Windows 7 Powerlogger Install

[EricM]

Windows 7 can be a bit finicky about installing the drivers for the Powerlogger. Many times you have to install the drivers manually, as Win 7 may not load them automatically. There are 2 drivers that need to be loaded. I'll take you through step by step how to load them.

The first thing I like to do is put the Powerlogger folder on the desktop. If you are downloading the software, it will be zipped (compressed). You will have to use the "Extract All Files" function to decompress it. It will ask you where to extract it to. Select the desktop. If you are using the install CD, just drag the Powerlogger folder onto your desktop.

Press "Extract All Files"


Then select the desktop and press OK.


It should put this folder on your desktop.


On to the next step...

 

[EricM]

Make sure your Powerlogger is installed in the ECM and your ignition key is ON.
Connect your laptop to the Powerlogger using the USB cable.
You may hear a sound indicating Windows has recognized that you plugged something in.
You might see a message about Windows trying to install a driver and then it says it did not successfully install, or you might not see any message.

Now go down to your start button (the windows button at the bottom left), press it and select the menu item "Devices and Printers".

Hopefully you will see this.



Right click on the Powerlogger icon and select Properties. You should see this:



Make sure powerlogger is highlighted then press the Properties button. You should see this:



Press the Update Driver button, and you will get this:



Select "Browse My Computer" and it will ask you where to look:




On to the next step......

 

[EricM]

Continuing from the last post....

Press the Browse button, navigate to the Desktop and you should see the Powerlogger folder. Click on it and you should see the Drivers folder. Click on the drivers folder to highlight it, and press OK.



You should see this screen next...press NEXT.



You might see this screen. Tell it to install the driver anyway.



Then you should see this:




This means you have installed one of the two drivers. You can restart the computer now.

On to the next one...

 

[EricM]

Now, to load the next driver, you will follow all the same steps. Laptop connected to Powerlogger, key ON, open the "Devices and Printers" window, right click on Powerlogger icon for properties, go to hardware tab at top, and now you'll see this:



Highlight the "USB Serial Port" and press Properties, and you will see this:



Just like before, you will press "Update Driver", then "Browse My Computer", then navigate to the Powerlogger folder on your desktop and highlight Drivers folder, just like last time. Click next and the 2nd driver should load up.
You should see the next screen if it went ok:



I personally did not have to restart the computer, but it's probably a good idea to do it.

You should have everything loaded now. With everything connected, and the key ON, start the PLC program in the Powerlogger folder. When you press "Monitor" at the top, it should connect and display data.

 

[slipstick]

Eric
I have had powerlogger in my '87 GN for many years and ran it on a Dell computer. The Dell has quit working and I have a Toshiba Windows 7 that I want to use with my powerlogger. Does the procedure you have posted consider that I am connecting a new computer to a previously installed powerlogger (rather than a complete new installation)?
Thanks in advance for your comment.