5. Software Control – Lightware Device Controller
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Software Control – Lightware Device Controller
The device can be controlled by a computer through the USB port Lightware
Device Controller (LDC). The software can be installed on a Windows PC or
Mac OS X. The application and the User’s Manual can be downloaded from
. The Windows and the Mac versions have the same look and
functionality.
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5.1. Install and Upgrade
Installation in the Case of Windows OS
Run the installer. If the User Account Control drops a pop-up message
click
Yes
.
During the installation you will be prompted to select the type of the
installation:
normal
and the
snapshot
install:
Normal install
(recommended)
Snapshot install
Available for Windows
and Mac OS X
Available for Windows
The installer can update
only this instance
Cannot be updated
Only one updateable instance
can exist for all users
More than one different version
can be installed for all users
Comparison of installation types
Installation in the Case of Mac OS X
INFO: After the installation, the Windows and the Mac application
has the same look and functionality. This type of the installer is
equal with the Normal install in case of Windows and results an
updateable version with the same attributes.
Mount the DMG file with double clicking on it and drag the LDC icon
over the Applications icon to copy the program into the Applications
folder. If you want to copy the LDC into another location just drag the
icon over the desired folder.
Upgrading of LDC
Step 1.
Run the application.
The
Device Discovery
window appears automatically and the program
checks the available updates on Lightware’s website and opens the
update window if the LDC found updates.
The current and the update version number can be seen at the top
of the window and they are shown in this window even with
the snapshot install. The
Update
window can also be opened by
clicking the
About icon
and the
Update
button.
Step 2.
Set the desired update setting in the
Options
section.
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If you do not want to check for the updates automatically,
uncheck
the circle
, which contains the green tick.
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If you want to postpone the update, a reminder can be set with
different delays from the
drop down list
.
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If the proxy settings traverse the update process, set the proper
values then click the
OK
button.
Step 3.
Click the
Download update
button to start the upgrading.
The updates can be checked manually by clicking the
Check now
button.
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