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Software license agreement 

 
Please carefully read the following conditions (hereafter called, "product license agreement") in this 
document. Hamamatsu Photonics K. K. (hereafter, "Hamamatsu Photonics") grants usage of the 
software such as MPPC Module evaluation software and related DLL files (hereafter called, "this 
software") only to those users accepting the conditions of this product license agreement.   
By installing this software, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to 
these terms or conditions in whole or in part, do not install or use this software. 
 
1.  Objective of this software 

This software is control software provided free of charge and without warranty under this product 
agreement for the convenience of users wishing to use a Hamamatsu Photonics MPPC Module 
(hereafter called, "MPPC Module"). 

 
2.  Granting of usage rights 

Hamamatsu Photonics grants you the right to install this software and control the MPPC Module, 
only when you agree to the terms and conditions of this product license agreement. 

 
3.  Copyrights and other rights 

Intellectual assets and owner rights to this software and accessory documents and all other rights 
are owned by Hamamatsu Photonics. This software is protected by laws and international 
agreements involving intellectual assets such as copyrights. You must not alter or remove any 
copyright markings attached to this software or the accessory documents. 
Other than the terms specifically granted in this product license agreement, Hamamatsu 
Photonics retains all rights relating to this software and accessory documents and does not grant 
or concede rights of any kind to you. 

 
4. Copying 

You are allowed to copy this software for the purpose of making a backup, under the condition 
that you respect and obey all terms and conditions of this product license agreement. 

 
5. Prohibited 

actions 

You must not perform the following actions. However, if you grant, lease or lend the MPPC 
Module to a third party, then when you deliver the MPPC Module along with this software to the 
applicable third party, Hamamatsu Photonics grants use of this software to the applicable third 
party under the continuing product license agreement, when the applicable third party accepts the 
terms and conditions of this product license agreement. 

  Activities such as the sale and distribution of this software to a third party, and or 

advertising, display, use, copying, and sales with the objective of selling and distributing 
this software to a third party. 

  The transfer or re-granting of the usage rights for this software to a third party. 

  The setting as collateral, or lending, leasing of this software to a third party. 

  The altering or eliminating all or a portion of this software, including this product license 

agreement and other accessory documents. 

  The copying, adaptation, translation, reverse engineering, disassembly or decompilation 

or use of other methods for revealing the source code, in whole or in part of this software. 

 
6.  Limits on liability 

Hamamatsu Photonics provides absolutely no assurance of the quality, performance or fitness for 
a particular purpose of this software and accessory documents. Hamamatsu Photonics accepts 
absolutely no liability in any event whatsoever, for computer breakdowns, losses or damage, 
destruction of information, or other losses of any kind arising directly or indirectly from the use or 
inability to use this software and accessory documents. Hamamatsu Photonics offers no 
maintenance or support for this software, and further accepts no responsibility for making repairs 
or restorations even when a problem or obstacle has occurred. 

Summary of Contents for C10507 Series

Page 1: ...K29 B60467e MPPC Module C10507 series C10751 series INSTRUCTION MANUAL Doc Version 0 3 Hamamatsu Photonics K K 1126 1 Ichino cho Higashi ku Hamamatsu City 435 8558 Japan Telephone 053 434 3311...

Page 2: ...n using this product In particular when this product is to be used in equipment or systems which might cause personal injury fatal accident or damage to property if handled improperly be sure to imple...

Page 3: ...uch internal parts of this product Do not apply vibrations or shocks to this product Excessive shocks or vibrations may damage the internal components or adversely affect their adjustments causing fir...

Page 4: ...imit on number of connectable modules 9 Setup 10 Installing the software 10 Installing the device driver 13 Uninstalling the software 15 Software operation 17 Starting the software 17 Measurement Star...

Page 5: ...rwise the software installation may fail See the description in Setup for how to install the software Power to this product is supplied from the USB port on the PC Due to the USB specifications the ma...

Page 6: ...requires high precision voltage control because the MPPC is used in Geiger mode where the gain greatly depends on changes in bias voltage and also because the usable bias voltage range is narrower tha...

