Revision as of 08:16, 17 September 2012

PCSGU250 FAQ

Downloading Drivers and Software

1. Go to http://www.vellemanusa.com/support/downloads/?code=PCSGU250
   • Please note that the direct link doesn't seem to work, you will need to search for "PCSGU250" to get to the correct page.
2. Download the files 'pclab2000lt_v1_11_setup.zip' under Software and 'pcsgu250_winusbdrv2.zip' the Drivers header.

1. Unzip (Right Click -> Extract All) the pcsgu250_winusbdrv2.zip you just downloaded into an easy-to-find location
   • IMPORTANT: Follow the instructions below to install the drivers.
2. Unzip (Right Click -> Extract All) the 'pclab2000lt_v1_11_setup.zip' and install the software.

Installing Drivers

Vista/Windows 7

1. Plug in the USB Oscilloscope
2. Open Device Manager (Control Panel -> Device Manager)
3. At the top of the list, right click on your computer name and select 'Scan for hardware changes'
4. In the list under 'Other Devices' you should see a PCSGU250 device with a yellow exclamation mark next to it.
5. Right click this device and choose 'Update Driver Software...'
6. In the Update Driver wizard, select 'Browse my computer for driver software'
7. Click on 'Browse' and navigate to the folder location where you unzipped the driver software and select the pcsgu250_winusbdrv2 folder
   • Make sure that 'Include Subfolders' is checked
8. If you get a dialog window popup, select 'Install this driver software anyways'
9. You should now see a PCSGU250 Device in your Device Manager list

XP

1. Plug in the USB Oscilloscope
2. Open Device Manager (Control Panel -> Device Manager)
3. In the list under 'Other Devices' you should see a PCSGU250 device with a yellow question mark next to it.
4. Right click this device and choose 'Update Driver'
5. In the Hardware Update Wizard, select "No, not this time"
6. Choose "Install from a list or specific location"
7. Check the "Include this location in the search" box and click on 'Browse'
8. Click on 'Browse' and navigate to the folder location where you unzipped the driver software and select the pcsgu250_winusbdrv2 folder
   • Make sure that 'Include Subfolders' is checked
9. If you get a dialog window popup, select 'Install this driver software anyways'
10. You should now see a PCSGU250 Device in your Device Manager list

Uninstalling Drivers

1. Plug in the USB Oscilloscope
2. Open Device Manager (Control Panel -> Device Manager)
3. At the top of the list, right click on your computer name and select 'Scan for hardware changes'
4. Right click on the PSCGU250 device and select 'Uninstall'
   • Make sure that 'Delete the driver software for this device' is checked
5. Repeat step 3 and check that you see the PCSGU250 under 'Other Devices' with a yellow exclamation mark next to it
6. Follow directions for installing drivers

Troubleshooting

PLEASE READ

If you are have any trouble at all, please uninstall both the drivers (see above) and the PCLab software, go to the website and download the latest driver and PCLab version (1.09) and follow the installation instructions. If you continue to have issues, see below.

Other pcsgu250 software may be active

If you get an error starting with "Other pcsgu250 software may be active..." and the PcLab2000LT program is hanging, do the following:

• Open Windows Task Manager (CTRL-SHIFT-ESC) and kill the hung PcLab2000LT process

• Open Windows Explorer (Computer)
• In the toolbar select Organize -> Folder and search options
• In the View tab, select "Show hidden files, folders and drives", click OK
• Locate the folder: C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Velleman\
• Delete the entire Velleman folder

The PcLab2000LT program should now be functioning.

Matlab Plugin Issues

• ECE students that will be using the Velleman scope integration will require 32-bit MATLAB installations (due to the library provided by the vendor is 32-bit only). The documentation in the support package does call out this requirement.
• 64-bit OS users can have both a Win 32-bit install and a win 64-bit install at the same time (as well as for different versions e.g. R2011a and R2011b). There may not be a reason too, but it is possible. Each of these installations go into a different installation folder, and the applications can be run at the same time if desired.
• Matlab will give an error if the path to the plugin contains the @ symbol. Try and keep your folder names simple and don't use special characters.

Bode Plot Hangs

• Drivers from Velleman have been updated, this might not be an issue anymore.

When running on a 64-bit machine, you must install the PCSGU250Driver_WinUSB driver, not the PCSGU250Driver. If you have accidentally installed the PCSGU250Driver, follow the directions for uninstalling and installing drivers