands. The LogView and USB drivers
install program can be downloaded at
Perform the following steps to install LogView software for each computer that will connect to
an LC-2. These instructions are for computers running Windows XP. The installation procedure
is very similar for computers running Windows 7, Windows 2000 and Windows 98. This
installation procedure needs to be performed only once for each computer that will run LogView
to communicate with a LC-2 datalogger.
NOTE:
The USB drivers are only required for LC-2 models 8002-1-2, 8002-1A-2 and the 8002-
5 RS-485 Interface
Make sure that the two 1.5V D cell alkaline batteries are installed in the datalogger (See Section
3.2, “Battery Installation”) and that the LC-2 datalogger is
not connected
to the computer at this
time.
3.4.1 LogView Installation
1)
Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the extracted downloaded files. Double click
on the file “start.bat” to start the install process.
2)
Click “
Next >
” when the
Welcome
window appears.
3)
When the
Choose Install Location
window appears, choose a folder for the LogView
installation then click “
Next>
”.
4)
When the
Choose Start Menu Folder
window appears, choose an appropriate folder
(default is Geokon) then click “
Install
”.
5)
Click “
Next >
” when the
Java Installation Complete
window appears.
6)
Click “
Finish
” when the
Completing the LogView
Setup Wizard
window appears.
3.4.2 Launching LogView
Launching LogView can be accomplished two different ways. Double clicking on the
desktop icon:
Or via the Start button: “
Programs
→
Geokon
→
LogView
”