Airmar WeatherCaster™ Software - Manual (Page 8)

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8. The Installation Complete window will appear when the WeatherCaster
software has been successfully installed (see Figure 7). Click Finish. The
Sensor Support CD Browser window will appear (see Figure 2).
NOTE: If you are replacing an older version of the WeatherCaster software with a
new one, you can begin using it now. Do NOT install the device drivers again.
Installing the Drivers
IMPORTANT: Be sure the Airmar Sensor Support CD is inserted into the CD-
ROM drive on your PC before the Combiner or Converter hardware is connected.
CAUTION: The driver installation is in TWO parts. Both drivers must be
installed for the sensor to communicate with the WeatherCaster software.
CAUTION: If you are replacing an older version of the WeatherCaster software with
a new one, you can begin using it now. Do NOT install the device drivers again.
The first driver is the USB Controller Driver. It is needed to convert the USB data
packets to a serial data stream. The second driver, the USB Communications Port
Driver, makes the USB connection appear as a communications port in the
Windows Device Manager. Note that you must choose the set of drivers that are
compatible with the bit size of your operating system.
Choose 64 or 32-Bit Drivers
To determine the bit size of your operating system, go to Start\Settings\Control
Panel\System and view the General tab. If the operating system is 32 bits, it may
not be identified. However, if the operating system is 64 bits, it is probably identified.
If you are unable to determine the bit size of your operating system, choose Install
32-Bit Drivers first. If you see an error message saying your system requires the
64-bit version of DPInst.exe, then choose Install 64-Bit Drivers.
Figure 7. Installation Complete window