GTCO AccuTab VI - Users Guide - Manual (Page 5)

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Introduction
Designed for the GIS professional, the AccuTab VI series offers a variety of large format
digitizers with the highest level of accuracy on the market today. Guaranteed superior data
integrity and compatibility with the leading GIS hardware and software packages –
including Class One compatibility with ESRI’s ARC/INFO® software – make the AccuTab VI
the only choice for your GIS requirements. The integrity of the data produced by a digitizer
can be only as good as the digitizer’s underlying technology. Every aspect of both the
design and the production of an AccuTab VI large format digitizer is engineered to meet
one single objective – to provide the highest level of data integrity possible – guaranteed.
This includes coordinate resolution, measurement accuracy, repeatability, product
reliability and system compatibility.
To support our unique performance guarantee, a high precision automated measurement
system is used to complete a Performance Verification on each AccuTab VI digitizer prior to
its leaving our factory. This system generates a detailed performance verification report
that is shipped with the unit.
Setup and Installation Overview
An integrated mounting channel around the perimeter of the digitizer facilitates the quick
and easy mounting of the AccuTab VI on a pedestal or stand. The mounting channel can
also be used for the attachment of accessories, such as the Accessory Tray and Plan Hold
Down.
In order to send data from AccuTab VI to your digitizing application, the digitizer must be
physically connected to your computer and it must be able to transmit the data in such a
way that the digitizing application recognizes and understands it. Before setting up
AccuTab VI, you should determine:
 Requirements of the digitizing software application being used
 Whether the digitizing application requires software drivers to communicate with
AccuTab VI
 Hardware communications connection (USB or Serial) you will be using between
AccuTab VI and the computer
When the AccuTab VI is setup for a serial connection, it must be configured so that it can
send data in a way the application software will recognize and understand. Different