Novatel SMART-AG user manual Chapter PC Utilities, CDU/Convert Installation

Chapter 4

PC Utilities

Visit the Firmware and Software Updates section of the NovAtel website, www.novatel.com, for the most recent versions of the PC software and receiver firmware.

4.1CDU/Convert Installation

The CD accompanying this manual contains the Windows applications CDU (Control and Display Unit) and Convert. The DL Explorer is part of CDU. They are installed via a standard Install Shield set-up application. Also included on the CD is sample source code, to aid development of software for interfacing with the receiver, and product documentation.

These applications utilize a database in their operations so the necessary components of the Borland Database Engine (BDE) are installed as well as the necessary database tables and an alias for the database. The install set-up application does all this automatically so you have only to select where you would like the applications installed on your PC. It is strongly recommended that you close all applications before installing CDU and Convert. You must close any applications that may be using the BDE before installing. The install set-up modifies the BDE configuration so that it can recognize the new CDU and Convert.

The software operates from your PC’s hard drive. You will need to install the software from the CD supplied by NovAtel or from our website:

1.Start Microsoft Windows.

2.Place the NovAtel CD in your CD-ROM drive. If the setup utility is not automatically accessible, follow these steps:

a.Select Run from the Start menu.

b.Select the Browse button.

c.Locate Setup.exe on the CD drive and select Open.

d.Select OK to run the setup utility.

3.Advance through the steps provided by the setup utility.

When the installation is complete, click on a program icon to launch the application.

The latest CDU is available to download from our website at: http://www.novatel.com/support/fwswupdates.htm

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