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3.
Installation and Testing
3.1.
Driver installation
When PS2016 DAQ device is connected to computers running Microsoft Windows for the first
time, it will require installing the driver before the computer can recognize PS2016 correctly.
Open the folder of "\PS Series DAQ/driver" on the Resources CD, double click the file
"SETUP.EXE", then click "Install", and there will be a dialog of success after the driver is installed.
After correctly installing the driver, Windows Device Manager will recognize PS2016 as a virtual
serial port device under the name of "USB-SERIAL CH341A". The OS will assign a serial port
number for the device as shown in parentheses in Figure 3.
Figure 3
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The Device Manager with correctly recognized PS2016