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The software is now installed, but there are still a few things that need to be done before you can open
PWI. PWI needs three programs to be "manually installed" on the users computer.
0. Before you begin, make a Restore Point on your computer.
1. Install ComACRServer.exe
a. In the Windows Explorer: Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\PlaneWave Instruments\PlaneWave
Interface\Drivers\
b. Right Click on ComACRServer.exe and select Run as administrator.
2. Install PXPAX530.exe
a. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\PlaneWave Instruments\PlaneWave Interface\Drivers\
b. Right Click on PXPAX530.exe and select Run as administrator.
3. Transforms.dll:
a. Click the (Windows) Start button
b. Search for "cmd"
c. Right Click the icon for (cmd.exe) in the upper left corner of the window
d. Select Run as Administrator
e. You will get a cmd popup with path "C:\windows\system32>"
f. Type the following line with quotes and all:
regsvr32 "C:\Program Files (x86)\PlaneWave Instruments\PlaneWave
Interface\Drivers\Transforms.dll"
g. click Enter.
Connecting the Mount to the Control Panel Box
There are seven cables that go between the control panel and the telescope. The cables are yellow
Turck cables which are 5 meters long. One end connects to the bottom of the Control Panel and the
other end goes up through the bottom of the telescope to a connector rail on the inside of the
telescope. The
connector rail inside
the telescope is
accessible by
removing the cover
