DEWESOFT SIRIUS Product manual

SIRIUS®
Technical Reference Manual
Version: 1.4.2
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Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents
1 Notice................................................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Safety instructions....................................................................................................................................................2
2 About this document.........................................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Legend......................................................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Online versions........................................................................................................................................................8
2.2.1 SIRIUS® technical reference manual.............................................................................................................8
2.2.2 DEWESoft® tutorials......................................................................................................................................8
3 Getting started...................................................................................................................................................................9
3.1 Software installation................................................................................................................................................9
3.1.1 DEWESoft® installation.................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Connecting a Single Slice......................................................................................................................................16
3.3 Connecting Multiple Slices....................................................................................................................................17
3.4 Simple Measurement..............................................................................................................................................17
3.4.1 Online Help...................................................................................................................................................17
3.4.2 Analogue channel setup.................................................................................................................................18
3.4.3 Measurement Mode.......................................................................................................................................19
3.4.4 Analysis Mode...............................................................................................................................................20
3.5 Advanced configuration.........................................................................................................................................20
3.5.1 Counters and CAN........................................................................................................................................21
3.6 Licensing................................................................................................................................................................21
3.7 Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................................................................22
4 Enclosure Overview........................................................................................................................................................23
4.1 Enclosure types......................................................................................................................................................23
4.1.1 Single Slice....................................................................................................................................................23
4.1.2 Multi Slice.....................................................................................................................................................24
4.1.3 Extended Height Enclosure...........................................................................................................................25
4.1.4 SIRIUS-R8....................................................................................................................................................25
4.2 Connectors at the rear side.....................................................................................................................................26
4.2.1 Single Slice Version USB..............................................................................................................................26
4.2.2 Single Slice Version EtherCAT®..................................................................................................................27
4.2.3 Multi Slice Version........................................................................................................................................28
4.2.4 Analogue out version.....................................................................................................................................29
4.3 SIRIUS-SBOX2.....................................................................................................................................................30
4.3.1 Specifications SBOX2...................................................................................................................................30
4.3.2 Front side.......................................................................................................................................................31
4.3.3 Rear side........................................................................................................................................................31
4.4 SIRIUSf-SBOX......................................................................................................................................................32
4.4.1 Specifications f-SBOX..................................................................................................................................33
4.4.2 Front Side......................................................................................................................................................33
4.4.3 Rear Side.......................................................................................................................................................33
4.5 SIRIUS-R2D..........................................................................................................................................................34
4.5.1 Frontside........................................................................................................................................................35
4.6 SIRIUS-R8.............................................................................................................................................................36
4.6.1 Specifications R8...........................................................................................................................................37
4.6.2 Front Side......................................................................................................................................................38
4.6.3 Rear Side.......................................................................................................................................................39
4.7 SIRIUS-R8D..........................................................................................................................................................40
4.7.1 Specifications R8D........................................................................................................................................40
4.7.2 Front Side (Display)......................................................................................................................................41
4.7.3 Rear Side.......................................................................................................................................................41
4.8 Dimensions.............................................................................................................................................................43
4.8.1 Single Slice Version.......................................................................................................................................43
4.8.2 Multi Slice Version........................................................................................................................................44
4.8.3 Sirius R2D.....................................................................................................................................................44
4.8.4 Sirius R8D.....................................................................................................................................................45
4.8.5 Sirius R8........................................................................................................................................................46
5 SIRIUS® Measurement Modules...................................................................................................................................47
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5.1 Data Transfer Overview.........................................................................................................................................47
5.1.1 USB...............................................................................................................................................................47
5.1.2 EtherCAT®....................................................................................................................................................47
5.1.3 Data Transfer Combinations..........................................................................................................................49
5.2 Technology overview.............................................................................................................................................49
