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uick Start Guide: Connecting to a Gantner DAQ System for the 1st Time
Purpose: This guide will describe the first few steps to connect a new Gantner Instruments DAQ system
to a PC using [Link].
Procedure:
1. Connect the hardware together (controller and measurement modules)
2. Install the [Link] software onto the PC and enter license information.
3. Configure a static IP address for the PC:
- Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change Adapter
Settings > Right-click on Local Area Connection > Properties > Highlight Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Click Properties
- Give the PC and IP address on the same network as the controller.
- The Gantner controller is shipped with a default IP address of [Link]
4. For this example we will use the following configuration (click OK to confirm changes):
5. Provide power to the modules and connect an Ethernet cable from the controller to the PC. The
controller can be connected to the PC via a switch.
6. Start the [Link] software. Create a New Project (File > New Project).
7. Click on Help > About:
Gantner Instruments Incorporated [Link] info@[Link]
9835 Carroll Centre Road, Suite 100 Toll Free: (877) 725-6997 (877 QBLOXXS) Toll Free Fax: (800) 303-9381
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8. Click on the License button at the bottom of the page.
9. Enter your license information into the appropriate sections and click OK.
10. Click on Utilities > Slave Setup Assistant:
(Typically, these steps are not required with a [Link] System)
11. Click perform Scan:
12. Highlight the connected controller and click OK.
Gantner Instruments Incorporated [Link] info@[Link]
9835 Carroll Centre Road, Suite 100 Toll Free: (877) 725-6997 (877 QBLOXXS) Toll Free Fax: (800) 303-9381
San Diego, CA 92126 USA Direct: (858) 537-2060 Direct Fax: (858) 537-2064
13. The connected measurement modules will be displayed. If this is a new system being
configured, the modules will all have an address of 1 (default address). Modules connected
within the same system require a unique address. To change the address of any module, click on
the box under the “Address” column for the module. Change to the desired address, click on
write Changes.
14. Within the blank project page, right-click on the mouse and select “Add Online Controllers”.
15. Select the connected controller and click OK.
16. The software will scan the hardware; click OK to complete the scan.
17. The modules (controller and measurement modules) will be added to the project.
Gantner Instruments Incorporated [Link] info@[Link]
9835 Carroll Centre Road, Suite 100 Toll Free: (877) 725-6997 (877 QBLOXXS) Toll Free Fax: (800) 303-9381
San Diego, CA 92126 USA Direct: (858) 537-2060 Direct Fax: (858) 537-2064
18. Click on “Read Online Values from Controller” to display live values.
19. The live values (real or virtual) from each measurement module will be displayed:
20. Click on “Show online graph” to open [Link].
Gantner Instruments Incorporated [Link] info@[Link]
9835 Carroll Centre Road, Suite 100 Toll Free: (877) 725-6997 (877 QBLOXXS) Toll Free Fax: (800) 303-9381
San Diego, CA 92126 USA Direct: (858) 537-2060 Direct Fax: (858) 537-2064