Lincoln Electric IM649 manual Software Installation, File Storage Locations

Section 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 2-1

2.1 FILE STORAGE LOCATIONS

The Wave Designer default home directory is C:\Program Files\WaveDesigner.

Subdirectories included with Wave Designer are as follows:

•arcScope - user data file for ArcScope traces (Wave Designer Pro option only)

•bin - system executables and support files, do not tamper with these files

•export - user waveform data table in ASCII text and html format

•firmware - bundled system firmware for PW455 machines

•jre - bundled Java Runtime Environment 1.1.6 from Sun Microsystems

•map - waveform editor template map files, do not tamper with them

•pictures - image files for GMAW droplet transfer movies

•systemWeldFile - user custom waveform files

•weldModeFile - copies of the weld mode directory (weld files for the welding machine)

2.2SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

Standard installation (CD ROM version): Start Run Browse; Run D:\setup.exe

Install the Wave Designer program as you would any Windows application. Select the Wave Designer program icon from your START window to start up the program. Refer to Table 2-1 for alternate installation procedures. On startup, the Wave Designer screens in Figure 2-1 will be displayed.

NOTE: If upgrading a previous software release, save your data files (waveforms, scope traces, etc.) and uninstall the previous software release before installing the new version.

TABLE 2-1. ALTERNATE INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.

	Application/
Operation	Drive	Command Sequence
Install Floppy Disk Version	A	Start Run Browse; Run setup.exe
Install Java Runtime	All	Create shortcut: <dir>\jrew.exe -ms12000000 -cp .\*.jar Pwgui
Executable Version		Start Program: <dir>\Program Files\WaveDesigner\bin
Install Wave Designer	Windows NT 4.0	Create Start Menu Shortcut; set icon for “All Users”
Icon
Start Wave Designer in a	C	Open C:\Program Files\WaveDesigner\bin
DOS Window		Type: jre -ms12000000 -cp .\*.jar Pwgui
		or:..\jre\bin\jre -ms12000000 -cp .\*.jar Pwgui
		Start Settings Control Panel Add/Remove Programs
Uninstall Program	All	Select Wave Designer in scroll window and click on
		Add/Remove button. Use Windows Explorer or File Manager to
		remove Wave Designer folder.

WAVE DESIGNER