User Manual
Introduction2
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2 Introduction
2.1
Software licence conditions
The material contained in this release is licensed, not sold. Pico Technology Limited
grants a licence to the person who installs this software, subject to the conditions
listed below.
Access. The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only to persons who have
been informed of these conditions and agree to abide by them.
Usage. The software in this release is for use only with Pico products or with data
collected using Pico products.
Copyright. Pico Technology Ltd. claims the copyright of, and retains the rights to, all
material (software, documents, etc.) contained in this SDK except the example
programs. You may copy and distribute the SDK without restriction, as long as you do
not remove any Pico Technology copyright statements. The example programs in the
SDK may be modified, copied and distributed for the purpose of developing programs
to collect data using Pico products.
Liability. Pico Technology and its agents shall not be liable for any loss, damage or
injury, howsoever caused, related to the use of Pico Technology equipment or
software, unless excluded by statute.
Fitness for purpose. As no two applications are the same, Pico Technology cannot
guarantee that its equipment or software is suitable for a given application. It is your
responsibility, therefore, to ensure that the product is suitable for your application.
Mission-critical applications. This software is intended for use on a computer that
may be running other software products. For this reason, one of the conditions of the
licence is that it excludes use in mission-critical applications, for example life support
systems.
Viruses. This software was continuously monitored for viruses during production, but
you are responsible for virus-checking the software once it is installed.
Support. If you are dissatisfied with the performance of this software, please contact
our technical support staff, who will try to fix the problem within a reasonable time. If
you are still dissatisfied, please return the product and software to your supplier
within 28 days of purchase for a full refund.
Upgrades. We provide upgrades, free of charge, from our web site at www.picotech.
com. We reserve the right to charge for updates or replacements sent out on physical
media.
2.2
Trademarks
Windows, Excel and Visual Basic are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries. Delphi is a registered
trademark of Embarcadero Technologies. Agilent VEE is a registered trademark of
Agilent Technologies, Inc. LabView is a registered trademark of National Instruments
Corporation.
Pico Technology and PicoScope are trademarks of Pico Technology Limited,
registered in the United Kingdom and other countries.
PicoScope and Pico Technology are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.