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-				<h1>Part 1: Basic Setup and Use</h1>
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+                            <h1>Part 1: Basic Setup and Use</h1>
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 					<li><a href="platforms.html">Supported Platforms and Hardware</a></li>
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 					<li><a href="platforms.html">Supported Platforms and Hardware</a></li>
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 					<li><a href="requiredsoftware.html">Required Software</a></li>
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 					<li><a href="requiredsoftware.html">Required Software</a></li>
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 					<li><a href="faq.html">Tips, Tricks, and Frequently Asked Questions</a></li>
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-				<p>This part of the documentation covers the things you should
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+                                <p>This part of the documentation covers the things you should
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 				know before starting to use Typica and the basics of getting
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 				know before starting to use Typica and the basics of getting
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 				everything set up for use. Some of the topics are covered in
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 				everything set up for use. Some of the topics are covered in
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 				greater depth in Part 2.</p>
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 				greater depth in Part 2.</p>
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 				<h2>Operating Systems</h2>
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 				<h2>Operating Systems</h2>
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 				<p>Precompiled builds of Typica are provided for Microsoft
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 				<p>Precompiled builds of Typica are provided for Microsoft
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 				Windows and Mac OS X. The Microsoft Windows build has been
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 				Windows and Mac OS X. The Microsoft Windows build has been
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-				tested as working on both Windows 7 and Windows 8. It might
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-				work on Windows XP or Windows Vista but this has not been
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-				tested.</p>
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-				<p>The Mac OS X build has been tested on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7.
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-				It might work on 10.4, 10.5, and 10.8 but this has not been
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-				tested. The build is also only for Macs with Intel processors.</p>
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+				tested as working on both Windows 7 and Windows 10. It might
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+				work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 8 but this has not been tested.</p>
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+				<p>The Mac OS X build has been tested on Mac OS X 10.6 through 10.11. The build is also only for Macs with Intel processors. Note that at the time of this writing National Instruments hardware is known to not work starting with OS X 10.10 or later. If National Instruments starts advertising that a newer version of NI DAQmx Base works with current operating system releases and supported hardware, Typica will probably work with that, but there's nothing that anybody else can do about that other than choosing different hardware.</p>
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 				<p>Source code is provided which may be used to build Typica
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 				<p>Source code is provided which may be used to build Typica
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 				on Linux, PowerPC based Macs, and possibly other platforms,
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 				on Linux, PowerPC based Macs, and possibly other platforms,
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 				however instructions on doing this are beyond the scope of this
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 				however instructions on doing this are beyond the scope of this
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 				<a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/208177">NI USB-TC01</a>
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 				<a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/208177">NI USB-TC01</a>
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 				is also an option on
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 				is also an option on
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 				this platform. This has been tested with
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 				this platform. This has been tested with
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-				<a href="http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/3622/lang/en">NI-DAQmx 9.6.1</a>.
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+				<a href="http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/3622/lang/en">NI-DAQmx 9.6.1</a>. A newer hardware revision has been released which no longer works with NI-DAQmx 9.6.1. If you encounter an error related to firmware being too new, try the latest version of NI-DAQmx.
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 				Note that NI-DAQmx should not be installed at the same time as NI-DAQmx Base 3.6
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 				Note that NI-DAQmx should not be installed at the same time as NI-DAQmx Base 3.6
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 				however it is fine to have it installed at the same time as NI-DAQmx Base 2.2.</p>
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 				however it is fine to have it installed at the same time as NI-DAQmx Base 2.2.</p>
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 				<p>On all platforms, devices which communicate using the Modbus
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 				<p>On all platforms, devices which communicate using the Modbus
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 							<th><a href="appendix-a.1.html">National Instruments NI USB-9211</a></th>
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 							<td>yes</td>
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 							<th><a href="appendix-a.2.html">National Instruments NI USB-9211A</a></th>
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 							<td>yes</td>
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 				There you can
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 				There you can
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 				<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/download/">download</a> the
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 				<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/download/">download</a> the
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 				appropriate binary package for the platform you intend to run
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 				appropriate binary package for the platform you intend to run
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-				the database on. Typica has been tested with versions of
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-				PostgreSQL up to 9.2, however the people behind PostgreSQL have
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-				a very good history of making new versions better than the old
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-				ones so the newest stable release is recommended for new
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-				installations. When installing PostgreSQL, please make note of
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+				the database on. Typica requires version 9.3 or later, however the people behind PostgreSQL have a very good history of making new versions better than the old one so the newest stable release is recommended for new installations. When installing PostgreSQL, please make note of
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 				the password that you choose for the postgres user as you will
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 				the password that you choose for the postgres user as you will
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-				need this information later. Also ensure that PostgreSQL is set
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-				up to run on port 5432. Aside from these details, the defaults
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-				provided by the installer can be used so installation mainly
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-				consists of running the installer that you download and
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-				clicking the Next button several times until the installer is
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 				<p>If you do want to set up PostgreSQL for use over a network,
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 				<p>If you do want to set up PostgreSQL for use over a network,
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 				<h3>NI DAQmx Devices - Microsoft Windows Only</h3>
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 				<h3>NI DAQmx Devices - Microsoft Windows Only</h3>
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 				<p>Certain hardware from National Instruments requires
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 				<p>Certain hardware from National Instruments requires
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-				NI-DAQmx. Typica has been tested with version 9.6.1. See
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+				NI-DAQmx. Typica has been tested with version 9.6.1, however newer hardware revisions of some supported hardware requires a newer version. See
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