Measurement Utility Software FD-S2w

Installing the software

System requirements for the latest version of Measurement Utility Software FD-S2w are listed after the Installation procedure.

• If a previous version of Measurement Utility Software FD-S2w is installed on your computer, please uninstall it before installing the latest version.
• Please be sure to also update the instrument firmware to the latest version. Click here to go to the firmware update page.

Installation procedure: Windows

1. Extract the files in the downloaded zip file (for example, fd-s2w_verxxx_win_all.zip, where "xxx" is the version number) to a folder on your computer.
2. Double-click the exe file (for example, fds2w_winverxxx_all.exe, where "xxx" is the version number) in the files extracted in step 1. The install program will start.
3. Click “Next”.
4. The set-up program asks you to choose the folder in which you want to install the software. To install to the default location, click “Next”. To install the software in another location, click the “Browse” button, browse to the location and click “OK”.
5. Read the software license agreement carefully. Select “I accept the license.” and click “Next”.
6. Click “Next”.
7. Click “Install”. The set-up program will begin copying the files. This may take several minutes. Please wait.
8. This completes the installation process. Click “Complete”.

IMPORTANT: After the software has been installed, unzip the IMPORTANT_PATCH_FOR_WIN.zip and follow the instructions in ReadMeForWin.txt in the unzipped files before running FD-S2w for the first time.

Installation Procedure: OS X / macOS

1. Extract the files in the downloaded zip file (for example, fd-s2w_verxxx_mac_all.zip, where "xxx" is the version number) to a folder on your computer.
2. Double-click the [fds2w_macverxxx_all.app, where "xxx" is the version number] file in the files extracted in step 1. The install program will start.
3. Click “Next”.
4. The set-up program shows you the folder where the software will be installed. Click “Next”.
5. Read the software license agreement carefully. Select “I accept the license.” and click “Next”.
6. Click “Next”.
7. Click “Install”. The set-up program will begin copying the files. This may take several minutes. Please wait.
8. This completes the installation process. Click “Complete”.

IMPORTANT: After the software has been installed, unzip the IMPORTANT_PATCH_FOR_MAC.zip and follow the instructions in ReadMeForMac.txt in the unzipped files before running FD-S2w for the first time.

System Requirements

OS	Windows Ver. 1.60r2: Windows® 8.1 Pro 64 bit (×64) Windows® 10 Pro 64 bit (×64) OS X / macOS Ver. 1.63r1: OS X® 10.10 to 10.11 macOSTM 10.12 to 10.15 (English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, German, French, or Spanish version of the above OS) The computer must meet the system requirements specified by the applicable OS or listed below, whichever is higher.
CPU	1GHz or faster
Memory	At least 2GB
Hard disk drive	At least 8 GB of available hard disk space is recommended.
Display	Display hardware capable of displaying 1024 × 768 pixels or better
Interface	USB 2.0 (Hi-speed)* or Ethernet (100BaseTx) * When using OS X 10.11 with USB, communication errors may occur. In such case, connection via Ethernet is recommended.

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