Software Release Notes

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

NITON Analyzers NDT Release Notes

Configuring the USB port on the XL3
The information contained in this release note supercedes all related information in the instrument Users Guide
and NDT Users Guide, as well as any information contained in previous software release notes.

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Configuring the USB port on the XL3

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Connecting your Analyzer using the USB port on the XL3
The USB port is the narrow inverted trapezoidal port on the back
of your XL3 Analyzer. You can use this port, along with the
supplied cable, to communicate with your analyzer.
Insert the smaller end of your USB cable into the USB port on the
back of your XL3, and the larger end into a USB port on your
computer.
When you turn your analyzer on after it is connected, or if you
connect it while the analyzer is on, a Found New Hardware
wizard will open, as in Figure 2.
Note: If, after installation, you plug your USB cable into a
different USB port on your computer, you will get this Wizard again.

USB Port on Far Left

Figure1: USB Port on Analyzer

The Installation Wizard

Place the installation CD in the drive, select No, not this time
then select Next. The Wizard will now ask you what you want
it to do, as in Figure 3. Select Install the software automatically.
The Wizard will now search the CD for the proper software, as in
Figure 4. When the Hardware Installation window comes up
stating that the software has not passed XP logo certification,
dont worry. The driver is from Microsoft. Select Continue
Anyway.
Figure 2: Installation Wizard

Figure 4: Installation Wizard Search

Figure 3: Installation Wizard Screen 2

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The Wizard will now install the software. This may take several
minutes. At the end of this process, you will see the final Wizard
screen, as in Figure 5, informing you the process is complete.
Select Finish.
The driver will install as the next free COM device for example,
if you have a Bluetooth modem as COM 5, the driver will install
as COM 6. You can find how the software has been installed by
clicking your START button, selecting Settings, and selecting
Control Panel as in Figure 6.
From the Control Panel, double click on System. The System
control panel will appear. Select the Hardware tab. The
window will appear as in Figure 7. Select Device Manager.

Figure 5: Last Installation Wizard Screen

The device will appear under Ports in the Device Manager

select the plus sign in the box to display all the assigned ports.
The device will be called Thermo Scientific, NITON Analyzers
USB Port. After the name, the port number will be displayed in
parentheses in Figure 8, the device is assigned to COM 6. Use
this port to connect to your analyzer.

Figure 6: The Control Panel

Figure 8:The Device Manager

Figure 7:The Hardware Tab

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Configuring the USB port on the XL3