Specifications

First Steps

2 First Steps

2.1 Installing the Software on the Host PC

Windows operating systems:

1 Insert the E-517 CD in your host PC.

2 If the Setup Wizard does not open automatically, start it from the

root directory of the CD with the

icon.

3 Follow the on-screen instructions and select the “typical”

installation. Typical components are LabView drivers, GCS DLL,

PIMikroMove(TM).

Linux operating systems:

4 Insert the E-517 CD in the host PC.

5 Open a terminal and go to the /linux directory on the E-517 CD.

6 Log in as superuser (root).

7 Start the install script with ./INSTALL

Keep in mind the case sensitivity of Linux when typing the

command.

8 Follow the on-screen instructions. You can choose the individual

components to install.

If the installation fails, make sure you have installed the kernel header files

for your kernel.

For an overview over the host software provided see

"Software Description"

(p.

9).

2.2 Creating Backup File for Controller

Parameters

It is strongly recommended to save the parameter values of the E-517 to a

file on the host PC before you make any changes. This way the original

settings can be restored if the new parameter settings will not prove

satisfactory. To save the parameter values and to load them back to the

E-517, use the

Device Parameter Configuration window of PIMikroMove™.

See

"Installing the Software on the Host PC" (p. 11) for how to install the