Actcast Writer (Windows) #
This page describes how to use Actcast Writer on Windows.
Actcast Writer Setup #
Actcast Writer for Windows needs to be set up for the first time. In this section, we show the procedure.
- Launch the downloaded
actcast-writer-setup.exe
. - If the following dialog is displayed, click
More info
- Make sure the app name is the same as the one you downloaded and click
Run anyway
- Read the license agreement and click
I Agree
. - Then the installation will start. If it is successful, the setup is complete.
- Installation does not require administrator privileges.
- When the setup is complete,
actcast-writer
will be added to the Start menu.- The software itself is located in
C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Programs\actcast-writer
. - You can search
actcast-writer
on the start menu.
- The software itself is located in
Using Actcast Writer #
This section describes the procedure to write data to the SD card using Actcast Writer.
- Enter required data according to the Writer screen. The details of each item can be found in config details
- Enter the
Provisioning Token
- Enter the
Hostname(Prefix)
- (When using Wi-Fi from the device) Set the
Wi-Fi
- Select
Country
- Click
Advanced settings
(if required).
- Enter the
- Select
Target Drive
you want to install.- The SD card shown as
Target Drive
must be formatted. See supplement for the format method. - If your SD card does not appear as an option, try the following:
- Make sure that the SD card is recognized by your PC running the Writer.
- Make sure the SD card is formatted correctly.
- The SD card shown as
- Click
Write
button- When writing to the SD card starts, the screen below will be displayed.
- You see
write success
when the writing is successful.- Then you can remove the SD card.
(Supplement) SD card format method #
Learn how to format an SD card with standard Windows 10 features.
- Make sure that the unformatted SD card is recognized by Windows.
- (Example: A USB card writer with an SD card inserted appears in the Explorer)
- From now on, the drive of the SD card will be
D
- Push
Win + R
to show input dialog. Then typediskmgmt.msc
and pressOK
button. - Operate
Disk Management
- Confirm that the SD card is displayed as
D
- Right-click on
Unallocated
part of the item. - Click
New Simple Volume
- Confirm that the SD card is displayed as
New Simple Volume Wizard
is displayed.- Press the
Next
buttons until you reachFormat Partition
- Press the
- Set the
Format this volume with the following settings:
- Change the item
File system
asFAT32
- Enter a desired character string for the
Volume label
(Now we enterACTCAST
as an example)
- Change the item
- After that, keep the default values and press
Next
button finally - The format is successful if
Disk Management
is shown as the below.