Chapter 1 - Overview & Installation

This chapter introduces xView: what the program does, the terms used throughout the manual, what the computer running it needs, how to install it, and a short tour of the main window.

Section	Contents
General Features	What xView can do — data acquisition, graphing, logging, communications, options
Terminology and Abbreviations	MMI, HMI, SQL, TOU and the other abbreviations used in this manual
System Requirements	Minimum hardware and software for a usable installation
Using This Manual	How the manual is split between installation and operation
Limitations and Cautions	Restrictions that apply to the "advanced use only" functions
Installing the Program	Step-by-step run through the xView Setup Wizard
How the System Works	Block diagram of devices, drivers, xView and the database
Quick Start	The main window, tool bar, instrument window and graph window