Basler Electric BE1-700 - Manual (Page 356)

Figure 14-1. Typical User Interface Components
INSTALLATION
BESTCOMS for BE1-700 software contains a setup utility that installs the program on your PC. (This is
typical for all of the BE1 numerical systems.) When it installs the program, an uninstall icon (in the Control
Panel, Add/Remove Programs feature) is created that you may use to uninstall (remove) the program
from your PC. The minimum recommended operating requirements are listed in the following paragraph.
PC Requirements
• Pentium 233 MHz or faster processor (300 MHz is recommended)
• 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended)
• Windows®
XP (32-bit), Windows
® Vista (32-bit all editions), Windows® 7 (32/64-bit all editions) , and
Windows
® 8
• 7 MB of hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive for installation
• One available serial port
• One Ethernet port (optional Ethernet-enabled relay)
Installing the Program on Your PC Using Microsoft
® Windows®
1. Insert the CD in the PC CD-ROM drive.
2. When the Setup and Documentation CD menu appears, click the install button for the BESTCOMS
PC Program. The setup utility automatically installs “BESTCOMS for BE1-700” on your PC.
When BESTCOMS installation is complete, a Basler Electric folder is added to the Windows program
menu. This folder is accessed by clicking the Start button and Programs and then Basler Electric. The
Basler Electric folder contains an icon for the “BESTCOMS for BE1-700” program.
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