Installation Manual

IRIS OEM Edition Hardware Reference Manual
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2 Quick Start for the OEM Kit Users
3 IMPORTANT: This section is intended for the Standard OEM Edition module kit users
only. If you did not purchase the complete pre-programmed kit, but only stand-alone boards then
skip to Chapter 3.
2.1 Out-of-the-Box Demo
This section will step you through the process of setting up a simple Mote sensor network
demonstration. The four main steps are to
1. Install MoteView on your Windows PC
2. Install the USB drivers for the MIB520 programming pod
3. Set up OEM reference Motes with the MDA300 sensor boards
4. Start MoteView and log sensor data from the wireless network
2.1.1 Installing MoteView on a Windows PC
Before you can use MoteView you have to install it on a PC. The requirements necessary to
properly install MoteView are below:
1. A PC with one of the following operating systems
• Windows XP Home/Professional
• Windows 2000 with SP4
2. An NTFS file system
3. Screen resolution must be at least 800 × 600 or the interface will require scrollbars
4. Administrative privileges to write to Windows registry
; NOTE: Prior to installing MoteView, it is highly recommended that you shut down all the
programs running on your computer.
Follow these installation steps:
1. Insert the WSN Kit CDROM into the computer’s CD drive.
2. Double-click on MoteViewSetup_<version>.exe from “MoteView” folder.
3. Select the desired installation directory (the default installation directory is C:\Program
Files\Crossbow\MoteView)
4. Select all available installation tasks
5. InstallShield will guide you through the rest of the process and install the following:
• MoteView application
• PostgreSQL 8.0 database service
• PostgreSQL ODBC driver
• Microsoft .NET framework