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installed, can be used to determine if the remote computer is able to communicate with the
Lambda SC as a USB device. The USBTest program is provided on a 3.5-inch HD floppy
diskette or CD-ROM, shipped with the Lambda SC or it can be downloaded from Sutter
Instrument Co.’s web site (www.sutter.com). The files that make up the distribution of the
USBTest program include the Setup program. Simply run this setup program to install
USBTest on your system (Windows-based systems only: Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000 and
XP).
The USBTest program has only one screen, and appears as shown in the following figure.
Figure 5-9 -- USBTest main screen
Once you have the program up and running, and the screen in the previous figure is
displayed, you can use the program to first identify whether or not one or more Lambda SC
units are installed as USB devices. This is accomplished by first clicking the Search button
which causes USBTest to scan the USB for the device requested. The search criterion is
dependent on which one of the three radio buttons following "Open by:" is selected:
Description, Serial Number, or Dev #. The results of the search are displayed on the "Data
Received:" text field: highlight the item displayed there ("Lambda SC", serial number, or
device number) and then click on it to select it. The selected item is then automatically
copied to the text field associated with the Search button. Finally, click the Open button to
open the Lambda SC USB device for communication. The text field associated with the Open
button will be updated with a message indicating that the USB device has been successfully
opened. To verify communications with the Lambda SC, click on open/close shutter radio
buttons - you should be able to see and hear the shutter open and close.
LAMBDA SC USB INSTALLATION & CONFIGURATION – REV. 1.03 (20080617)
