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Make sure you have the latest version of the Phidget Drivers installed on your PC. If you don't, follow these steps:
- Go to the quick downloads section on the Windows Page.
- Download and run the Phidget22 installer (32-bit or 64-bit, depending on your system)
- You should see the
icon on the right hand corner of the task bar.
Running Phidgets Sample Programs
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Double clicking on the icon will start the Phidget Control Panel, which acts as an easy example launcher and will automatically detect any Phidgets plugged in to your computer. We'll use the Control Panel to ensure that the new Phidget works properly. The source code for the example we're looking at can be found in the quick downloads section of the C# Language Page.
After double clicking on the icon, a window will open with a list of all attached Phidgets. If an entry in the list is red, it means the device firmware is out of date. Double click on the entry to be given the option of updating the firmware. You can still run the example if you don't update the firmware right away.
A single Phidget may have a number of different objects that you can open an example for. For instance, a Phidget Spatial might have separate entries for its accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer. Or, an LED controller Phidget may have dozens of digital output channels, each of which controls a single LED. You can click on the plus and minus signs on the left to expand the tree of attached devices to select the specific object and channel index you want. Double clicking on one of these objects will launch the example for that specific object and port.
