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always load to an adapting state. (If you want to clear a filter and leave it cleared
for a period of time, you can first freeze adaptation and then clear the filter.)
To store a configuration, click the “File” menu and then “Save Config As…”.
5.8 Recalling Configurations
With the MicroDAC 5 software you can recall configurations that you have
previously saved to files. Upon recalling a config file, the software screen will
update to those settings and also send those settings down to the hardware if a
MicroDAC 5 unit is connected.
To restore a configuration, click the “File” menu and then “Open Config…”. This
will bring up a standard Windows browse dialog where you can select the config
file you want to load. Click “Open” and the configuration will be loaded.
Important Note: Recalling a configuration is not the same as “programming”
settings into the unit! Recalling a configuration file will change the current
operating behavior of the unit (if one is connected), but it will not change the
settings stored in nonvolatile memory on the unit. Think of recalling configuration
files as a shortcut to manually changing all your software settings. If you want to
program these settings into the nonvolatile memory in the hardware (so that
those settings will be used after the unit is disconnected from the PC), you still
need to choose “Program MicroDAC 5” from the File menu. See section 5.10 for
more information about programming the MicroDAC 5 hardware.
5.9 Connecting to the MicroDAC 5
The hardware is connected to the PC via a USB cable. To connect the
MicroDAC 5, follow these steps:
1. Connect the USB cable that is provided to the MicroDAC 5 hardware and
the PC.
2. Power on the MicroDAC 5 unit.
3. The PC should recognize the MicroDAC 5 within a few seconds.
4. Start the MicroDAC 5 Configuration Utility software.
5. The software will automatically detect and connect to the MicroDAC 5.
If the Controller software is already running, you can still connect a MicroDAC 5
to the PC by selecting “Connect” from the File menu.
Upon connect, is it is likely that the current software settings will be different from
the programmed settings in the hardware. When these settings do not match,
the user is prompted to load the current hardware configuration into the software.
If the user selects “Yes,” then the software will read the programmed settings
from the MicroDAC 5 unit. (This is the easiest way to determine what settings