Installing the software under windows, Warnings, Multiple versions – Agilent Technologies DP111 User Manual
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User Manual: Agilent Acqiris 8-bit Digitizers
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The PCI-8570/PXI-8570 User's Manual (Rev. 1.00) section 2.4 contains the software installation instructions. These
should be executed before allowing the hardware installation process to look for the driver. If you have an AdLink
CD Version 2004A4 or later you can use it; if not you should download the latest driver from the WEB site
You can then continue with the Hardware Installation. A reboot will then be
necessary. At this point the Stargen Fabric PCI Adapter and the Stargen Aruba Fabric-to-PCI Bridge should appear
correctly installed under System Devices in the Device Manager.
NOTE: If you have an AdLink CD Version 2005A3 or later you can find 8570install.exe in the folder X:\Driver
Installation\PXI Platform\PXI Extension\PCI_PXI-8570\Wnt2kxp and the starfab1.inf file in the folder X:\Driver
Installation\PXI Platform\PXI Extension\PCI_PXI-8570\Win98.
2.2.
Installing the Software under Windows
2.2.1. Warnings
If Setup detects a previous installation of Acqiris software on your system, a warning screen will be displayed. It is
recommended to exit Setup and uninstall older versions.
The installer from software releases prior to Acqiris Software 2.0 installed the Digitizer Driver DLL files into the
System directory. These will be removed by Setup. If you wish to keep the old installation on your system, you
should exit Setup, and move all Acqiris driver files (acqiris*, acqrs* and acqir*) to some archive directory.
The DLL files will be installed into the bin subdirectory of the Acqiris software root, and the corresponding path will
be added to the PATH environment variable.
2.2.2. Multiple Versions
With the software installation from Acqiris Software 2.0 (or above), it is possible to keep multiple versions on the
same system, but you must specify a different root directory (i.e. Install Folder). If you keep the same directory,
Setup will overwrite your previous installation.
To go back to a previous version, you must change the PATH environment variable and reinstall the Kernel driver.
Under Windows 2000/XP:
1. Copy the SYS file from <old_AcqirisSoftware_root>\bin\kernel to the
Windows\System32\drivers
directory.
2. Change the AcqirisDxRoot, AcqirisDxDir and PATH environment variables to the old root.
3. Reboot the computer.
2.2.3. Installation
Before installing the Acqiris hardware, you should complete the following steps to install the software for Windows
2000/XP.
NOTE: You will need administrator privileges to complete the software installation under Windows
2000/XP.
1. Insert the Acqiris Software CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. If the Autorun program does not start
automatically (Autoplay disabled), you can start it manually, or navigate to the AcqirisSoftware\Windows folder
in order to display the files included.
2. Choose Install AcqirisSoftware for Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server (or run Setup.exe from the
AcqirisSoftware\Windows folder). After several seconds for initialization the first of many screens will appear.
Please note the following points:
It is good practice to remove any previously installed version of Acqiris software. If the program finds that
there is still Acqiris software installed on your machine a warning panel will appear.
In the Select Install Type window selecting Custom installation will let you select individual packages for
loading. The space indicated for LabVIEW, Firmware and UserManual packages is incorrect. The correct
values are 7 MB, 40 MB, and 30 MB respectively. A full installation requires just under 150 MB of disk.