Perform the following to connect the MicroScribe to your workstation:

• Unpack MicroScribe and all cables.
  • Power cable and adapter.
  • Appropriate serial cable.
    • O₂: Nine pin, D-type
    • Indigo₂: PS-2 type
  • Foot pedal.
• ENSURE POWER SWITCH IS OFF AND SCRIBE IS IN ITS HOME POSITION PRIOR TO PROCEEDING.
• Connect power cable to 5V DC IN jack.
• Connect Serial cable to SERIAL jack and to Serial Port 2 on your workstation.
• Connect foot pedal to ACCESSORY jack.
• Position the MicroScibe on a solid surface and central to your work.

Perform the following to configure the MicroScribe for use:

• Create a subdirectory of your $HOME directory named pro_scribe.
  • cd
  • mkdir pro_scribe
• Download the following files to the pro_scribe directory then uncompress them:
  • events
  • mxse
  Follow these steps to download and uncompress the above files:
  • Pick link.
  • When page loads, select File | Save As ...
  • This should leave you with an events file and an mxse file in your pro_scribe directory.

You need to add the following lines to your config.pro file:

SPIN_WITH_PART_ENTITIES YES

Allows seeing datum features during spins.

DATUM_POINT_SYMBOL DOT

Shows datum points as dots.

KBD_CMD_ABBREVIATION ON

Allows abbreviated keyboard commands.

Gathering data