Page 7: ...e PC also makes various settings and monitors the counter value The counter value can also be obtained by connecting the comparator output to a frequency counter etc Connecting the analog signal to an...

Page 8: ...om a minimum of 1 ms to a maximum of 100 ms Threshold level Setting the threshold level to one half 0 5 p e the height of the 1 p e pulse and then using a frequency counter to count the number of puls...

Page 9: ...MPPC module to the PC before installing the software in the PC Otherwise the software might not be installed correctly See the section Installing the software 1 Connect the USB A plug of the USB cable...

Page 10: ...verified on the following systems Operation on other systems is not guaranteed Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 To operate the sample software you must us...

Page 11: ...river manually before installing the software Installing the software After Windows has started insert the supplied CD ROM into the DVD CD ROM drive on the PC When the auto run for the CD is enabled t...

Page 12: ...Complete default in most cases and then click Next The window for copying files appears It shows a list of components to be installed Click Next Make sure that the MPPC module is not connected to the...

Page 13: ...12 This screen appears when the installation is complete Click Finish to end the installation wizard...

Page 14: ...eat the same procedure to install the device driver Connect the MPPC module to the PC The MPPC will be detected as new hardware and the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear to guide you through the d...

Page 15: ...compatible hardware check box is checked default select MPPC USB Module in the Model list and click Next to continue The device driver installation starts This screen appears when the installation is...

Page 16: ...e Start menu select All Programs Hamamatsu MPPC Module Change or Remove When this screen appears select Remove then click Next When this confirmation message appears click OK If the MPPC is connected...

Page 17: ...s screen appears when uninstallation is complete Click Finish After uninstallation this screen appears asking if you want to restart the PC Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and then click...

Page 18: ...lecting the MPPC module to be used When the Option dialog box appears select the operating conditions from the Gate Time ms and Threshold Level drop down lists The gate time can be selected from 7 dif...

Page 19: ...and stop To start measurement select Start from the Monitor menu as shown in Figure D or click the button on the toolbar To stop measurement select Stop from the Monitor menu see Figure E or click the...

Page 20: ...its Shows the current option settings and temperature information The graph is a time series display and is updated every 100 ms Measurement data is thinned out and plotted on the graph Changing the o...

Page 21: ...n are the operating condition settings and number of input counts per gate time Example If measurement is performed for 1 hour with a gate time of 10 ms then a total of 360 000 data items 1 hour 10 ms...

Page 22: ...Sets the graph display scale automatically or resets the zoom display View Option Option Specifies the vertical axis scale View Cursor Graph Cursor Changes to cursor mode and shows a cursor line Moni...

Page 23: ...of making a backup under the condition that you respect and obey all terms and conditions of this product license agreement 5 Prohibited actions You must not perform the following actions However if y...

Page 24: ...The product was used for a purpose other than the original purpose The product was serviced or modified electrically or mechanically by someone other than our service personnel or authorized personnel...

Page 25: ...nse range 320 to 900 nm Peak sensitivity wavelength 440 nm Photon detection efficiency 1 400nm 0 5p e 20 Dark count 0 5p e 500 900 kcps Temperature stability of analog output voltage 25 10 C 2 5 5 Ana...

Page 26: ...to 900 nm Peak sensitivity wavelength 440 nm Photon detection efficiency 1 400nm 0 5p e 35 Dark count 0 5p e 600 1200 kcps Temperature stability of analog output voltage 25 10 C 2 5 5 Analog output vo...

Page 27: ...to 900 nm Peak sensitivity wavelength 440 nm Photon detection efficiency 1 400nm 0 5p e 45 Dark count 0 5p e 900 1500 kcps Temperature stability of analog output voltage 25 10 C 2 5 5 Analog output vo...

Page 28: ...27 B Dimensional outline Unit mm C10507 11 025U C10507 11 050U C10507 11 100U...

Page 29: ...28 C10507 11 025C C10507 11 050C C10507 11 100C...

Page 30: ...29 C10751 series...

Page 31: ...tates and or other countries Other company and product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K K Solid state division 112...

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