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Ride7 is our next generation development IDE that brings together project manager, source editor, compiler tools, debugger in one easy-to-use environment. Ride7 is coming with various device dependent packages (RKit), that enable you to write and test your microcontrollers applications.
This new version of Ride brings a wide variety of improvements to the overall development environment. The main enhancement of the new interface are the followings that we invite you to discover and to give us a feedback on:
New Installation process: Ride7 and the different kits are now completely separated. You can now, install, update or uninstall each RKit independently.
Improved Interface: Ride7 is coming with a brand new interface, and an enhanced view management, letting the user customize its design and debug workspaces.
Improved Editor: Ride7 is coming with a Scintilla based programmer's editor with a set of complex features like code outlining, context-sensitive auto-completion and prototype-hinting.
Improved Project Manager: Ride7 project manager will help you organize your files and source codes and gives you an easy access for changing the settings of the building tools. You will be able now to focus on your application instead of the tools you use to build it.
You can download updates and demos from :
http://www.raisonance.com/products/ride7/index.php
Before starting the installation process, please make sure that your computer meets the system requirements:
Operating Systems
Windows 2000
Windows XP (Recommended)
Windows Vista
Minimum Hardware
Pentium 233 MHz (Recommended: Pentium 500MHz or greater)
64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
200 MB hard drive space
Running the installation program
After downloading the Ride7 package, you should run the executable to initiate the installation program, you will be presented with a welcome screen:
Click on Install Ride7 or its components to open the installation dialog box:
This dialog box informs you about the version of Ride7 and RKits that are currently installed on your computer, and also the available components ready to be installed. You can uncheck the components you don't want to install. Please check or modify from the destination edit control the destination for Ride7 environment. When finished click on « Start install » to start the installation process. Windows Installer will install each component one by one.
After the installation process has completed the deployment of all of its components and files, you will be presented with the "Installation process successfully terminated" screen. Click Finish to end the installation process.
To remove Ride7 software from your system, select the Raisonance Tools|Ride7|Uninstall Ride7 shortcut command to start the launcher program:

Click on Uninstall Ride7 or its components to start uninstalling the program.

The uninstall dialog box will display the list of installed components and their version number. Check the components you want to remove and click Start uninstall. Windows installer will remove the selected components one by one. After the uninstall process has completed, you will be presented with the "Installation Complete" screen. Click finish to end the uninstall process.

Please submit all technical issues using e-mail: support@raisonance.com
With e-mail please include:
Product and version ( see Help|About dialog box)
Serial number (if provided on the back of your CD box)
Problem description