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Here's how to connect the USB-microDig or Wi-microDig and get sensor data into your computer using Link.
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Here's how to get started with Link. Connect a USB-microDig, WiDig or Wi-microDig and get sensor data into your computer, ready for use by other software.
  
  
=USB-microDig=
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[[Link-14_QuickStart_USB-microDig | USB-microDig and Link]]
  
==What you need==
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[[Link-14_QuickStart_Wi-microDig | Wi-microDig and Link]]
  
For this walkthrough, you will need:
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[[Link-14_QuickStart_WiDig_Bluetooth | WiDig and Link via Bluetooth]]
  
:*A USB-microDig.
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[[Link-14_QuickStart_WiDig_USB | WiDig and Link via USB]]
:*A Turn (or other) sensor for testing.
 
:*[http://icubex.com/link Link software].
 
:*[http://icubex.com/connect Connect software] (included in the Link software package).
 
 
 
==Connecting to the USB-microDig==
 
 
 
[[File:usbmd_connect.jpg|300px|center]]
 
 
 
:#Connect the Turn sensor (or any other sensor) to input #1 of the USB-microDig as shown above, with the red wire on top and the black wire on the bottom.
 
:#Start [[Connect]]. The USB-microDig entry with matching serial number should be listed in bold. If you don't see the USB-microDig listed, verify that the driver has been installed.
 
:#Launch Link.
 
:#In the [[Link-14_Digitizer | Digitizer section]] at the top, choose the USB-microDig which serial number matches. Upon connecting, the port menu will turn green.
 
 
 
 
 
=Wi-microDig=
 
 
 
==What you need==
 
 
 
For this walkthrough, you will need:
 
 
 
:*A Wi-microDig.
 
:*Bluetooth adapter (likely built in to your computer if it's a Mac).
 
:*A Turn (or other) sensor for testing.
 
:*[http://icubex.com/link Link software].
 
:*[http://icubex.com/connect Connect software] (included in the Link software package).
 
 
 
==Adding the Wi-microDig as a Bluetooth device==
 
 
 
In both Windows and Mac OS X, you'll first need to add the Wi-microDig as a virtual serial (or COM) port. The instructions here explain how to do this. Once this is done, you can continue to the next section.
 
 
 
 
 
==Connecting to the Wi-microDig==
 
 
 
[[File:wmd_connect.jpg|300px|center]]
 
 
 
:#Connect the Turn sensor (or any other sensor) to input #1 of the Wi-microDig, as shown above, with the red wire on top and the black wire on the bottom.
 
:#Start [[Connect]].
 
:#Enable the Wi-microDig with matching serial number. Once enabled, the blue LED on the Wi-microDig will illuminate and the Wi-microDig entry will be listed in bold. If you don't see the Wi-microDig listed, make sure it was added as a Bluetooth device to the operating system and added in Connect.
 
:#Launch Link.
 
:#In the [[Link-14_Digitizer | Digitizer section]] at the top, choose the Wi-microDig with matching serial number from the pulldown menu. Upon connecting, the port menu will turn green. If Link doesn't connect to the Wi-microDig, check that your Bluetooth is turned on. Link will not warn you if it is turned off, it will just not connect.
 

Latest revision as of 21:09, 28 June 2018

Here's how to get started with Link. Connect a USB-microDig, WiDig or Wi-microDig and get sensor data into your computer, ready for use by other software.


USB-microDig and Link

Wi-microDig and Link

WiDig and Link via Bluetooth

WiDig and Link via USB