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System Requirements
PCA PC with a 80486DX2 CPU or later (Pentium or later recommended), and 8 MB or more of memory.
Operating system: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP
Floppy disk drive: 3.5" floppy disk drive using 1.44 MB (MS-DOS compatible) type disks
Hard disk: A hard disk drive with 10 MB of available free space
Video adapter: A video adapter capable of displaying at 640 x 480 or higher resolution (1024 x 768, 16 bit color or higher recommended)
Display: VGA and Windows compatible display capable of displaying 256 colors (RGB) or more
Printer: Any device compatible with Windows
Mouse: Any device compatible with Windows
Communications interface: GP-IB: a GP-IB adapter by National Instruments (AT-GPIB, AT-GPIB/TNT, or PCMCIA-GPIB)
RS-232: a built-in port, or COM1 or COM2 exclusive (COM1 only for PC9801 or PC9821)
Connecting the WT Series Instrument to a PC
GP-IB Interface to prevent electric shock, turn the power to the instrument OFF when connecting it to the PC. Connect a GP-IB cable from the GP-IB connector on the rear panel of the WT series instrument to the corresponding connector on the PC.
  • Setting the Address
    Set the GP-IB address according to the procedure given in the user's manual that came with the WT series instrument. For details about the GP-IB interface, refer to the information about the communications functions included in the user's manual.
  • RS-232C Interface
    To prevent electric shock, turn the power to the PC OFF when connecting the instrument to it. Connect an RS-232 cable from the RS-232 connector on the rear panel of the WT series instrument to the serial port of the PC.
  • Parameter settings
    Follow the procedure given in the user's manual of the WT series instrument to enter the following parameter settings. (Normally, operation can begin using the factory default settings.)
    Handshaking: select a method from 0 to 7.
    Data format: select a format from 0 to 3.
    Baud rate: select 75, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600.
    Terminator: select CR+LF, CR, or LF.
    For details about the RS-232 interface, refer to the user's manual that came with the WT series instrument.

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