
Appendix A 977194 Using the Daq Configuration Applet with StrainBook A-1
Appendix A – Using the Daq Configuration Applet with StrainBook A
Quick Guide
To open the Daq Configuration Applet:
a. Open t
he Control Panel by navigating from the Windows Desktop as follows:
Start Menu ⇒ Settings ⇒ Control Panel
b. Doubl
e-click the Daq Configuration icon.
To add a StrainBook/616 to the list of installed devices:
a. Select the Com
puter in the device tree.
b. Click
the <Add Device> button.
c. Sel
ect the StrainBook/616 from the list of devices, as applicable.
d. Click the <OK> button.
To add an optional WBK40 or WBK41 to the list of installed devices:
Note:
The expansion device is connected to the Expansion Port on StrainBook’s rear panel.
a. Sel
ect the host StrainBook/616 in the device tree.
b. Click
the <Add Device> button.
c. Sel
ect the WBK40 or WBK41 from the list of devices.
d. Click the <OK> button.
To set the properties of a StrainBook/616 connected to a dedicated network
:
a. Ent
er the serial number of the StrainBook.
b. Select the Auto IP Setting Radio button. The IP address of the StrainBook will autom
atically
be calculated and displayed in the IP Address field.
To set the properties of a StrainBook/616 on a LAN with DHCP server
:
a. Ent
er the base 10 version of the serial number of the StrainBook. The number is on the MAC
label, located on the rear panel.
b. Get
the IP address of the device from your network administrator. The network administrator
will need the unit powered-on and connected to the network. The administrator will also
need the MAC address label’s hexadecimal number (the label’s bottom number) for the
StrainBook.
c. Sel
ect the “Manual IP Setting” radio button.
d. In t
he IP Address field, enter the IP address obtained from your network administrator.
To set the properties of a WBK40 or WBK41 connected to the Expansion Port of a StrainBook:
Simply select the Expansion Port number of the StrainBook. This number must be “Port 1” as
St
rainBook only has one Expansion Port.
To test the StrainBook connection:
a. Click the “Test Hardware” tab.
b. Click
the <Resource Test> button.
c. You can al
so perform a TCP/IP test (see Appendix B).
Note:
Devices have default names, e.g., StrainBook_0, WBK40_0, WBK41_0.
If desired, you can change the device name.
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