5.2.1 SIRIUS® Dual Core series: High Dynamic (up to 160 dB).........................................................................49
5.2.2 SIRIUS®-HD-series: High density (16 channel per slice)...........................................................................49
5.2.3 SIRIUS®-HS series: High speed and bandwidth..........................................................................................49
5.2.4 Isolated version: USB....................................................................................................................................50
5.2.5 SIRIUS® differential version: USB..............................................................................................................51
5.2.6 Isolated version: EtherCAT® .......................................................................................................................51
5.3 SIRIUS® Slice Configuration...............................................................................................................................52
5.4 SIRIUS® Dual Core specifications.......................................................................................................................54
5.5 SIRIUS® HD and HS specifications.....................................................................................................................55
5.6 General Specifications...........................................................................................................................................56
5.7 ACC / ACC+..........................................................................................................................................................57
5.7.1 ACC: Specifications......................................................................................................................................57
5.7.2 ACC BNC......................................................................................................................................................57
5.7.3 ACC+ (Counter) L1B7f ................................................................................................................................57
5.7.4 ACC: Voltage.................................................................................................................................................58
5.7.5 ACC: IEPE....................................................................................................................................................58
5.8 CHG / CHG+.........................................................................................................................................................59
5.8.1 CHG: Specifications......................................................................................................................................59
5.8.2 CHG BNC.....................................................................................................................................................60
5.8.3 CHG+ (Counter) L1B7f ...............................................................................................................................60
5.8.4 CHG: Voltage................................................................................................................................................61
5.8.5 CHG: IEPE....................................................................................................................................................61
5.8.6 CHG: Charge.................................................................................................................................................61
5.9 HV..........................................................................................................................................................................62
5.9.1 HVv2 Specifications......................................................................................................................................62
5.9.2 HV: Banana...................................................................................................................................................62
5.10 LV / LV+..............................................................................................................................................................64
5.10.1 LVv2 Specifications....................................................................................................................................64
5.10.2 LV+ (Counter) L1B7f..................................................................................................................................65
5.10.3 LV BAN.......................................................................................................................................................65
5.10.4 LV BNC.......................................................................................................................................................66
5.10.5 LV DSUB-9.................................................................................................................................................66
5.11 MULTI.................................................................................................................................................................69
5.11.1 MULTI: Specifications................................................................................................................................69
5.11.2 MULTI DSUB-15........................................................................................................................................70
5.11.3 MULTI-L2B16f...........................................................................................................................................73
5.12 STGM / STGM+..................................................................................................................................................76
5.12.1 STGMv2: Specifications.............................................................................................................................76
5.12.2 STGM+ (Counter) L1B7f............................................................................................................................77
5.12.3 STGM-DB...................................................................................................................................................77
5.12.4 STGM DSUB-9...........................................................................................................................................79
5.12.5 STGM-L2B8f..............................................................................................................................................81
5.12.6 STGM-L2B16f............................................................................................................................................84
5.13 STG / STG+.........................................................................................................................................................87
5.13.1 STGv2: Specifications.................................................................................................................................87
5.13.2 STG+ (Counter) L1B7f...............................................................................................................................88
5.13.3 STG-L2B7f..................................................................................................................................................88
5.13.4 STG-L2B10f................................................................................................................................................91
5.13.5 STG DSUB-9..............................................................................................................................................94
5.14 HD-ACC..............................................................................................................................................................98
5.14.1 HD-ACC Specifications..............................................................................................................................98
5.14.2 HD-ACC BNC............................................................................................................................................98
5.14.3 HD-ACC: Voltage.......................................................................................................................................99
5.14.4 HD-ACC: IEPE...........................................................................................................................................99
5.15 HD-LV................................................................................................................................................................100
5.15.1 HD-LV: Specifications..............................................................................................................................100
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5.15.2 HD-LV DSUB-9........................................................................................................................................100
5.15.3 HD-LV BNC..............................................................................................................................................102
5.15.4 HD-LV BNC: Voltage................................................................................................................................102
5.16 HD-STGS...........................................................................................................................................................103
5.16.1 HD-STGS: Specifications.........................................................................................................................103
5.16.2 HD-STGS..................................................................................................................................................104
5.16.3 HD-STGS-L1B10f....................................................................................................................................106
