User's Manual

MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INC. P.6
2.4 Software (Tracer) Installation
2.4.1 Tracer overview
The Tracer application is a .NET-based graphical user interface (GUI) tool
that uses the Indy RFID Host Library API to exercise the functionality of
the reader platform.
Tracer is dynamically linked to the Indy RFID Host Library. Therefore, there is
no need to install the interface library separately. However, the USB host driver
must be installed prior to using Tracer.
Tracer is supported on Windows XP only.
It is possible for multiple versions of Tracer to co-exist on a single system, so
long as a unique install path is used for each, such as the default installation
directory.
2.4.2 Installation Requirements
Tracer requires Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 (or
later). Tracer also relies on release 2.0 of the Microsoft .Net Framework. The
Tracer setup program checks to ensure that the correct version of the .Net
Framework is installed. If the correct version is not installed, the Tracer setup
program offers to install it. The user may also download and install a copy of
the .Net Framework from the Microsoft Windows Update Site
(
http://update.microsoft.com/) or the Microsoft Download Center
(
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/).
To take advantage of the data import/export feature, Microsoft Excel 2003 is
required.
2.4.3 Installation Procedure
To install the Tracer tool:
1. Double click the Tracer installer file, Tracer v2.3.0.msi, to launch the
installation wizard.