User Guide > Setting up a Project

Here are the basic steps in setting up SpecView. The order can be changed to some degree and each step can be edited at any time.

Firstly, you will need to select either Manual or Automatic Instrument Detection:

1a. Manual Definition of instrument(s):

This is only required in the following cases:

•	If the instrument(s) are not physically connected to the computer for auto detection

•	If the instrument(s) are special such that they cannot be auto detected

•	If the instrument(s) are being added to an existing project

Define the instruments you are going to be using by clicking the Show New button to display the full list of available variables

Or:

Then:

Edit the names of each instrument if required.

Define any SpecView User Variables required

Create / Import any graphics

Add Buttons to the GDW's to switch between them

Put numeric values on the GDW

Add Trend and Bar Charts

4. Put the four SpecView pre-defined Variables for Comms on a screen to show the status of instrument communication.

5. Add or remove any variables from Data Logging

6. Choose variables to be included in Recipe

7. Configure the (optional) Strategy Controller