Before Installing
If you have an existing installation of PowerINSPECT, it is strongly recommended that you back up all custom information associated with that installation. This includes custom report templates.
If you have installed beta or pre-release versions of PowerINSPECT since the last customer release (version 3.05) then you are strongly advised to uninstall these versions before installing this version of PowerINSPECT. There are a few known issues where earlier beta release of PowerINSPECT are known to interfere with the installation and use of PowerINSPECT 4.0. It is not necessary to uninstall previous release versions of PowerINSPECT (ie versions 3.05, 3.0, 2.2, 2001, 1355, 1200 and before).
Note : Take care before uninstalling PowerINSPECT version 1200 – UNINSTALLING POWERINSPECT 1200 MAY DAMAGE YOUR SYSTEM! Consult the “Uninstalling PowerINSPECT 1200 Damages System Fonts” part of the “Troubleshooting” section towards the end of this guide.
Prerequisites
Hardware
Point Cloud Recommended
To use PowerINSPECT 4.0’s point cloud functionality, a computer with dual 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium IV (or equivalent) processors, 1.5 GB of RAM, 60 GB hard disc space (including 10 GB free in the Windows temporary directory) and an NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL graphics card is recommended. Note that ATI graphics cards (Radeon, FireGL, etc) are not supported.
Point Cloud Minimum
To use PowerINSPECT 4.0’s point cloud functionality, PowerINSPECT 4.0 requires a computer with a 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium IV (or equivalent) processor, 512 MB of RAM, 20 GB hard disc space (including 5 GB free in the Windows temporary directory) and an NVIDIA Quadro FX 500 graphics card. Note that ATI graphics cards (Radeon, FireGL, etc) are not supported.
Recommended
When PowerINSPECT 4.0’s point cloud functionality is not going to be used, a computer with a 1.5 GHz Intel Pentium IV (or equivalent) processor, 512 MB of RAM, 2 GB hard disc space and an NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL graphics card is recommended. Note that ATI graphics cards (Radeon, FireGL, etc) are not supported.
Minimum
When PowerINSPECT 4.0’s point cloud functionality is not going to be used, PowerINSPECT 4.0 requires a computer with a minimum of a 800 MHz Intel Pentium II (or equivalent) processor, 256 MB of RAM, 250 MB hard disc space and an NVIDIA GeForce4 graphics card. For use with larger CAD files a faster processor, more RAM and a more recent graphics card will give better performance. Note that ATI graphics cards (Radeon, FireGL, etc) are not supported.
Operating System
PowerINSPECT 4.0 requires Microsoft Windows XP Professional 2002 (or later) or Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. Note that Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows Me are no longer supported by PowerINSPECT 4.0.
Service Packs
Depending on the computer’s operating system, you must install a Service Pack before installing PowerINSPECT 4.0:
· On a Windows 2000 computer, you must first install Service Pack 1 (or later). You can download or order a free copy of Service Packs for Windows 2000 from the Microsoft web site at http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
PowerINSPECT 4.0 requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (or later) to be installed. You can download or order a free copy of the latest version of Internet Explorer from the Microsoft web site at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/.
Dongle and Protection File
PowerINSPECT will only work if you have a valid dongle and license file installed. Both of these should be provided by your Delcam reseller.
Please ensure that the date and time are correct on your computer before running PowerINSPECT for the first time. Changing the time and date may prevent PowerINSPECT from validating the protection file. If this happens then you should contact your Delcam reseller for assistance.
If you are using USB dongles for PowerINSPECT or any other product then you should ensure that you remove the USB dongles from the PC before installing PowerINSPECT. You should not re-insert the USB dongles until after the PowerINSPECT installation is complete and the computer has been restarted. This is necessary because the Rainbow Sentinal driver software that Delcam software uses to communicate with dongles may not install correctly if a Rainbow Sentinal USB dongle is inserted into the computer during the driver installation.
For more detail on the dongle and protection file, see “The License File” on page 4 of this guide.
Installing PowerINSPECT
PowerINSPECT 4.0 has been designed to run under Microsoft Windows XP Professional 2002 (or later) or Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. To install PowerINSPECT you should be logged on as a user with administrative privileges.
Note: There is a bug in the Install Shield tool used to install PowerINSPECT which means that attempting to install on Windows XP or Windows 2000 without administrative privileges will cause a blank error message to be displayed during the installation initialisation. Accepting the message terminates the installation.
The PowerINSPECT installation should start automatically when you insert the PowerINSPECT CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. If this does not happen, then open Windows Explorer by double-clicking on the “My Computer” icon on your desktop, open the CD-ROM drive and double-click the file named “Setup.exe”.
Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to install PowerINSPECT.
The installation mechanism first checks that your computer meets the minimum operating system requirements for PowerINSPECT 4.0. If your operating system is not supported or needs a service pack or Internet Explorer installing, it will tell you what component needs installing and stop the installation. Please install the required component and restart the PowerINSPECT installation.
Note: For more details about the hardware and operating system required, see “Prerequisites” on page 1 of this guide.
Next the installation program checks that required system files are present in versions acceptable to PowerINSPECT 4.0. If it detects that some system files need to be upgraded to run PowerINSPECT 4.0, it will first install these necessary files. If this is the case, you will have to restart your computer before the main PowerINSPECT installation can start. The installation resumes automatically when you log back into your computer after the restart.
When the main PowerINSPECT installation starts you will be asked which setup you prefer:
· Manual is the default option and installs the standard PowerINSPECT components required for use with manual inspection devices.
· The CNC/DCC option installs the standard components plus the additional components required to use the CNC/DCC features of PowerINSPECT on a CNC/DCC inspection device.
Please note that the CNC/DCC features of PowerINSPECT are a cost option and will be disabled if you do not have the appropriate licence to use them, even if they are installed.
· The OMV option installs the CNC/DCC components and also installs the Delcam PM-Post and WinDNC programs, which are necessary to use PowerINSPECT for On Machine Verification.
· The Custom option allows you to select the optional components you want to be installed. This includes some components (such as additional sample files) that are not installed by either of the Manual or CNC/DCC standard installation options. If you want to install any of the optional components after your first installation of PowerINSPECT you can re-run the PowerINSPECT installation and select the required components only.
After installing PowerINSPECT you must run it at least once while logged on to Windows as a user with administrative privileges. If you run PowerINSPECT for the first time as a Windows user without administrative privileges it will display the message, “The registration process has failed,” and exit. To resolve this you must log back on as an administrative user and run PowerINSPECT once.
Microsoft Excel
PowerINSPECT can generate printed reports in two ways- using its own internal HTML format and using Microsoft Excel. To use the Excel option, you must have Excel 2003, Excel 2002 (Office XP), Excel 2000 or Excel 97 installed on your computer. Excel 2003, Excel 2002 or Excel 2000 are recommended, as there are a number of known issues when using PowerINSPECT with Excel 97.
Upgrading from Previous Versions of PowerINSPECT
The PowerINSPECT 4.0 installation process is designed to copy connection protocol configuration from previous release versions of CMMDriver (the component that PowerINSPECT uses to connect to inspection devices). This means that in general, if you are installing PowerINSPECT 4.0 to upgrade from a previous version, you will not have to configure the connection to your inspection device a second time.
There is a partial exception in the case of Romer/Axila articulated arms. The software installation for these devices requires that arm data should be reloaded. This is detailed in the section entitled “Appendix: Loading Romer/Axila GDS Arm Data” at the end of this guide.
Installation on Multiple Computers
This note is of particular interest to Delcam Sales Partners and Delcam Resellers.
PowerINSPECT requires service packs for Microsoft Windows 2000 and requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 before it can be installed on a computer (see the “Prerequisites” section of this guide, above).
It is inappropriate to include all of the installation packages for all language version of these products on the installation CD so the relevant language versions for your country must be downloaded from the Microsoft web site or ordered on CD.
If you want to install PowerINSPECT on multiple computers (for example, if you are a Delcam Sales Partner or Delcam Reseller) it is recommended that you download the latest service packs for Windows 2000 and the latest version of Internet Explorer and burn them to a CD or DVD. You can then install the relevant service packs and Internet Explorer from this CD, rather than having to download them for each computer on which you are installing PowerINSPECT.
The License File
PowerINSPECT 4.0 uses the PAF and FLEX licensing systems common to the other Delcam Power Solution products. With the PAF licensing system PowerINSPECT runs with a dongle connected to the parallel port (printer port) or USB socket of the computer it will be used on and requires a license file. The FLEX system (also know as network licensing) is a cost option which can be used to restrict the number of simultaneous PowerINSPECT users but not which workstation it is run on, allowing users to make more efficient use of fewer licenses by sharing them on the network. The FLEX system is not covered by this guide.
The licence file for the PAF system is called “dcam.paf” and contains your personal authorisation codes. It is stored in “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Delcam” on your computer. You can view the licence file with the Delcam PAF Wizard, a tool for installing and viewing Delcam licence files. PAF Wizard is installed automatically when PowerINSPECT 4.0 is installed.
The licence file is provided by your reseller and is normally sent to you in an e-mail similar to the one shown below.
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