USB Connection
The gas analyzer can be connected directly to a local computer using a USB cable. Windows uses special software to transfer files and information between the data logger and the local computer when connected via USB. If you are using Windows XP, this software is called ActiveSync. If you are using Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8, the software is called Mobile Device Center. If the required software was not installed prior to installing XGA Viewer, the XGA Viewer setup utility (run from setup.exe) would have installed the required software.
To connect the gas analyzer to a local computer with USB, first make sure that the instrument is turned on. Next, identify the USB connection point used to connect the data logger to the local computer (Figure 6 - Location of USB connection point forconnecting instrument to local computer). To connect the data logger to the computer, you will need a USB cable with cable ends that look like those in Figure 7 - USB connection typesStandard-A (left), Standard-B (right).
Figure 6 - Location of USB connection point for |
Figure 7 - USB connection types
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Connect the instrument to the local computer via USB. If you are connecting the instrument to the computer via USB for the first time, you may see a message on the screen saying that Windows is installing drivers, especially on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. Windows may also ask you if you want to set up the device. If this happens, allow Windows to install the drivers, but close the device setup window from ActiveSync or Mobile Device Center.
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NOTE: If there is any question as to whether the computer is detecting the data logger and connecting to it properly, check the “My Computer” window in Windows XP or the “Computer” window in Windows Vista, 7, & 8. The data logger should appear in this window with a mobile or portable device icon, as shown in Figure 8 - Device Icons inWindows XP (left) and Windows Vista, 7, or 8 (right). Other devices, such as smartphones, may also appear as part of the same list. |
Figure 8 - Device Icons in |
Once the instrument is connected to the computer via USB, you may start XGA Viewer.