Version 1.0.0.0 PicoQuant GmbH - Sept 2018
The MultiHarp 150 is a TCSPC system with USB 3.0 interface. The system requires a 686 class PC with suitable USB host controller, 4 GB of memory, two or more CPU cores and at least 2 GHz CPU clock. The MultiHarp software is supported on Windows 8 and Windows 10 including the x64 versions. The programming library is a DLL with demos for various programming languages. Please refer to the manual (PDF) for instructions.
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With the MultiHarp hardware product you have purchased a license to use the MHLib software. You have not purchased other rights to the software. The software is protected by copyright and intellectual property laws. You may not distribute the software to third parties or reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the software or part thereof. You may use and modify demo code to create your own software. Original or modified demo code may be re-distributed, provided that the original disclaimer and copyright notes are not removed from it. Copyright of the manual and on-line documentation belongs to PicoQuant GmbH. No parts of it may be reproduced, translated or transferred to third parties without written permission of PicoQuant GmbH.
The MultiHarp 150 hardware in its current version as of September 2018 uses the White Rabbit PTP core v. 4.0 (https://www.ohwr.org/projects/wr-cores/wiki/wrpc-release-v40) licensed under the CERN Open Hardware Licence v1.1 and its embedded WRPC software (https://www.ohwr.org/projects/wrpc-sw/wiki/wiki) licensed under GPL Version 2, June 1991. The WRPC software was minimally modified and in order to meet the licensing terms the modified WRPC source code is provided as part of the MultiHarp software distribution media.
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Before installation, make sure to backup any work you kept in previous installation directories and uninstall any previous installations of MHLib. The MHLib package can be distributed on CD/DVD, or via download. The setup distribution file is setup.exe. If you received the package via download it will be packed in a zip-file. Unzip that file and place the distribution setup file in a temporary disk folder. Start the installation by running setup.exe before connecting the MultiHarp device.
The setup program will install the programming library including manual and programming demos. Note that the demos create output files and must have write access in the folder where you run them. This may not be the case in the default installation folder. If need be, please adjust the access permissions or copy the demos to a suitable folder.
Before uninstalling the MHLib package, please backup your measurement data and custom programs. From the start menu select: PicoQuant - MultiHarp-MHLib vx.x > uninstall. Alternatively you can use the Control Panel Wizard 'Add/Remove Programs' (in some Windows versions this Wizard is called 'Software')
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