                            GM Soft Front Panel
                              Released 03/2001

GMSFP is a Microsoft Windows based software package, which provides an easy to
use, intuitive graphical interface to the Gossen-Metrawat SSPX power supplies.


Requirements

    Hardware:
        Computer:

            Pentium 200 MHz or higher
            64 MB of RAM or more

            GPIB Board:
                Recommended National Instruments GPIB-PCII/IIA or newer
                (GMSFP was not tested with non-NI GPIB boards.
		The software can be run also without any GPIB board
		in this case you can use RS2-232 serial port.)

            Graphics:
                Resolution: 800 x 600 or higher
                Colors:     256  or more

            Software:
                Windows 95/98/NT4/2000
				
                For NI GPIB Boards:
                National Instruments GPIB Software for Windows 95. 
                Version 1.30 or newer.
                (recent versions are available for Windows 95/98/NT4)

                For other GPIB boards:
                Not determined
			
                NI-VISA(TM) Software for Windows NT/98/95 Version 2.01



Installation

Please, before GMSFP installation, please intall NI-VISA software. In order to use
GPIB interface, you need to intall NI-488.2 software support

In order to communicate with your instrument you must have your GPIB board
and NI-VISA properly installed. See the Requirements chapter of this document
for minimum requirements and software versions. The correct versions NI-GPIB
and NI-VISA software are part of this package.
				

Installing GMSFP

Run setup.exe in the GMSFP Install Disc directory and follow the instruction.
At the end the installation program will want to restart the computer. Do restart.

