This is a publication of: Fluke Industrial B.V. Almelo, The Netherlands (C) 1998,2005 Fluke Corporation Product: SW43W for Windows(R) 2000/XP FlukeView(R) Software for use with Fluke 430 Series and Fluke 43B Power Quality Analyzers Version: 3.10.1 Date: April 11, 2005 Contents: 1. FlukeView 3.10 Software for Windows 2. FlukeView 2.0 Software for Windows 3. Revision History V3.10 4. Installing on Windows 2000/XP 5. Known problems with FlukeView 6. USB driver for OC4USB cable 7. Power Quality Troubleshooting Video Fluke 43B ____________________________________________________________ 1. FLUKEVIEW 3.10 SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS - Supported instruments Fluke 433, 434, 43B and Fluke 43 - This version of FlukeView is compatible with firmware V1.10 of the Fluke 430 Series - Folder \SW43W_3 - English, French and German Version - Run \SW43W_3\ENGLISH\CDROM\SETUP.EXE to install - Supported operating systems: Full support: Windows 2000/XP USB interface support: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Basic functionality: Windows 95/98/Me and NT 4.0 Windows 95/98/Me and NT 4.0 do not support data exchange with the Fluke 430 series Dataset viewer ____________________________________________________________ 2. FLUKEVIEW 2.0 SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS - Supported instruments Fluke 43B and Fluke 43 - Folder \SW43W_20 - English, French and German Version - Run \SW43W_20\ENGLISH\CDROM\SETUP.EXE to install - FlukeView V2.0 On-line manuals in .PDF format If not installed yet, install ACROBAT READER to read and print the manual - Supported operating systems: Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP - The QReport templates are written using VBA of Microsoft Office 97. Depending on the Macro Virus Protection level settings in Word you can receive warning messages or the template will not function at all. Contact your system administrator to reduce the Macro Virus Protection level in Word if you are using the templates ____________________________________________________________ 3. REVISION HISTORY V3.10 Relative to V3.0 the following changes are made: - Improved communication protocol for data transfer of screens waveforms, event lists and datasets - Improved baudrate detection for mixed use of Fluke 43B and 430 Series - Corrected trend transfer - Corrected transient transfer for Fluke 430 series. - Improved usage of Com 4..8 - Corrected Harmonics and THD unit to %. - Supports windows large font for remote control - Improved Data set view ____________________________________________________________ 4. INSTALLING ON WINDOWS 2000/XP Installation on Windows 2000/XP might require Administrator rights to successfully update your system. If so, Setup is terminated, and you are prompted to logon as Administrator, and run Setup.exe again. ____________________________________________________________ 5. KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH FLUKEVIEW Please note the following problems you may encounter when using FlukeView for Windows: a. During communication with the Power Quality Analyzer, when you move the mouse over the border of a window or over the stop button, the following error may occur: "Communication error: Overrun error detected." Tip Select the standard VGA display from the Windows Setup to overcome this problem. b. When the mouse is positioned above a button on the toolbar, the statusbar displays a text that describes the button. If the mouse is quickly moved away, the text may not disappear. d. When resizing a window results in large text characters, disable the Windows setting "True Type Fonts Only". Start the Control Panel program and select Fonts, View-Options, True Type and disable "Show only True Type fonts in the programs on my computer". e. When the Windows Display Property "Show window contents while dragging" is enabled, FlukeView will only show interim updates while dragging Instrument Screen Windows. f. If the print key on the Fluke 43B is pressed when using FlukeView, the message "Power Quality Analyzer has been turned off. Do you want to reconnect?" is shown. Tip Wait until the instrument has finished printing, and select Yes to reconnect. ____________________________________________________________ 6. USB DRIVER FOR OC4USB CABLE USB drivers to support the OC4USB optical to serial cable are available on the CD. To install the drivers: a) If running Windows XP or Windows 2000, log into an account with Administrator privileges. b) Plug the Fluke USB-IR serial cable into an available USB port on your PC, or into a USB hub connected to your PC. c) Windows will respond that it has "found new hardware", and the Windows Hardware Wizard dialog will appear. d) Insert this CD-ROM into the PC's CD-ROM drive. If the Hardware Wizard doesn't immediately begin searching the CD-ROM for drivers, click on the "Next>" button on the Hardware Wizard dialog. e) The Hardware Wizard will find the USB-IR cable drivers on the CD-ROM ("Prolific USB-to-serial bridge" on Windows XP and 2000, or "USB to Serial Port" on Windows 98 SE and Windows Me). f) Note: for Windows XP users, you may get a dialog box warning you that this driver "has not passed Windows Logo Testing." Just click the "Continue anyway" button. g) The Hardware Wizard will finish. ____________________________________________________________ 7. POWER QUALITY TROUBLESHOOTING VIDEO Fluke 43B This CD-ROM or disk contains the video Power Quality Troubleshooting. You can start the video from the menu which is automatically shown. If the menu is not shown, run AUTORUN.EXE from the CD-ROM. Minimum System Requirements: - Pentium 200MMX multimedia computer - 64MB RAM - 16 speed CD-ROM drive - Microsoft DirectX and Windows Media Player Normally DirectX and Windows Media Player are already installed on your system. If DirectX or Windows Media Player are were not installed on your system (E.g. Windows 95 or NT4.0) you can download them from Microsoft's Web site (http://www.microsoft.com). Tip Upgrading to the Internet Explorer V 5.0 or later will also install the required files. ____________________________________________________________ End of the README.TXT file.