User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- MeshScape™ RK-5424-5 Reference Kit for 2.4 GHz MeshScape Systems User's Guide
- Contents
- About This Guide
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Installing the MeshScape System
- 3: Running MeshScape Network Monitor
- MeshScape Network Monitor Overview
- Configuring a Node’s Operation
- Labeling an End Node or Mesh Node
- Configuring Persistence Attributes
- Selecting a Com Port on the Host PC
- Configuring Serial and ADC Data Formats
- Turning Event Tracking On/Off
- Broadcasting Data to All Nodes.
- Creating an Event Log File
- Viewing the Contents of an Event Log File
- Viewing MeshScape Statistics
- 4: Using the MeshScape API
- A: Running the Demo Application
- B: Using MeshScape Programmer
- Glossary
- Index
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Installing MeshScape Network Monitor
Installing MeshScape Network Monitor
The procedures in this section describe how to do the following:
1. Use the CD-ROM shipped with the reference kit to install the following Millennial Net
items onto the host PC:
– MeshScape Network Monitor
– MeshScape Programmer
–API software
– EN-5424 End Node Tech Sheet
– MG-5424 MeshGate Tech Sheet
– MN-5424 Mesh Node Tech Sheet
– RK-5424 MeshScape Users Guide
– RK-5424-5 Kit Contents
– IK-5424 Kit Contents
– Reference Kits Tech Sheet
– 5424 Family Product Sheet
– 5424 MeshScape Release Notes
2. Open a MeshScape Network Monitor session.
The software installation procedure utilizes an InstallShield Wizard that will guide you through
the installation process. When the process is complete, shortcut icons for MeshScape Network
Monitor and MeshScape Programmer are also added to the host PC’s desktop.
Installing Contents of Millennial Net’s RK-5424 CD-ROM
To install the software contained on the CD-ROM:
Insert the RK-5424 Reference Kit CD into the host PC’s CD-ROM drive. The Autorun
feature launches the InstallShield Wizard. Follow the prompts to install the contents of
the CD onto the host PC.
If Autorun is not enabled, drill down to the contents of the kit CD and double-click on
setup.exe. The InstallShield Wizard is launched. Follow the prompts to install the
contents of the CD onto the host PC.
Proceed to ’Launching MeshScape Network Monitor Using Windows’ on page 2-16.
Note:
If a version of MeshScape Network Monitor already exists on the host PC, it will be
detected during the installation process. A special prompt screen is then displayed,
allowing you to remove the existing files. You must select Remove to unistall the
existing version before running the installation program again to install the newer
version contained on the CD.