Gentec-EO QUAD-4Track - Manual (Page 8)

QUAD-4Track User’s Manual Revision 2.1 8
6. When the Completing prompt appears, select finish.
The driver install process will now be repeated for the serial port drivers.
If during the driver installation Windows asks for the location of a file, browse to the CD
drive and select OK. All the required files are on the install CD.
The software installation is now complete. You may now run the application software.
The Gentec-EO QUAD-4TRACK instrument is a PC based design. As such it comes with
a Software Application written in Lab View 8.6 designed to handle the control and
display tasks. The QUAD-4TRACK communicates with the host PC via a USB port. The
device supports full speed USB 2.0. The implementation of the port in the host PC is
accomplished via a Virtual Com Port, or VCP. This in effect mimics a standard serial port
so that the user can take advantage of the ease of developing custom applications with
existing terminal emulators. Any programming environment that can use an RS232 serial
port can communicate with the instrument.
Instrument Hardware
Power Source
The QUAD-4TRACK system is supplied with a 10V, 1.5A universal power module. It
will accept voltages from +9V to +15V provided they supply at least 1A and the plug is
5.5mm outer diameter, 2.1 mm inner diameter, and 11mm in length, with the center being
positive. Plug the supply into the DC power jack located on the front panel.
Probe Connection
The QUAD-4TRACK probes use a DB25 connector. See figure 1. To remove the probe,
power down the unit first and remove the connector.
Indicator LED’s
There are 2 LED’s on the QUAD-4TRACK back panel as shown in figure 2.
The Power LED is illuminated when ever an external supply is plugged into the DC
power jack.
The Trigger LED illuminated when the QUAD-4TRACK is triggered. This LED
functions at all times, whether the QUAD-4TRACK is sending data to the application
software or not.
USB
The QUAD-4TRACK communicates with the host PC via a USB port. The device
supports full speed USB 2.0. The host P.C must have the QUAD-4TRACK USB drivers