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Getting Started

Install, configure and verify your first CGAS Qt Manager system.

This guide summarises the supplied Windows 11 Installation and Acceptance Guide, version 1.0.0. Begin on a test workstation with synthetic or de-identified test data.

What the installation delivers

  • CGAS Qt Manager with a private Python and Qt runtime.
  • A First Run Setup wizard for the working folder, application database account and baseline database.
  • Managed C3D storage, export folders and graph-output folders.
  • First application administrator creation after database setup.

Requirements in the installation guide

Component Requirement or recommendation
Operating system 64-bit Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise, fully updated
Installation rights Local Windows administrator rights
Disk space At least 25 GB free initially; allow additional space for C3Ds, database growth and graph outputs
Database MySQL Community Server 8.4 LTS, Windows x64
Administration MySQL Workbench for connection testing, inspection and backup
Optional viewer Laboratory-approved Mokka build for C3D animation
Legacy Access ODBC only if Access also connects; driver bitness must match Access

CGAS Qt Manager does not require a separate Python, Miniconda, PySide6 or MySQL Connector/Python installation. It does not use ODBC.

Installation sequence

  1. Install MySQL Server. Configure its Windows service to start automatically. Record the host and port; the guide uses 127.0.0.1 and port 3306 for a local test system.
  2. Verify MySQL. Confirm the service is running. Connect through Workbench and run SELECT VERSION();.
  3. Install CGAS. Run CGAS_QtManager_Setup.exe from an approved local source. Verify the supplied checksum when available. Use the installer rather than copying runtime folders.
  4. Run First Run Setup. Select “Create a new vanilla CGAS Motion Connect system”. Choose an approved working folder and database name, confirm mysql.exe, and supply setup credentials in the wizard.
  5. Create the first application administrator. This account is separate from the MySQL root and CGAS database accounts.
  6. Sign in and select the database. Confirm the Main Menu displays the intended database name.
CGAS Qt Manager sign-in screen with empty credential fields
Application sign-in uses a CGAS account, separate from the database setup account.

Acceptance checklist

  • Login and database selection work; Data Manager opens without connection errors.
  • A test patient and assessment remain saved after changing selections.
  • A test C3D is copied into managed storage and accepted cycles produce graphs.
  • Kinematics, kinetics and EMG counts update where data are available.
  • A test group can be created and group data generated.
  • Plot / Save and Render produce graph output; assessment or group export produces a file.
  • After restarting Windows, MySQL starts and CGAS reconnects.

Before operational use

Back up the database and working folder, document the installation, test a non-administrator role, and complete the laboratory's acceptance and governance checks. Public installer availability will be announced on the product page.

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