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2 Getting Started
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2.5 Installation
2.5.1 Software Installation
The "
Thorlabs Beam
" software V6.0 (or higher) can be downloaded from the Thorlabs website:
http://www.thorlabs.com/software_pages/ViewSoftwarePage.cfm?Code=Beam
Save the ZIP file to your computer and unpack this archive. The Install Shield Wizards starts by
double-clicking the setup.exe, see below.
Quick Overview
The installation contains 2 main parts - the NI VISA Runtime V5.4.0 and the Beam Software
itself, including also drivers and the manual. The following procedure is described for
installation to a Windows 7
®
32 bit operating system. Installation to a 64 bit operating system
requires additional installation steps - first 64 bit components are installed, followed by
additional 32 bit components.
Click the "
setup.exe
". The installer will perform a check for installed NI-VISA Runtime Version.
If there is no NI-VISA installed to the target PC or the installed version is before 5.1.1, the
installer recognizes that and requests the installation of NI software:
Click to
Install.
Depending on the security settings, Windows User Account Control will ask
you to allow installation. Similar alerts will come up several times during installation - please
confirm "
Yes
" in order to proceed with installation:
