24U Phidgets Plug-In 1.0

This ReadMe file contains some important information about 24U Phidgets Plug-In, such as system requirements, installation guide, quick start, troubleshooting, license notice, contact information, and copyright statement.
 


1. Introduction

24U Phidgets Plug-In is a FileMaker Pro plug-in. It enables to read, write and control various Phidgets. The Phidgets are "A set of plug and play building blocks for low cost USB sensing and control from your PC" as defined on web pages of Phidgets Inc.. The Phidgets can be directly controlled from FileMaker Pro using this plug-in. The Plug-In supports all Phidgets from Phidget Starter Kit 1.


     

2. System requirements

Recommended configuration:

  1 GHz PowerPC or Intel Macintosh with Mac OS X 10.4 or newer, and FileMaker Pro 8.5 or newer
  or
  1 GHz PC with Microsoft Windows XP or newer, and FileMaker Pro 8.5 or newer
 

Minimum requirements:

  PowerPC G3 Macintosh with Mac OS X 10.3 and FileMaker Pro 8
  or
  300 MHz Pentium PC with Microsoft Windows 2000, and FileMaker Pro 8
 

3. Installation

Before installing of the plug-in itself you need to install Phidgets framework. Without this framework the plug-in cannot work. The framework is packaged with the plug-in so the instalation is easy:

  1. If you did not do this before download and open 24U Phidgets Plug-In distribution archive.
  2. Go to folder Phidgets Extras -> Support -> Phidgets Framework
  3. Run Phidget Framework installer

To install 24U Phidgets Plug-In, follow these easy steps:

  1. If you did not do this yet, download and open the 24U Phidgets Plug-In distribution archive.
  2. On a Mac, move the "Phidgets.fmplugin" file to your FileMaker's "Extensions" folder.
    On a PC, go to the 24U Phidgets Plug-In folder and move the "Phidgets.fmx" file to your FileMaker's "Extensions" folder.

 

4. Quick Start

24U Phidgets Plug-In is designed to be very easy to use. To learn how to use it, open the file "PhidgetsPlugInTutorial.fp7" located in the "Documentation" folder and follow the onscreen instructions. Within a few minutes, the tutorial will guide you through all the features of this plug-in.

If you are new to FileMaker plug-ins, start by checking the UsingFMPlugIns.html file inside the "Documentation" folder. It briefly explains what plug-ins are, why they are useful, and how they are usually used. You can also find the most up-to-date version of this document at http://www.24uSoftware.com/support/UsingPlugins.
 

5. Troubleshooting

Before you contact our technical support regarding problems or difficulties using 24U Phidgets Plug-In, please check if your issue is not listed below:

I cannot see the plug-in in FileMaker's preferences plug-in list.
Do not forget to install Phidgets Framework. This framework is needed to run the plug-in. See chapter 3 Instalation.

Calling Phidget Plug-In in the loop with Pause/Resume command does not work.
24U Phidgets Plug-In contains its own timer. Use Phidget_SetScriptEvent command to install a timer loop.

I get a "Powered by 24U Software" splash displayed when quitting FileMaker Pro
Developer licenses and some special promotional licenses cause a splash dialog to appear on the screen for 2 seconds at the quit time of your solution. The splash helps you to comply with our License Agreement without having to design your own about screen. If you don't want your solution to show the splash dialog, send us samples of your about screen and license agreement to registration@24uSoftware.com. We will send you instructions for disabling the splash as soon as your solution is proven to comply with the developer license's sublicensing conditions.

If your problem is not listed above or if the recommended solution does not work for you, please contact our technical support at http://www.24uSoftware.com/support.php for assistance.
 

6. Shareware Notice

Please note that 24U Phidgets Plug-In is SHAREWARE. That means it is not free and you have to pay a license fee if you want to keep it. You can install 24U Phidgets Plug-In and try it out for the period of 14 days. After this period, 24U Phidgets Plug-In can stop working and require a registration code. You will get your registration code after you pay for your license.

You can freely distribute 24U Phidgets Plug-In as long as you distribute the original compacted archive untouched and you don't charge money for the distribution. If you want to distribute 24U Phidgets Plug-In on a physical medium, such as CD-ROM, or if you want to distribute it in other form than the original compacted archive, you must ask for our permission. If you are a solution developer you can also bundle 24U Phidgets Plug-In with your products and sublicense it to your customers, provided you have purchased a developer license.

Please find detailed registration instructions in the file named "HowToRegister.html".

You can find detailed license terms in the file named "LicenseAgreement.html". Individual license types are described in the file named "HowToRegister.html".
 

7. Contact Information

You can contact us at one of the following addresses. We prefer being contacted via e-mail, but you can use any other method if e-mail is not good enough for you.

E-mail:   info@24uSoftware.com   general information about our products and our company
eval@24uSoftware.com free evaluation codes registration
sales@24uSoftware.com paid licenses ordering and registration
support@24uSoftware.com technical support and bug reports
 
WWW: http://www.24uSoftware.com/
 
Phone: +420-224 910 892
Fax: +420-242 487 778
 
Snail mail: 24U Software
Skochovická 88
252 45  Zvole u Prahy
Czech Republic


8. Copyright

The software 24U Phidgets Plug-In is copyright ©2008 24U Software. All rights reserved.

Portions of the software are © 1984-2008 FileMaker, Inc. All rights reserved.