Impulse MAQ20-940 User Manual - Manual (Page 10)

ReDAQ
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Shape Software for MAQ
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20 User Manual
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1.2 Developer Version and User Version
There are two versions of the software, Developer and User. The Developer version is fully functional
with the capability of creating a project, configuring the Tools, and setting up the parameters of MAQ
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COM and I/O modules. The User version can only run finished projects created using the Developer
version and is for use in applications where a user does not have the ability to modify a project.
Both versions of ReDAQ
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Shape Software for MAQ
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20 can be installed on the same computer.
Purchase of a license to operate the software enables the use of either version.
After a project is complete, it can be saved as a User project and distributed. A User project can only be
run with the User version of ReDAQ
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Shape Software for MAQ
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20.
A ReDAQ
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Shape for MAQ
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20 project file has two parts:
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A projects file with extension .rsd (Developer version) or .rsu (User version). Examples are
‘project1.rsd’ or ‘project1.rsu’.
A folder which includes all the image and text files of the project. The folder name is <project
name> +
‘Images’ (Developer version) or <project name> + ‘ImagesUser’ (User version).
Examples are ‘project1Images’ or ‘project1ImagesUser’.
1.3 Minimum Host Computer Requirements
Before installing ReDAQ
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Shape Software for MAQ
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20, verify that the host computer meets the following
requirements:
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7 operating system
Video display – 800x600, 256 color (16-bit recommended) or higher
Minimum of 256MB of RAM (512MB or higher recommended)
Minimum of 400MB of free hard disk space
1.4 Installation
To install ReDAQ
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Shape Software for MAQ
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20, complete the following steps:
Download the Developer version and/or User version from the Dataforth website,
www.dataforth.com .
Extract the files from the .zip file and run setup.exe.
Follow the installation instructions in the setup program.
If the system will be used with a USB connection the USB Driver must be installed prior to connecting the
system to the computer. Download the USB Driver for MAQ
® 20 from www.dataforth.com and follow the
installation instructions.
1.5 License Unlock Code
The ReDAQ
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Shape Software for MAQ
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20 is available for download free of charge from the Dataforth
website, www.dataforth.com . It is fully functional software and can be used for evaluation, testing and