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| [[File:icon-Windows.png|64x64px|link=OS - Windows]]On Windows, Phidgets can be either plugged directly into a USB Port or run over a network using the [[#Webservice | Webservice]].
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| | ==Getting Started with Windows== |
| | Welcome to using Phidgets with Windows! |
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| Phidgets are designed to run on '''Windows 2000 or newer'''.
| | If you are ready to go, the first step in creating Windows applications with Phidgets is installing our libraries. |
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| | ===Install=== |
| | To install our libraries, download the installer for your system: |
| | *[https://cdn.phidgets.com/downloads/phidget22/libraries/windows/Phidget22-x86.exe 32-bit Installer Download] |
| | *[https://cdn.phidgets.com/downloads/phidget22/libraries/windows/Phidget22-x64.exe 64-bit Installer Download] |
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| | Before installing our libraries, be sure to read our [[Software License]]. If you need to access an old version of the drivers, [https://www.phidgets.com/downloads/phidget22/libraries/windows/ click here]. |
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| ==Getting Started (Libraries and Drivers)== | | When prompted, continue with the installation: |
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| If this is your first Phidget, we highly recommend working through the Getting Started guide [[Device List|for your specific Phidget device]]. If you already have the [[File:Ph.jpg]] icon in your task bar and know how to use it, then you've already followed the guide and are ready to [[#Programming Languages|choose a programming language]] below.
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| If you are already a pro, and just want the drivers:
| | The libraries are now installed on your machine. Next, let's verify that they are working properly. |
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| *[http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/Phidget-x86_2.1.8.20111028.exe 32 Bit]
| | ''For instructions on installing our libraries without an installer, check out the [[OS - Windows Advanced Information]] page.'' |
| *[http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/Phidget-x64_2.1.8.20111028.exe 64 Bit]
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| | ===Verify=== |
| | The best way to verify that your libraries are working properly is to use the Phidget Control Panel. The control panel is a powerful tool that will help you develop your Phidgets applications. Get started by following the instructions below: |
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| For special cases where you cannot install the Phidget installer, please see here<br/>
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| To manually install the Phidget libraries without the installer, please see [[Phidget Libraries - Windows|here]].
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| *[http://www.phidgets.com/downloads/libraries/Phidget21-windevel_2.1.8.20110615.zip Phidget21 Libraries] (32-Bit and 64-Bit development files without an installer)
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| *([http://www.phidgets.com/Drivers_Info.html#windows software license])
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| ==Programming Languages== | | Find the [[File:Ph.jpg|link=]] icon in the taskbar. If it is not there, open up the start menu and search for ''Phidget Control Panel'' |
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| After you have installed the drivers above, you should pick a programming language, install libraries, and run the examples for that specific language.
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| Phidgets’ philosophy is that you do not have to be an electrical engineer in order to do projects that use devices like sensors, motors, motor controllers, and interface boards. All you need to know is how to program.
| | Next, double-click on the Phidgets icon to bring up the Phidget Control Panel. You can now see all the Phidgets that are plugged into your machine, as well as any Phidgets that are on the network: |
| | [[File:Windows ControlPanel General.PNG|link=|alt=Windows Control Panel General|center]] |
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| On Windows, we recommend the following languages:
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| *[[Language - C Sharp|C#]]
| | Click on the '''+''' beside a device to expand it so that you can see all available channels. Double-click on one of these channels to open up a window that lets you interact with it.: |
| *[[Language - C/C++|C/C++]]
| | [[File:Controlpanel_openapplication.png|500px|link=|alt=Windows Control Panel General|center]] |
| *[[Language - Flash AS3|Flash AS3]]
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| *[[Language - Flex AS3|Flex AS3]]
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| *[[Language - Java|Java]]
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| *[[Language - LabVIEW|LabView]]
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| *[[Language - Max/MSP|Max/MSP]]
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| *[[Language - Python|Python]]
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| *[[Language - Ruby|Ruby]]
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| *[[Language - Visual Basic .NET|Visual Basic .NET]]
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| *[[Language - Visual Basic 6.0|Visual Basic 6.0]]
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| You can also use these languages, but they do not support [[General Phidget Programming#Event Driven Code | event driven code]], and must use [[General Phidget Programming#Logic Code | logic code]] only:
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| *[[Language - MATLAB|MATLAB]]
| | The Phidget Control Panel can be used for testing devices, updating firmware, enabling a Phidget Network Server, and more! Visit the [[Phidget Control Panel|Phidget Control Panel page]] for more information. |
| *[[Language - Simulink|Simulink]]
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| The following languages are also supported, but to to a lack of demand, they full API is not implemented. Please refer to the specific language for more information on what features are unsupported.
