This lesson will first show you how to do a simple measurement with Dewesoft X. The hardware used is a sound card and a webcam.
First, you have to download Dewesoft X software from our page. Download and run the Installer. To follow this tutorial, you should have a physical license (professional or trial .lic file) in the Dewesoft, and also the webcam plugged in. Now you can choose DirectX camera in the Settings.
![Camera settings menu](/images/uploads/11/settings_menu_1590135635.png)
You can download the Audio card from our Webpage (SB_v3_0.zip). Copy the .daq file to the Dewesoft X installation folder (if Dewesoft X is installed on C, the link would be: C:\Dewesoft\Bin\X2\Addons).
Now run Dewesoft X as an administrator.
You can activate the Audio card in three simple steps in Device settings:
- make sure that operation mode is in "Simulation"
- click on simulated devices
- change simulated channels mode to "Sound card''
In the DAQ settings section, you can see your active audio devices.
![Activating audio devices](/images/uploads/11/activating_audio_devices_1590136056.png)
Even though there is not much instrumentation used in this example, it still gives the user a good example of what can be done in Dewesoft X software.
The following table displays the required hardware and software for completing this lesson.
Required hardware | Sound card, webcam |
Required software | Dewesoft X, any license |
Setup sample rate | At least 1 kHz (the setup sample rate is chosen in Settings -> Global setup - > General -> Setup sample rate; some math modules require higher rates) |
In the upper left corner of the screen, you can find two main tabs - Measure and Analyse. They are used to switch between Measure mode to acquire the data, and Analysis mode to process the data.
![Two main markers](/images/uploads/11/two_main_markers_1590136673.png)