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Setting and Data acquisiton
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Chapter 3 Setting and Data Acquisition
3.1 Connection Environment
This section explains the environment in which the MW100 is connected, including
requirements for the PC system, browser and plug-in software, and setting screens.
This chapter focuses on settings entered with the browser. For information about
communication commands, see the Communication Command manual (IM MW100-
17E).
PC System Requirements
• PC Hardware
Intel Pentium II, 400-MHz CPU or higher (Pentium III, 1-GHz or higher recommended)
and at least 256 MB of memory (512 MB or more recommended).
• OS (Operating System)
Windows 2000 or Windows XP (recommended) required.
• Display
XGA (1024 × 768 resolution) or better and capable of displaying 65535 or more colors.
• Ethernet Port
An Ethernet port compatible with the OS (requires 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX).
Browser
The following browser is required for entry of settings on the MW100.
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later (recommended)
Installing Java
Java is required for entering settings using a browser.
• JRE (Java runtime environment) version 1.4 or later. (Version 1.4 recommended)
Java might not be installed on the following operating systems.
• Windows 2000 SP4 or later
• Windows XP SP2 or later
If it is not installed, you can install it from the MW100 User’s Manual CD.