2.3 Equipment Requirements
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AA-6800/6650 Instruction
2.3.8 Software Operation Minimum Requirements (to be provided by
user)
In order to run the AA-6800/6650 software and control the instrument, the following software and hardware
must be provided.
(1) Personal computer (PC) and peripheral accessories
(2) Operating system
(3) Connection cable
Table 2.6 PC Specifications
Connection Cable
In order to connect the PC and AA-6800/6650, the RS-232C reverse cable (cross cable) is provided as
standard accessory. This cable has a male DSUB 25-pin connector for connecting to the RS-232C connector
(PC) at the rear of the AA main unit, and a female 9-pin DSUB connector for connecting to the serial port
connector on the typical IBM PC/AT and compatible computers. Figure 2.10 shows the wiring diagram of the
standard accessory cable.
If
serial
connector on your PC is not male 9-pin DSUB, appropriate cable for your PC must be provided by user.
In such case, use Figure 2.10 and Figure 2.11 to obtain an appropriate cable (Figure 2.11 shows the wiring
diagram of the cable which is appropriate for
the
PC with female 25-pin RS-232C port).
Specifications
CPU Pentium 75 or faster (Pentium 200 or faster CPU recommended)
RAM 32MB or larger (64MB or larger RAM recommended)
Screen resolution SVGA (800 s 600 or higher) (1024 s 768 or higher resolution recommended)
Recording device
I/O port 1 serial port for AA
Peripherals Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse or other pointing device
Printer
1 CD-ROM drive (for installing the program)
Hard disk drive (with at least 10MB free disk space for AA software)