Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of BuildingAPC
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v1 v2 1 1 = Building a Control PC for Barrett products = 2 3 == General Configuration == 2 4 3 5 You should choose an operating system based on the type of PC hardware you have. The [http://web.barrett.com/supportFiles/wikiFiles/sk43g.jpg Shuttle PC] and the [http://web.barrett.com/supportFiles/wikiFiles/c137.jpg Travla C137 PC] shipped with either a Janz or esd CAN card. Newer WAMs with embedded PCs ship with a Peak CAN card. If you are ambitious, you can use your own PC and CAN card. … … 11 13 12 14 * SoftwareUpdate - Update instructions to get the latest copy of the Barrett control software (btclient) 15 16 == BarrettHand PC Requirements == 17 The BH8-SERIES control software was written for computers running Windows XP or Ubuntu 9.10. The !BarrettHand Control GUI requires a good amount of CPU power and memory for running this wxWidgets based application. Barrett Technology requires the minimum specs for using the corresponding operating system. A processor with a CPU clock speed of 1 GHz or greater, 1 GB of RAM, at least a Gigabyte of free disk space, and a modern graphics card is recommended. Communications requires either one available USB port for the Peak USB to CAN adapter for the BH8-280 hand or a 9-pin serial port for BH8-262 hand.