5.17 HS-ACC / HS-ACC+.........................................................................................................................................108
5.17.1 HS-ACC: Specifications............................................................................................................................108
5.17.2 HS-ACC BNC...........................................................................................................................................108
5.17.3 HS-ACC+ (Counter) L1B7f .....................................................................................................................109
5.17.4 HS-ACC: Voltage......................................................................................................................................109
5.17.5 HS-ACC: IEPE..........................................................................................................................................110
5.18 HS-CHG / HS-CHG+.........................................................................................................................................111
5.18.1 HS-CHG: Specifications............................................................................................................................111
5.18.2 HS-CHG BNC...........................................................................................................................................112
5.18.3 HS-CHG+ (Counter) L1B7f .....................................................................................................................112
5.18.4 HS-CHG: Voltage......................................................................................................................................113
5.18.5 HS-CHG: IEPE..........................................................................................................................................113
5.18.6 HS-CHG: Charge.......................................................................................................................................113
5.19 HS-HV................................................................................................................................................................114
5.19.1 HS-HV: Specifications..............................................................................................................................114
5.19.2 HS-HV Banana..........................................................................................................................................115
5.20 HS-LV / HS-LV+................................................................................................................................................116
5.20.1 HS-LV Specifications................................................................................................................................116
5.20.2 HS-LV+ (Counter) L1B7f.........................................................................................................................117
5.20.3 HS-LV BAN..............................................................................................................................................117
5.20.4 HS-LV BNC...............................................................................................................................................118
5.20.5 HS-LV DSUB-9.........................................................................................................................................118
5.21 HS-STG / HS-STG+..........................................................................................................................................120
5.21.1 HS-STG Specifications.............................................................................................................................120
5.21.2 HS-STG+ (Counter) L1B7f.......................................................................................................................121
5.21.3 HS-STG DSUB-9......................................................................................................................................122
5.22 Analogue out OPTION.......................................................................................................................................125
5.22.1 Analogue out: Specifications.....................................................................................................................125
6 Measurement.................................................................................................................................................................127
6.1 Filtering................................................................................................................................................................127
6.1.1 Filtering Glossary........................................................................................................................................127
6.1.2 Filter Design................................................................................................................................................130
6.1.3 Sirius® DualCore & HD: Anti-Aliasing.....................................................................................................132
6.1.4 DEWESoft®: Custom Low Pass Filter Settings.........................................................................................135
7 Accessories...................................................................................................................................................................137
7.1 MSI-Adapters.......................................................................................................................................................137
7.1.1 MSI Overview.............................................................................................................................................137
7.1.2 General Specifications.................................................................................................................................137
7.1.3 MSI-TH-x....................................................................................................................................................138
7.2 DS Battery Packs.................................................................................................................................................140
7.2.1 Specifications..............................................................................................................................................140
7.2.2 DS-BP2i: Battery Pack................................................................................................................................140
7.2.3 DS-BP4i: Battery Pack................................................................................................................................142
7.2.4 Dimensions..................................................................................................................................................143
8 Advanced Topics...........................................................................................................................................................145
8.1 Wireless Connection............................................................................................................................................145
8.1.1 Prere uisites................................................................................................................................................145
8.1.2 Hosted Network on Windows 7...................................................................................................................145
8.1.3 Android: WiFi connection...........................................................................................................................147
8.1.4 Android: VNC.............................................................................................................................................147
8.2 Synchronisation....................................................................................................................................................149
8.2.1 Synchronisation Glossary............................................................................................................................150
8.2.2 Sync options................................................................................................................................................153
8.3 Firmware upgrade................................................................................................................................................155
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8.3.1 Preparation...................................................................................................................................................156
8.3.2 System Firmware Upgrade..........................................................................................................................157
8.3.3 Module Firmware Upgrade.........................................................................................................................158
8.3.4 Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................................158
9 Appendix.......................................................................................................................................................................159
9.1 Glossary and abbreviations..................................................................................................................................159
9.2 Documentation version history............................................................................................................................164
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Calibration
Every instrument needs to be calibrated at regular intervals. The standard norm across nearly every industry is annual
calibration. Before your Dewesoft data ac uisition system is delivered, it is calibrated. Detailed calibration reports for
your Dewesoft system can be re uested. We retain them for at least one year, after system delivery.
