Vernier Tech Info Library TIL #2071

Question

TI Connect and general calculator communications are not supported in 64-bit Windows.

Answer

Texas Instruments did not support any 64-bit version of Windows for communications with calculators until version 1.6.1. TI Connect versions before 1.6.1 are incompatible with XP 64, Vista 64, and Windows 7 64.

Logger Pro and Graphical Analysis cannot import data from a TI calculator on 64 bit versions of Windows by themselves. However, if you install TI-Connect 1.6.1 on the computer after installing Logger Pro or Graphical Analysis, you will be able to communicate with the calculator.

TI-Connect 1.6.1 can be downloaded from here:
http://education.ti.com/educationportal/downloadcenter/SoftwareDetail.do?website=US&tabId=1&appId=183

Created by: gastineau on October 06 2009
Last updated by: mdenton on August 03 2010