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 ====== OpenLogger - Setup ====== ====== OpenLogger - Setup ======
 +
 +===== Set Up the Digilent Agent =====
 +
 +>The Digilent Agent is a service that runs in the system tray on Windows, Mac, and Linux and enables WaveForms Live to communicate with Digilent hardware. The Digilent Agent makes it easy to update the OpenLogger's firmware, configure its WiFi, and calibrate its instruments.
 +
 +>Download and install the Digilent Agent using the installers found on the Digilent Agent's [[reference:software:digilent-agent:start|Resource Center]].
 +
 +<WRAP round important>
 +===Important===
 +The OpenLogger is not compatible with versions of the Digilent Agent older than 1.2.0. If an old version of the Digilent Agent is installed, please uninstall it, then install the newer version.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +More details on the Digilent Agent and how to install it can be found on its [[reference:software:digilent-agent:start|Resource Center]]
 +
 +----
 +===== Launch WaveForms Live and Connect the OpenLogger =====
 +
 +WaveForms Live provides a browser-based instrumentation environment for managing devices and acquiring data.  More information about WaveForms Live and how it interacts with the OpenLogger can be found on their Resource Centers ([[reference:software:waveforms-live:start|WaveForms Live]], [[reference:instrumentation:openlogger:start|OpenLogger]]).
 +
 +<WRAP group>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +=== 1. ===
 +Launch the Digilent Agent. The Digilent Agent must be running to allow Waveforms Live to communicate with the OpenLogger.
 +</WRAP>
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +<WRAP group>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +=== 2. ===
 +Connect the OpenLogger to the computer via with a microUSB cable.
 +
 +**Note:** It may take the several seconds for the computer to recognize the device the first time it is connected. Subsequent connections will be established faster.
 +</WRAP>
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +<WRAP group>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +=== 3. ===
 +Launch WaveForms Live by navigating to [[http://waveformslive.com|waveformslive.com]] on a web browser. Alternatively, right click the Digilent Agent in the system tray and click **Launch WaveForms Live** - this will navigate to waveformslive.com in the default web browser if internet access is available, or a locally hosted version of WaveForms Live otherwise.
 +</WRAP>
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +<WRAP group>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +=== 4. ===
 +In WaveForms Live, at the top of the screen, click the **ADD A DEVICE** button.
 +</WRAP>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +{{ :reference:instrumentation:openlogger:add_a_device_button.png?500 |Add a device}}
 +</WRAP>
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +<WRAP group>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +=== 5. ===
 +Choose the **AGENT** option to connect WaveForms Live to the OpenLogger.
 +</WRAP>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +{{ :reference:instrumentation:openlogger:add_via_the_agent_button.png?500 |Add via the Agent}}
 +</WRAP>
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +<WRAP group>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +=== 6. ===
 +Click the **'plus'** (+) button to add a new device via the Digilent Agent. 
 +</WRAP>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +{{ :reference:instrumentation:openlogger:Plus_button_on_localhost.png?500 |Add new device via the Agent}}
 +</WRAP>
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +<WRAP group>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +=== 7. ===
 +Choose the suggested OpenLogger device that appears in the drop down box.
 +</WRAP>
 +<WRAP column half>
 +{{ :reference:instrumentation:openlogger:Open_the_suggested_OpenLogger.png?500 |Choose the suggested OpenLogger}}
 +</WRAP>
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +----
 +===== More Information =====
 +
 +Check out the OpenLogger's [[reference:instrumentation:openlogger:start|Resource Center]] for more guides, tutorials, and projects.
  
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