Support
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1.1 Safety instructions
Your safety is our primary concern! Please be safe!
Safety symbols in the manual
WARNING
Calls attention to a procedure, practice, or condition that could cause body injury or death.
CAUTION
Calls attention to a procedure, practice, or condition that could possibly cause damage to
e uipment or permanent loss of data.
eneral Safety Instructions
WARNING The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation,
service, and repair of this product. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific
warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and
intended use of the product. Dewesoft GmbH assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to
comply with these re uirements.
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All accessories shown in this document are available as option and will not be
shipped as standard parts.
Environmental Considerations
Information about the environmental impact of the product.
Product End-of-Life Handling
Observe the following guidelines when recycling a Dewesoft system:
System and Components Recycling
Production of these components re uired the extraction and use of natural resources. The substances contained in the
system could be harmful to your health and to the environment if the system is improperly handled at it's end of life!
Please recycle this product in an appropriate way to avoid an unnecessary pollution of the environment and to keep
natural resources.
This symbol indicates that this system complies with the European Union’s re uirements
according to Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic e uipment (WEEE). Please
find further information about recycling on the Dewesoft web site
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Restriction of Hazardous Substances
This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control e uipment, and is outside the scope of the 2002/95/EC
RoHS Directive. However we take care about our environment and the product is lead free.
eneral safety and hazard warnings for all Dewesoft systems
Safety of the operator and the unit depend on following these rules
Use this system under the terms of the specifications only to avoid any possible danger.
Read your manual before operating the system.
Observe local laws when using the instrument.
DO NOT touch internal wiring!
DO NOT use higher supply voltage than specified!
Use only original plugs and cables for harnessing.
You may not connect higher voltages than rated to any connectors.
The power-cable and -connector serve as Power-Breaker. The cable must not exceed 3 meters, disconnect
function must be possible without tools.
Maintenance must be executed by ualified staff only.
During the use of the system, it might be possible to access other parts of a more comprehensive system.
Please read and follow the safety instructions provided in the manuals of all other components regarding
warning and security advices for using the system.
With this product, only use the power cable delivered or defined for the host country.
DO NOT connect or disconnect sensors, probes or test leads, as these parts are connected to a voltage supply
unit.
Ground the e uipment: For Safety Class 1 e uipment (e uipment having a protective earth terminal), a non
interruptible safety earth ground must be provided from the mains power source to the product input wiring
terminals.
Please note the characteristics and indicators on the system to avoid fire or electric shocks. Before connecting
the system, please read the corresponding specifications in the product manual carefully.
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The inputs must not, unless otherwise noted (CATx identification), be connected to the main circuit of category
II, III and IV.
The power cord separates the system from the power supply. Do not block the power cord, since it has to be
accessible for the users.
DO NOT use the system if e uipment covers or shields are removed.
If you assume the system is damaged, get it examined by authorised personnel only.
Adverse environmental conditions are:
Moisture or high humidity
Dust, flammable gases, fumes or dissolver
Thunderstorm or thunderstorm conditions (except assembly PNA)
Electrostatic fields, et cetera.
The measurement category can be adjusted depending on module configuration.
Any other use than described above may damage your system and is attended with dangers like short-circuit,
fire or electric shocks.
