User Manual

Leica DC Camera, wi th IA applications 1 Installation advice Issue 2
Feb 2002
Introduction
IntroductionIntroduction
Introduction
The following notes aim to give some guidance in the installation and use of the Leica IA applications IW, MW,
CW and FW that have been updated to work with the new DC cameras.
The co mpatible DC cameras are thos e that us e the new PCI4 Hotlink board and the DC500 camer a that uses the
Firewire board. These notes are for use by qualified Leica personnel only.
Note: Additional information is in the releas e notes which are located on each of the application CDs.
Please read these before you start to install. These notes are in pdf format.
The user manuals for the Server CD are also included on the Server CD in pdf format.
CD’s requ ired for DC Camera use
CD’s requ ired for DC Camera useCD’s requ ired for DC Camera use
CD’s requ ired for DC Camera use
The f ollowi ng CD versi ons are es s e ntial for compat ibility with D C cameras . Earlier versi ons of the applications will
not work with the new camera drivers. DC cameras cannot be used with autofocus.
DC Camera Version 4.1.1 (This is an interim version for use with IA software only). Please do not use later
versions until further notice as there are known incompatibilities.
Leica Server V2.1.2
Leica QWin V2.5.1
Leica MW V3.2
Leica FW V1.2.1
Installation
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Installation
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only with at least 256MB ram installed in the PC. For use with
images grea ter than 2k x 2k 512MB ram should be installed.
The s impl est and e asies t i nsta llati on w ill be fr om a new ly ins tal led v ersi on of Win dows 2 00 0 that has no pr evi ous
drivers or applications installed.
After each stag e of the i nstall a tio n re-b o ot the PC .
Step 1
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- Install DC Camera software
Install DC Camera software Install DC Camera software
Install DC Camera software
If yo u already have D C Camer a soft ware i nstalle d, ch eck that t he cam eras ar e work ing. C omplet ely unins tall any
previous version of the DC Camera software unless it is the version specified above. It is essential that this
uninstall is performed. Also rename as “.old” the configuration files in the Twain32 directory these are not
necessarily compat ible with a different version of DC Tw ain.
Inst all the DC Camer a s oftwar e f ir s t , carefully fo llowing the i ns tructions prov ided on the CD. Make sure that this is
working corr e ctly (e.g. usin g W indows Im aging, P aintShop or IM50 ) b ef ore inst a lling Le ic a Servers .