Preparing for programming Section 4-1
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4-1-2-2 Microsoft® Windows® Vista configuration
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Table 4.2: Windows Vista configuration
4-1-3 Installing the software
To install NQ-Designer run setup.exe from the installation disc and follow the
installation instructions.
4-1-4 Connecting the NQ-Series power supply
Connect a 24 V
DC
power supply to the NQ-Series.
4-1-5 Connecting the NQ-Series to a PC
The NQ-Series can be connected to a PC with the following programming
cables:
• Serial cable (NT2S-CN002)
• USB cable (CP1W-CN221)
Refer to Appendix A-2 and A-4 for more information on cables.
4-1-5-1 Serial cable
The serial cable can be used directly after connecting the cable.
Display Minimum: 800 x 600 with 256 colours
Recommended: 1024 x 768 with 16 bit colour quality
Serial Port Serial port or USB port
Mouse Microsoft® Mouse or compatible pointing device
Keyboard Required
Device Recommendations
Device Recommendations
Processor Minimum: 800 MHz Pentium processor or
equivalent processor
Recommended: 1 GHz Pentium processor or
equivalent processor
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home
Microsoft® Windows® Vista Business Edition
System RAM Minimum: 512 MB
Recommended: 1 GB
Hard Disk Space 800 MB
(including 200 MB for the .NET Framework Redistributable)
Display Minimum: 800 x 600 with 256 colours
Recommended: 1024 x 768 with 16 bit colour quality
Serial Port Serial port or USB port
Mouse Microsoft® Mouse or compatible pointing device
Keyboard Required