The whole system must not be changed, rebuilt or opened
DO NOT operate damaged e uipment: Whenever it is possible that the safety protection features built into this
product have been impaired, either through physical damage, excessive moisture, or any other reason,
REMOVE POWER and do not use the product until safe operation can be verified by service-trained
personnel. If necessary, return the product to Dewesoft sales and service office for service and repair to ensure
that safety features are maintained.
DO NOT service or adjust alone. Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person, capable
of rendering first aid and resuscitation, is present.
If you assume a more risk less use is not provided any more, the system has to be rendered inoperative and
should be protected against inadvertent operation. It is assumed that a more risk less operation is not possible
any more, if
the system is damaged obviously or causes strange noises.
the system does not work any more.
the system has been exposed to long storage in adverse environmental.
the system has been exposed to heavy shipment strain.
DO NOT touch any exposed connectors or components if they are live wired. The use of metal bare wires is
not allowed. There is a risk of short cut and fire hazard!
Warranty void if damages caused by disregarding this manual. For conse uential damages NO liability will be
assumed!
Warranty void if damages to property or persons caused by improper use or disregarding the safety
instructions.
Unauthorized changing or rebuilding the system is prohibited due to safety and permission reasons (CE).
Be careful with voltages >25 VAC or >35 VDC! These voltages are already high enough in order to get a
perilous electric shock by touching the wiring.
The product heats during operation. Make sure there is ade uate ventilation. Ventilation slots must not be
covered!
Only fuses of the specified type and nominal current may be used. The use of patched fuses is prohibited.
Prevent using metal bare wires! Risk of short circuit and fire hazard!
DO NOT use the system before, during or shortly after a thunderstorm (risk of lightning and high energy
over-voltage). An advanced range of application under certain conditions is allowed with therefore designed
products only. For details please refer to the specifications.
Make sure that your hands, shoes, clothes, the floor, the system or measuring leads, integrated circuits and so
on, are dry.
DO NOT use the system in rooms with flammable gases, fumes or dust or in adverse environmental
conditions.
Avoid operation in the immediate vicinity of:
high magnetic or electromagnetic fields
transmitting antennas or high-fre uency generators
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for exact values please refer to enclosed specifications.
Use measurement leads or measurement accessories aligned to the specification of the system only. Fire hazard
in case of overload!
Do not switch on the system after transporting it from a cold into a warm room and vice versa. The thereby
created condensation may damage your system. Acclimatise the system unpowered to room temperature.
Do not disassemble the system! There is a high risk of getting a perilous electric shock. Capacitors still might
be charged, even if the system has been removed from the power supply.
The electrical installations and e uipments in industrial facilities must be observed by the security regulations
and insurance institutions.
The use of the measuring system in schools and other training facilities must be observed by skilled personnel.
The measuring systems are not designed for use at humans and animals.
Please contact a professional if you have doubts about the method of operation, safety or the connection of the
system.
Please be careful with the product. Shocks, hits and dropping it from already lower level may damage your
system.
Please also consider the detailed technical reference manual as well as the security advices of the connected
systems.
This product has left the factory in safety-related flawless and in proper condition.
In order to maintain this condition and guarantee safety use, the user has to consider the security advices and warnings
in this manual.
EN 61326-3-1:2008
IEC 61326-1 applies to this part of IEC 61326 but is limited to systems and e uipment for industrial applications
intended to perform safety functions as defined in IEC 61508 with SIL 1-3.
The electromagnetic environments encompassed by this product family standard are industrial, both indoor and outdoor,
as described for industrial locations in IEC 61000-6-2 or defined in 3.7 of IEC 61326-1.
E uipment and systems intended for use in other electromagnetic environments, for example, in the process industry or
in environments with potentially explosive atmospheres, are excluded from the scope of this product family standard,
IEC 61326-3-1.
Devices and systems according to IEC 61508 or IEC 61511 which are considered as “operationally well-tried”, are
excluded from the scope of IEC 61326-3-1.
Fire-alarm and safety-alarm systems, intended for protection of buildings, are excluded from the scope of IEC
61326-3-1.
