User manual

NMEA Data Multiplexer - NDC-4-A & NDC-4-A -USB

Actisense PC Software suites

The Actisense NMEA Data Combiner hardware can be congured, monitored and tested using its own dedicated

Control Centre software suite. The Actisense NDC can be updated / upgraded using the latest Flash Centre software

suite. This section provides a complete users guide to installing and uninstalling these two software suites.

These programs are currently only available for Windows™ platforms (98 SE/ME/NT/2000/XP), however, it has been

proven possible to use the NDC Control Centre / ActiPatch on a Mac running Windows emulation software.

To install Actisense PC software

Replace the generic “<Product Name>” text below with

the name of the actual software you are installing: “NDC

Control Centre”, or “ActiPatch”.

1. Download the latest version of the software from

the Actisense website, or locate the les on the

Actisense CD included with the NDC-4.

2. If a previous version of the software has already been

installed, uninstall the previous version and delete the

program directory before installing the new version.

Refer to the To uninstall Actisense PC software

section for full details.

3. If the program is contained within a zip le, extract

the three les (‘<Product Name>.001,’ ‘<Product

Name>.002’ and ‘setup.exe’) that are contained

within the zip le using any available unzip program

to a temporary directory (e.g. “C:\Temp”).

4. Double click on the ‘setup.exe’ program le and

follow the on-screen instructions of the standard

Windows™ install program. The install location can

be change at this point, however, the default location

is normally acceptable (refer to gure 4 and 5).

Once the install operation is complete, the temporary

les and/or directory can be deleted. Keep the original

zip le safe.

5. To start / run the program, use

the Windows™ ‘Start’ menu and

navigate to the installed program’s

directory. There will be a program

icon - double click on it (refer to

gure 6 and 7).

Useful Tip: If you access the program

regularly you can ‘copy and paste’ the

program icon from the Windows™ ‘Start’

menu on to the desktop or the ‘Quick

Launch’ short-cut bar to create a easy to

access short-cut.

Figure 4 – Install options

Figure 5 – Installation complete

Figure 6 & 7 – ‘Start’ menu short-cuts