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| *[[Language - Delphi|Delphi]]
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| *[[Language - Visual Basic for Applications|Visual Basic for Applications]]
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| *[[Language - Visual Basic Script|Visual Basic Script]]
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| *[[Language - LiveCode|LiveCode]]
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| *[[Language - REALBasic|RealBasic]]
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| *[[Language - Adobe Director|Adobe Director]]
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| *[[Language - AutoIt|AutoIt]]
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| ==Webservice==
| | Your Phidget is now able to communicate with your development machine. The next step is selecting a programming language so you can start to write some code! |
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| Drivers for the Phidget Webservice on Windows are already included in the [[#Getting Started (Libraries and Drivers) | Drivers]] above.
| | ==Programming== |
| | Ready to write some code? Select one of the programming languages below: |
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| If you have a [[File:Ph.jpg]] icon in your taskbar, you already have the Webservice drivers installed.
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| To learn how to use a Phidget over a network using the Webservice, you can move on to the general [[Phidget Webservice | Webservice Instructions]].
| | ==Advanced Information== |
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| ==Phidget Installer Description==
| | For information on advanced Windows topics, such as installing our libraries without an installer, installing our libraries without an internet connection, or using Windows in a Virtual Machine, check our page on [[OS - Windows Advanced Information|Windows Advanced Information]] |
| The Phidgets installer is the easiest way to quickly work with Phidgets. It installs the C, COM, Java, and .NET libraries. In addition, the Phidget Control Panel, WebService and device example applications are installed as well. All other libraries will have to be installed manually.
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| ===Prerequisites===
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| Windows 2000 or newer and has .NET Framework 2.0.
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| ===Description of Files===
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| ===Special Cases of Library Install===
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| If you wish to only install the things you need, please refer to your language page for instructions on how to manually install the libraries for your language.
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| <br/> also explain even more special cases on 64bit systems, if applicable(ie, c.
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| ==Phidget Control Panel==
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| Not the go to option for controlling your device
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| It is important to keep in mind that when an example Phidget application is opened from the control panel, it holds a lock on the Phidget. This prevents any other program from accessing the Phidget. Please ensure that this example application is closed(the Phidget Control Panel can still be running) when you are running your own applications.
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| ==Common Problems and Solutions==
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| ===Issue: Installing .NET 2.0 on Windows 2000.===
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| Affected Operating Systems: '''Windows 2000'''
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| To install the Phidget Framework on Windows 2000 systems, the .NET 2.0 framework is required.
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| Also, although not explicitly required to use Phidgets on a Windows system, Phidgets under the .NET languages can use .NET 2.0.
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| Solution: The Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package for (x86) and (x64)
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| systems is freely available from www.microsoft.com. You will need to upgrade to at least Windows
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| 2000 Service Pack 3 for the (x86) version.
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| ===Issue: A corrupt installation fails on uninstall or repair===
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| Affected Operating Systems: '''Windows'''
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| Solution: If the normal uninstall fails, or for whatever reason, you can choose to remove the Phidgets framework manually.
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| Please perform the following:
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| # Shut down any programs using the Phidget libraries, including the webservice and the Phidget Control Panel.
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| # Delete C:\Program Files\Phidgets\
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| # Remove the Phidgets key from the Registry [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services PhidgetWebservice21].
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| In most cases this is enough to get the installer working again. If you need to remove all traces of
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| the Phidgets libraries manually, perform the following additional steps:
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| # Unregister the COM library: regsvr32 /u “C:\Program Files\Phidgets\Phidget21COM.dll”
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| # Remove Phidget21.NET and Policy.2.1.Phidget21.NET from C:\Windows\Assembly\
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| # Delete ‘C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Phidgets’ (WindowsXP) or ‘C:\Users\All Users\Phidgets’ (Vista).
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| # Delete C:\Windows\system32\phidget21.dll
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| # Delete Phidgets from the start menu
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| # Search for and remove keys mentioning Phidgets from the registry in the following locations:
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| :* [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\]
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| :* [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\]
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| :* [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AssemblyFolders\Phidgets Inc]
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| :* [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Phidget21Manager]
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| :* [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Assemblies\Global\]
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| '''NOTE:''' You can go through the registry and purge any other keys mentioning Phidgets if you still
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| have problems, but at this point you should be able to reinstall under most cases. There will also be
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| keys relating to the installer, the .NET library and the COM library, but they should not interfere with
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| ===Issue: Some third party software prevents communications with Phidgets ===
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| Affected Operating Systems: '''Windows'''
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| Some drivers or software will sometimes mistakenly claim Phidget devices when waiting on some hardware to be connected.