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2 About this document
This is the Technical Reference Manual for SIRIUS® Version 1.4.2.
The manual is divided into several chapters. You will find:
A description of the system and the main combination and expansion options
The description of the connection variants and the pin assignments on the inputs and outputs
A comprehensive introduction to the configuration of the modules using DEWESoft®
Technical data
Make sure to use at least the following versions of the software (we recommend to download the newest released
software regularly from our homepage):
DEWESoft® Version X7.1-b108 or higher
Firmware of the SIRIUS® system/s must be: version 4.3.1.16. higher
2.1 Legend
The following symbols and formats will be used throughout the document.
IMPORTANT
Gives you an important information about a subject.
Please read carefully!
HINT
Gives you a hint or provides additional information about a subject.
EXAMPLE
Gives you an example to a specific subject.
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Example Meaning escription
Cancel Button a button that you can click
File Menu Item a menu item, will open a sub menu or a dialogue
Times New Roman List Item an item in a list (or tree) that you can select
Events Tab Sheet a tab sheet that you can select
C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org
3\readme.txt File Path and Name a file name or path
Windows Key a term any kind of term (maybe also compound)
SNR: 85dB Preliminary info Preliminary information: e.g. specifications that
are not confirmed yet
Table 1: Layout formats used in the documentation
2.2 Online versions
2.2.1 SI IUS® technical reference manual
The most recent version of this manual can be downloaded from our homepage:
http://www.dewesoft.com/download
In the HW Manuals section click the download link for the SIRI S® users manual.
2.2.2 DEWESoft® tutorials
The DEWESoft® tutorials document, provides basics and additional information and examples for working with
DEWESoft® and certain parts of the program.
The latest version of the DEWESoft® tutorials can be found here:
http://www.dewesoft.com/download
In the the SW Manuals section click the download link of the DEWESoft 7 tutorials entry.
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3 Getting started
This chapter will help you to install the software, connect your SIRIUS® system to the PC via USB and will show you
how to configure DEWESoft®.
To follow these steps, you need the following items:
your brand new SIRIUS® system (included in the shipment)
your SIRIUS® USB stick (included in the shipment)
your PC with Windows 7 or Windows-XP installed (Windows-Vista is not recommended, but may work)
3.1 Software installation
This chapter will explain how to correctly install all the re uired software for your SIRIUS® system on your
measurement PC.
The software installation procedures and screen-shots in chapter 3.1 Software installation refer to Windows® 7.
3.1.1 DEWESoft® installation
This chapter includes information about installing DEWESoft® on your computer in order to use your SIRIUS®
system.
IMPORTANT
Do not connect your SIRIUS® system to the PC before the software installation is finished.
A general guideline of how to install DEWESoft® can be found here:
http://www.dewesoft.com/download?file=Dewesoft7_QuickStart.doc
SIRIUS® is supported in DEWESoft® 7.1 or higher.
Attach the SIRIUS®-USB stick to your computer and start the DEWESoft® installer by double clicking on the full
installer executable file: at the time of writing it is called DEWESoftX_F LL_7_1_0_Beta98.exe (see Illustration 1).
HINT
In the future, there may be a newer version of the installer:
e.g. DEWESoftX_F LL_7_1_0.exe, DEWESoftX_F LL_7_1_1.exe, etc.
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Illustration 1: DEWESoft® installer file
3.1.1.1 Uninstall previous version
If you already have an older incompatible version of DEWESoft® installed, the installer may show you this error
dialogue:
Illustration 2: ninstall previous version message
DEWESoft® can be uninstalled like any other windows program:
Go to Start – Control Panel – Uninstall program then right-click on the item of your current DEWESoft® installation and
select Uninstall from the pop-up menu and follow the instructions of the uninstall wizard.
Illustration 3: ninstall previous DEWESoft® version
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3.1.1.2 Installing new DEWESoft® version
The first screen you see is the Welcome Screen:
click Next > to continue.
