User`s guide

INSTALLATION
SDK SECTION 2
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SECTION 2 - SOFTWARE INSTALLATIONS
PC requirements
Please consult the Specification Sheet for your camera for the minimum and the recommended PC
requirements.
SDK WINDOWS INSTALLATION
The installation of the Andor SDK software is a straightforward process, the steps for which are outlined
below. Before proceeding with the installation, it is recommended that you read the remainder of this
section first.
1. Insert the CD supplied with the SDK, and execute the "SETUP.EXE" program. This will take you
through the complete installation process. You will be prompted to select the type of camera you
have purchased as the installation needs to configure, were required, the "Detector.ini" file
appropriately. You will also be requested to select a destination directory; this should be a directory
that all users planning to use the SDK have full read/write privileges to. The directory will be
created if it does not already exist. It is recommended that if you are performing an upgrade or
reinstall that you do it to a clean directory.
Example programs will be copied into sub-directories of the installation directory specified above.
2. If not already installed, proceed with installing camera hardware. Consult your User guide for
details. You may have to restart the PC to complete the installation
3. Navigate to the directory ‘<destination directory>\Examples\C’ directory. Go into any
sub directory and run the ‘.exe’ file that you see there. If this runs successfully then your
installation has completed. If it does not run with a successful message please consult the
troubleshooting guide later in this section.
The installation process will copy the following files into the specified base directory:
ATMCD32D.DLL (32-bit Dynamic Link Library)
ATMCD64D.DLL (64-bit Dynamic Link Library)
DETECTOR.INI (Classic CCD, ICCD and iStar cameras only)
ATMCD32D.H ( C, C++ only)
ATMCD32D.LIB (Borland compatible library, C, C++ only)
ATMCD32M.LIB (Microsoft compatible library, C, C++ only)
ATMCD32D.BAS ( Visual Basic only)
ATMCD32D.PAS ( Pascal only)
ATMCD32CS.DLL (C# only)
ATMCD32D.VB (VB.net)