User Guide

TestingUsingWindows2000/XP/Vista/7
MakesureyouhavethecurrentversionofthePhidgetlibraryinstalledonyourPC.Ifyoudon't,followthesesteps:
1.GototheQuickDownloadssectionontheWindowspage
2.DownloadandrunthePhidget21Installer(32bit,or64bit,dependingonyoursystem)
3.Youshouldseethe iconontherighthandcorneroftheTaskBar.
RunningPhidgetsSampleProgram
Doubleclickingonthe iconloadsthePhidgetControlPanel;wewillusethisprogramtoensurethatyournewPhidget
worksproperly.
ThesourcecodefortheInterfaceKitfullsampleprogramcanbefoundinthequickdownloadssectionontheC#
LanguagePage.Ifyou'dliketoseeexamplesinotherlanguages,youcanvisitourLanguagespage.
UpdatingDeviceFirmware
Ifanentryinthislistisred,itmeansthefirmwareforthatdeviceisoutofdate.Doubleclickontheentrytobegiventhe
optionofupdatingthefirmware.Ifyouchoosenottoupdatethefirmware,youcanstillruntheexampleforthatdeviceafter
refusing.
DoubleClickonthe icontoactivatethePhidgetControl
PanelandmakesurethatthePhidgetInterfaceKit8/8/8is
properlyattachedtoyourPC.
1.DoubleClickonPhidgetInterfaceKit8/8/8inthe
PhidgetControlPaneltobringupInterfaceKitfulland
checkthattheboxlabelledAttachedcontainstheword
True.
2.MakesurethattheRatiometricboxisTicked.