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Revision as of 16:01, 26 June 2020
The Sound Power Solution is meant to work in combination with its associated Analyzer software NVGATE®. In this way, the full power of the NVGATE® platform and associated multi channel INSTRUMENT HARDWARE is made fully available for your one clear objective: measuring Sound Power.
This "INSTALLATION GUIDE" will guide you through the installation of the Sound Power software and help you run it for the first time. It will explain in particular the way the installation should be done in parallel to NVGATE® and to the Instrument Hardware.
First check
Recommended PC configuration
See PC Requirement page
Equipment required for the installation
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A dongle with NVGate and OROS Sound Power authorized
Installation
Installation of the NVGate software
'NVGate 'must be installed on the PC before starting the installation of Sound Power.
To install NVGate, please refer to the "OR3X/NVGate Installation Guide".
Before starting the installation of Sound Power, make sure that NVGate is properly installed.
Installation of the Sound Power Solution
Ensure NVGate is installed and running on the PC before starting the installation of Sound Power.
The procedure of installation of Sound Power is the same for Windows 98, 2000 and XP.
For information, the following screenshots have been realized under Windows XP.
Insert the CD in the appropriate drive and wait for the Autorun program (or run the "setup.exe" program from the CD)
Wait until the following window is displayed:
Click on "Next >".
The following window is displayed:
Read the terms of the license agreement and select "I accept the terms in the license agreement" if you agree.
Click on "Next >".
The following window is displayed:
Enter the user name, the organization and choose to install the application for all users or only for you.
Click on "Next >".
The following window is displayed:
Select the location of the "Sound Power" folder. By default, OROS Sound Power is installed in:
C:\Program Files\OROS\NVSolutions\SoundPower.
Installing Sound Power in the NVGate directory (as it is by default) enables links between the Sound Power Online Help and the NVGate Online Help.
Click on "Next >".
The following window is displayed:
Choose the setup type. It is recommended to select "Complete".
Click on "Next >".
The following window is displayed:
Click on "Install" to begin the installation.
Wait until the following window is displayed:
Click on "Finish".
The following window is displayed:
Indicate the location of NVGate.
If NVGate is installed on the same PC:
Choose "Local" and indicate the path for "NVGate.exe". By default, it is: "C:\ProgramFiles\OROS\OR3X".
If you are using NVGate from another PC:
Choose "Remote" and indicate the IP address of this second PC.
If you want to change the Sound Power configuration:
Open the "Start" menu, select "Programs", then "NVSolutions" and choose "Sound Power Configuration".
At this stage:
Plug the Dongle to use Sound Power in the Office Mode
Plug the Hardware to use Sound Power in the Connected Mode.
And then, run "Sound Power".
The following window is displayed:
You can either create a new setup by choosing the Standard, the Surface type and the number of positions of your experiment or load a setup already created.
Click on "OK".
If NVGate has not been started previously, the following window is first displayed:
Enter the first name and last name of the user and choose to set a password or not.
Notice: The access level for the first user is necessary full.
Then, the following window is displayed:
If NVGate has already been started by itself before the selection of the running mode will be asked directly. Choose to start Sound Power in Connected to the hardware or in the office mode.
Updating the Software version
Uninstall the previous version of Sound Power installed on the PC:
Insert the CD in the appropriate driver and wait for the Autorun program (or run the "setup.exe" program from the CD).
The following window is displayed:
Click on "Next >".
The following window is displayed:
Choose to remove the current version.
Click on "Next >".
The following window is displayed:
Confirm by clicking on "Remove".
Wait until the following window is displayed:
Click on Finish
1. Start the installation of the new version.
Please follow the procedure described from the chapter"Installation of the Sound Power Solution".
Troubleshooting
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Sound Power may not start. |
| In this case, one of the following error messages is returned: |
« File Sound Power.ini not found ! »
| | Run the Sound Power configuration program (Menu "Start" > "Programs" > "NVSolutions" > "Sound Power Configuration") |
« File Sound Power.ini not valid ! »
| | Run the Sound Power configuration program (Menu "Start" > "Programs" > "NVSolutions" > "Sound Power Configuration") |
« Couldn't start NVGate ! »
- Check the path of "NVGate.exe" in the Sound Power configuration program (Menu "Start" > "Programs" > "NVSolutions" > "Sound Power Configuration")
« Connection to NVGate has failed ! »
1. If NVGate location is = Local:
- Check that NVGate is running. If not, escape from Sound Power and run it 'again
- Check that NVGate can start on its side
2. If NVGate location is = Remote:
- Check that NVGate is running on the remote PC
- Check that the IP address of the remote PC is correct in the Sound Power configuration program (Menu "Start" > "Programs" > "NVSolutions" > "Sound Power Configuration")
« You don't have the permission to use OROS Sound Power ! »
- Ensure that you are using a dongle configurated for Sound Power
- Contact your OROS Agent
« Sound Power project not found ! »
CHECK THE PATH OF "NVGATE.EXE" IN THE SOUND POWER CONFIGURATION PROGRAM (MENU "START" > "PROGRAMS" > "NVSOLUTIONS" > "SOUND POWER CONFIGURATION") AND VALIDATE (PRESS "OK") IN LOCAL. IF YOU ARE OPERATING SOUND POWER IN A REMOTE LOCATION, COPY THE "SOUND POWER" DIRECTORY FROM THE FOLDER OF INSTALLATION OF SOUND POWER INTO THE DEFAULT BASE OF