PicoQuant GmbH HydraHarp 400 Software V. 3.0.0.1
3.2. Software Installation
Before installing the new software you should (if applicable) back–up all HydraHarp data files you created in
any older HydraHarp directory (previous versions etc.) as well as any critical data on your PC. For a clean start
we also recommend to uninstall any older HydraHarp software.
The HydraHarp 400 setup files are normally provided on a CD supplied with your HydraHarp device. The
installer program file containing the complete distribution is setup.exe. If you received the software package
by download or any other means of electronic distribution, it will probably be packed in a ZIP–File. In this case
you can unzip this file to a temporary hard disk location of your choice and run the setup from there.
In order to use the HydraHarp software with the HydraHarp 400 hardware, a device driver must be installed.
The HydraHarp 400 is a USB ‘plug and play’ device, this means the necessary resources and drivers are
allocated automatically by the operating system. Windows will automatically recognize when such a device is
connected and load the appropriate driver. Note that the software setup for the HydraHarp 400 installs the
driver so that upon connecting the device it is readily available for the Windows plug&play device management.
It is recommended to perform the software setup before connecting the device. Dependent on your version of
Windows you may be prompted to confirm the final driver installation upon connecting the device. Some
windows versions verbosely warn about drivers not being validated by Microsoft. You can safely ignore these
warnings. Starting with HydraHarp software version 2.1 the driver package will appear as a separate software
installation that can be uninstalled like any other software through the standard control panel mechanisms.
On some Windows versions you will need administrator status to perform the software setup. For the driver
installation you need it in any case. You can run the setup program directly from the CD or from the hard disk
location where you unpacked the electronic distribution.
To perform the installation, insert the installation disk in your CD drive. Open the CD location either
from the Windows desktop or via the Windows Explorer. If you unpacked the setup file to a hard disk
location, open that location. Run setup.exe. The setup program will guide you through the
installation process step by step.
When asked for a destination folder for the new software, please accept the default path or select another
according to your program storage policies. This is where the HydraHarp files will be installed. To avoid
confusion, make sure not to specify the path of an older HydraHarp version that you have not uninstalled or
that of any other program on your PC.
The default location is: \Program Files\PicoQuant\HydraHarp400v30.
Setup will also create a dedicated "program folder" for the new HydraHarp 400 software that will later appear in
the Start Menu. You can accept the default folder name or select another according to your own naming
policies. However, you should make sure not to specify the folder name of an older HydraHarp version that you
have not uninstalled nor the dedicated folder of any other program.
The setup program will install the following files in the chosen destination folder:
HydraHarp.exe the main executable program
HydraHarp.chm the HydraHarp compiled HTML–Help file
Manual.pdf the manual in Adobe PDF format
Readme.txt a text file with license information
Readme.txt a text file with program information
pquwstub.dll a helper DLL for operation under Linux with Wine
unins000.exe the uninstaller program file
unins000.dat the uninstaller information file
Setup will also create a subdirectory \filedemo which contains demo source code for access to
HydraHarp data files in various programming languages. Another folder \sampledata will be created with
samples of HydraHarp data files. Other necessary files such as setup information and the device driver will be
installed in the standard places in your Windows directory tree.
Setup will also install a File Info shell extension that you can use to inspect individual header items of a *.ptu
or *.phu file. This includes the measurement mode. Just right-click on the file in Windows explorer and select
Properties. Then look at the tab PQ File Info and the tab PQ File Comment.
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