In the License Agreement screen, read the license
conditions carefully.
Illustration 4: Installer: Welcome Screen Illustration 5: Installer: License Agreement
If you agree, select the I accept the terms of the license agreement radio box and click Next > to continue.
In the Setup Type page, you must select the type of installation.
Illustration 6: Installer: Setup Type
The default and recommended setup type is DEWESoft Measurement nit.
Note, that the path of the DEWESoft® installation may vary depending on the setup type that you chose and on the
number of hard-disk-partitions that are available on your system:
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In Illustration 7, you can see that two hard-disk-partitions
C: and D: exist (E: is a DVD drive)
In Illustration 8, you can see that only one hard-disk-
partition C: exist (D: is a DVD drive)
Illustration 7: Two partitions Illustration 8: One partition
Table 2: Hard-disk-partitions
DEWESoft measurement unit
The setup type DEWESoft Measurement nit will install DEWESoft® for highest performance and data safety.
If you have 2 or more hard-disk-partitions, then we recommend to to have all the data on the second partition (or even
second hard disk or array of disks) which are separated from the system partition. The System partition gets fragmented
over time and then the writing performance dramatically drops
Therefore in this installation mode DEWESoft® binaries, setups as well as the data folder will be installed in the same
folder e.g. D:/Dewesoft7) on the second hard-drive-partition.
If you ever need to install a new operating system or need to reformat the system hard-drive-partition, the DEWESoft®
installation can remain: just the device drivers need to be reinstalled.
irectory
name
Explanation efault path
Bin contains DEWSoft.exe D:\DEWESoft7\Bin\V7_1
Addons .dll files for plugins must be copied into this directory D:\DEWESoft7\Bin\V7_1\Addons
Data this is where DEWESoft® will store your measurement data D:\DEWESoft7\Data
Setups this is where your DEWESoft® setup files will be stored D:\DEWESoft7\Setups
System this is where DEWESoft® project files are stored D:\DEWESoft7\System\V7_1
Log this is where DEWESoft® will store log files D:\DEWESoft7\System\V7_1\Logs
Table 3: DEWESoft® directories (Measurement nit Installation)
Windows standard
The setup type Windows Standard will install DEWESoft® binaries in the Windows program files folder and setups
and data files in the My documents folder.
This installation fully complies with Windows installation policies and is recommended for installing DEWESoft® for
viewing the data on corporate computers with strict IT policies.
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irectory name efault path
Bin C:\Programme\DEWESoft7\Bin\V7_1
Addons C:\Programme\DEWESoft7\Bin\V7_1\Addons
Data user dependant directory:
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All sers\Dokumente\DEWESoft7\Data
Setups user dependant directory:
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All sers\Dokumente\DEWESoft7\Setups
System user dependant directory:
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All sers\Dokumente\DEWESoft7\System\V7_1
Log user dependant directory:
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All sers\Dokumente\DEWESoft7\System\V7_1\Logs
Table 4: DEWESoft® directories (Windows Standard Installation)
click Next > to continue.
The installer now let's you choose the Destination Location for the installation:
Illustration 9: Installer: Destination Location
Note that the path shown in the screen shot above is dependant on what setup type you have chosen.
IMPORTANT
Do not change the installation location!
This might cause problems with some plugins and features of DEWESoft®.
click Next > to continue.
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Enter your customer information:
click Next > to continue.
Select the optional features that you want to install from
the list.
On production PCs it is recommended to only install the
features, that you really need.
click Next > to continue.
Illustration 10: Installer: Customer Info Illustration 11: Installer: Select Features
HINT
The information in the red rectangle of Illustration 10 is only available for setup type
Windows Standard.
Select the language that you want to use in DEWESoft®:
Click Next > to continue.
Note: The language can be changed later in DEWESoft®
at any time.
Now the installer has all the information that is re uired to
start the installation:
Press Install to start the installation.
Illustration 12: Installer: Select Language Illustration 13: Installer: Ready To Install
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