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| Please see: [[Communication Protocols#Issue: Some third party software prevents communications with Phidgets|Some third party software prevents communications with Phidgets]]
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| ===Issue: Event data is sporadic/slow/clumped over the webservice===
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| Affected Operating Systems: '''Windows'''
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| Windows implements 200ms delayed ACKs for network traffic. When traffic is one-way only - as it is with event data, the data will all arrive in clumps every 200ms because of delayed ACKs.
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| This can be a great drawback for application which rely on low latency event data over the network. (source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214397)
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| This delayed ACK behavior can be disabled in windows to decrease event latency as documented here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328890
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| In the future, the Phidgets library may implement this differently, but so far we have been unable to match the performance achieved by disabling delayed ACK.
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| ===Issue: My virtual machine is not detecting USB Phidgets===
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| Affected Operating Systems: '''Windows'''
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| Please ensure that you have the latest Phidget [[#Getting Started (Libraries and Drivers) | drivers]] installed on your host operating system and that you are using the latest version of your virtual software.
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| To enable USB Phidgets, select Virtual Machine -> Removable Devices -> and select the Phidget Input Device -> Connect.
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| To enable USB Phidgets, VirtualBox Guest Additions(Devices -> Install Guest Additions) may need to be installed. Afterwards, click on Devices -> USB Devices and select the Phidget device to enable. The state should go from Busy to Captured. VirtualBox may bring up a new hardware wizard in the host operating system, which has to be installed. Please note that Phidgets with USB hubs(i.e, [[Product - 1019 1 - PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 w/6 Port Hub|1019]]), are undetectable; Fortunately, Phidgets that are attached to such Phidgets are detectable.
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| USB Phidgets requires a virtual platform that supports HID USB Devices. Since Virtual PC does not support HID USB devices, Phidgets may not be used. However, other virtualization software can be used such as VMware and VirtualBox.
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| ===Issue: My system has a .NET version earlier than 2.0, and cannot run the Installer ===
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| Affected Operating Systems: '''Windows'''
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| For the best compatibility, it is recommended that you install the most up to date .NET version. However, if there are certain circumstances that prevent you from installing .NET 2.0 or higher, you can still control Phidgets. The drivers can be manually installed - check our [[Manual Installation instructions]].
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| The need for .NET 2.0 is because certain Phidgets features were built with .NET 2.0. Features include Phidget Control Panel, examples, and PhidgetWebService.
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| ===Issue: Using the PhidgetWebservice without Bonjour ===
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| Affected Operating Systems: '''Windows'''
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| Bonjour allows you to connect to a device over the PhidgetWebService by only specifying a server name. Without Bonjour on your system, you won't be able to use this method. Fortunately, you can connect to the Phidget by specifying the IP address and port.
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| ==Limitations==
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Getting Started with Windows
Welcome to using Phidgets with Windows!
If you are ready to go, the first step in creating Windows applications with Phidgets is installing our libraries.
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Install
To install our libraries, download the installer for your system:
Before installing our libraries, be sure to read our Software License. If you need to access an old version of the drivers, click here.
When prompted, continue with the installation:
The libraries are now installed on your machine. Next, let's verify that they are working properly.
For instructions on installing our libraries without an installer, check out the OS - Windows Advanced Information page.
Verify
The best way to verify that your libraries are working properly is to use the Phidget Control Panel. The control panel is a powerful tool that will help you develop your Phidgets applications. Get started by following the instructions below:
Find the 
icon in the taskbar. If it is not there, open up the start menu and search for Phidget Control Panel
Next, double-click on the Phidgets icon to bring up the Phidget Control Panel. You can now see all the Phidgets that are plugged into your machine, as well as any Phidgets that are on the network:
Click on the + beside a device to expand it so that you can see all available channels. Double-click on one of these channels to open up a window that lets you interact with it.:
The Phidget Control Panel can be used for testing devices, updating firmware, enabling a Phidget Network Server, and more! Visit the Phidget Control Panel page for more information.
Your Phidget is now able to communicate with your development machine. The next step is selecting a programming language so you can start to write some code!
Programming
Ready to write some code? Select one of the programming languages below:
Advanced Information
For information on advanced Windows topics, such as installing our libraries without an installer, installing our libraries without an internet connection, or using Windows in a Virtual Machine, check our page on Windows Advanced Information
C#
Objective C
LabVIEW
C/C++
Swift
Max/MSP
Python
Android Java
Java
Visual Basic .NET
JavaScript
