Sutter Instrument SmartShutter Lambda SC, Operation Manual

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LAMBDA SC OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 1.14C (20190606)
testing is to install and run on the remote computer the USB Test and Demo program for the
Lambda 10-series (a Windows program). This program is called “USBTest”, and once
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 12-9 -- 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