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KickStart Quick Start Guide | Tektronix
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DocumentDocumentKickStart Safety Introduction Guide Safety precautions Before using this product, see the safety precautions associated with your instrument. The instrumentation associated with this software is intended for use by personnel who recognize shock hazards and are familiar with the instrument safety precautions to avoid possible injury or death. Read and follow all installation, operation, and maintenance information carefully before using any instrument. Refer to the instrument user documentation for complete product specifications. If the product is used in a manner not specified, the protection provided by the product warranty may be impaired. Safety precaution revision as of January 2018. KickStart software Manage licenses KickStart allows you to create apps, manipulate settings, and view and export previous runs without a license. However, to run an app or communicate with and control an instrument, KickStart software requires a license. You can launch a one-time trial for the KickStart Apps. You can maintain your licenses from within KickStart. The KickStart software license provides access to KickStart applications and features. A license is activated either by purchasing the software or through a trial. A trial will allow you to use full functionality for a limited period of time. Go to tek.com/keithley-kickstart and you will see information about the software. On this page you can also download free trial software and buy or request a quote. Once you purchase KickStart you will have access to all of the base KickStart apps with a floating license. A floating license allows you to manage the transfer of individual license files to different computers. To install or remove a license, select the key icon . You can also view previously entered licenses and the dates and times for when the licenses were entered and checked out and when they expire. Each license entitles you to support by Tektronix worldwide technical support centers and field applications engineers. Install a license KickStart software licenses are managed using the Tektronix Asset Management System (TekAMS). Each KickStart license is valid for a single computer at a time. Use TekAMS to check out the license for your computer so that you can move the license to a different computer. That process is described on the next page. The email address of the primary user or administrator who manages the license is the license key manager. Key managers are authorized to add users who can then access these licenses and assign them to specific instruments and computers. For more information on TekAMS, see tek.com/products/product-license. To generate a license file, you must submit your Host ID to TekAMS. The Host ID is located at the top of the Manage Licenses window. Download the license file from TekAMS and transfer it to the computer that will run KickStart software. Open KickStart software and select the key icon . Using the Manage Licenses window, select Install License and browse to the downloaded license file. After the license is entered, the license and its details are viewable. Maintenance and Checkout defined Maintenance: Indicates the date your license will expire and when your license is eligible for updates. Once the current license expires, you will not be able to receive future updates. Checkout: Indicates the date the checkout will expire and when the license for your specific PC will expire. When you generate your license file in TekAMS, you can set the checkout time. Once checkout expires, you will need to check out another license file in TekAMS. If you need to move the license to a different PC, select Remove License to remove it from this PC. Next, check the license into TekAMS, then generate a new license file in TekAMS for the new PC. If you purchased a license, select the Key icon to manage licenses. Select Install License. Select Open to install the license. When you first open KickStart, the Instruments tab displays available instruments on the left. Select the Apps tab and you will see a lock on each App. The text below describes the licenses and lock icons: Red unlocked indicates a license or trial that will expire soon. The lock turns red when the license or trial is within 45 days of expiration. Red lock indicates the license has expired. Also, no trial is available. Green unlocked indicates a license or trial in use. The trial is for a limited time. Green locked indicates a trial is available. The trial has not been activated. View Only allows you to view the settings of the app without starting a trial. Notice the High Resistivity app has a green lock indicating a trial is available. Select Start Trial to activate. Hover the cursor over the lock to see information about the license or trial. The High Resistivity app trial has been activated. Select an instrument name to change it. Right-click it to view more details. Instruments are automatically discovered and appear in the instruments pane. Select to change your color theme. To launch an app, double-click or drag the instrument to the main window. For example, the Data Logger app has been added. Select the app and select OK to run it. You can add multiple instruments and select an app for each one. Here is a Data Logger app example. The objective of this guide is to show functionality of KickStart software with multiple test examples. In the Data Logger app, you can make more than one scan group and select a group to make changes. Select Run to start testing. Selecting the Instruments button shows instrument information and allows you to select multiple instruments in supported apps. Data Logger app test results Table Rename or hide a column by moving your cursor to the far right and selecting the drop-down menu. Data Logger app test results Graph Move your cursor over the legend to show checkboxes that allow you to remove a data series from the view or add it back. The box zoom button allows you to zoom in on a specific area of the graph. Use the autoscale button to view all of your data. DMM app test results Graph Right-click to add a cursor. Hover your cursor over the X- or Y-axis to change the scale and the minimum and maximum values. Placing two cursors allows you to see the statistics between two different points. Power Supply app test results Graph View previous data using Run History. Select the test run to view it on the table and graph. Export a table or graph. Export selected data When you select the export icon, the Export Data window opens. Here you can choose to export a table, graph, or both. You can set your runs to export automatically. Make sure you choose the path for the saved files and create a file name. You can export all of the runs or selected runs. In the Scope app, select the Graph tab in Waveforms mode to confirm that the correct waveform was retrieved. Select the mode that relates to your data. Scope app test Settings Set when the capture occurs. Channel information is shown here. Select Retrieve Data to see the data collected on this channel. You are unable to retrieve data from disabled channels. Enable or disable channels from your instrument. The screenshot tab is available in Screenshots mode. Right-click to save screenshots. Select multiple runs to compare multiple data sets of similar types. Next steps For more information and to view documentation specific to your instrument, see the Keithley Instruments website, tek.com/keithley. Contact information: 1-800-833-9200 For additional contacts, see https://www.tek.com/en/contact-tek Find more valuable resources at TEK.COM. Copyright © 2022, Tektronix. All rights reserved. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material. Specification and price change privileges reserved. TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc. All other trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective companies. KKS-903-01 Rev. K April 2022 *PKKS-903-01K*