Teledyne LeCroy PETracer PCI Express Edge User Manual - Manual (Page 21)

PETracer Edge User Manual Chapter 3: Installation
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Chapter 3: Installation
PETracer Edge™ is a stand-alone card with an external 12-volt power supply.
You can begin making PCI Express™ recordings or begin traffic generation after
following the steps in this chapter.
3.1 Installing the PETracer Software
PETracer software operates all of Teledyne LeCroy’s PCI Express protocol products:
The PETracer software is installed on a Microsoft ® Windows ® -based host machine and
serves as the interface.
After the card has been recognized as a USB device, install the PETracer software on the
host machine:
Step 1 Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive of the host machine that controls
the card. The installation window opens and displays links to the
PETracer software, user manuals, a readme file, and Acrobat Reader.
Step 2 Select Install Software and follow the onscreen instructions.
The PETracer software installs automatically on the host machine’s hard disk.
During installation, all necessary USB drivers are loaded automatically. Drivers
included in the installation are:
• petrcedg.sys: PETracer Edge driver
Step 3 To start the application, launch the PETracer program from the Start
menu: 
Start > Programs > LeCroy > PETracer > LeCroy PETracer