Communicating With Your Logger; Installing The Software - Grant 2020 Serie Guia De Inicio Rapido

3. Communicating with your Logger

3.1

Installing the Software

For detailed installation instructions please see the supplied 'Software Installation Guide'
supplement. For quick installation please see the steps below;
1. Ensure you have administration rights on the PC you wish to install software on
2. Ensure any current Grant applications are closed
3. Insert the CD into the CD\DVD drive of your computer and wait for it to autorun*
4. Follow the on screen installation wizard
* If after a few minutes autorun has not occurred select the Run option from the Windows
Start Menu. In the Command Line box, type d:\setup and press enter (where d:\ is your
CD\DVD drive, modify if required)
Important: Please ensure the software is installed before connecting the Squirrel data
logger.
3.2 Connecting your Squirrel Data Logger
You can connect to your logger by using one of the following methods;
1. Serial (RS232), including serial adaptors
2. USB
3. Ethernet (where fitted)
4. Wi-fi (where fitted)
Please see below for more information.
Serial (RS232)
For information on using serial adaptors please see the SquirrelView help file. If using a
straight serial (RS232) cable, connect one end to the serial port on the logger and the other
end to the PC's serial port. Once connected you are ready to begin communications.
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