preliminary

preliminary

MB4U

BiSS, SSI, PC-USB 2.0 ADAPTER

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APPLICATION SOFTWARE

The BiSS reader software is a good and generic tool to access position and register data of BiSS devices. The

BiSS reader software can be used on PCs with Windows operating systems, as well as the BiSS interface DLL

and the required USB driver for available adapters. Installers for the BiSS reader software software, the BiSS

Interface DLL and USB drivers for the adapters are available as a downloadable ZIP file.

Download from http://www.ichaus.de/software

For iC-Haus iC devices easy to use product specific evaluation software is also available and can be used to

access, configure and calibrate. Installers for product specific evaluation software, the product specific DLLs and

USB drivers for the adapters are available as a downloadable ZIP file.

Download from http://www.ichaus.de/software

Download from http://www.ichaus.de/MB4U_driver

Installation

After unzipping the Driver ZIP, the driver executable file(s) are located in the selected directory.

Note: Administrator rights are required to run installation.

The BiSS software for PCs running on Windows operating systems is available as an installer. Download from

http://www.ichaus.de/BiSS_gui_rte

See also the iC-Haus software overview http://www.ichaus.de/software

1. USB driver need to be installed to access the BiSS PC Adapter. Execute the executable in the driver installation

package and follow the on-screen instructions. This process can take a few minutes.

2. The installation of the BiSS software starts by executing the installer. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish

the installation procedure.

3. Installation will make the BiSS software available in the selected working directory. The execution of this file

will start the software. Figure 2 shows a screenshot of the start up window.

Connection

Before connecting the BiSS adapter to the PC please make sure you have installed the latest USB driver!

Connect the adapter via the MINI USB cable and start the BiSS software executable. Select the interface operating

mode to the dedicated adapter e.g. "iC-Interface ↔ USB(MB4U) Ctrl-4" for MB4U. The interface display should

show "Connected" - the adapter is now ready to operate.