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13Getting Started
3
Operating the Beam Profiler
This section gives a more detailed description for operating the Thorlabs Beam
Profiler.
3.1
Requirements
To operate the Beam Profiler on a PC your system needs to fulfill the following
Minimum hard- and software requirements:
Operating system: Windows XP
®
SP2 (32bit), Windows Vista
®
, Windows 7
®
(32 or 64 bit)
USB 2.0 high speed port
Monitor resolution minimum 800 x 600 pixel (>= 16 bit color depth)
Processor: Pentium 4 ≥ 2,6 GHz, 3,0 GHz Intel or A64 3000+ AMD, 1,0 GB
RAM
OpenGL (specification GLX 1.3 up) compatible graphics adapter:
o Radeon (X100 series ≥ X850, X1000 series ≥ X1600, HD series ≥ 2400)
o Geforce 7 series ≥ 7600, 8 series ≥ 8500, 9 series ≥ 9600
o Quadro FX series ≥ FX770M
For optimal performance Thorlabs suggests to follow these
Recommended hardware features:
USB 2.0 high speed port
Processor: Core 2 Duo E4300 or A64 X2 3800+ AMD, 2,0 GB RAM
OpenGL (specification GLX 1.3 up) compatible graphics adapter:
o Radeon HD series ≥ 3870
o Geforce 8 series ≥ 8800, 9 series ≥ 9800, GTX series ≥ 260
o Quadro FX series ≥ 2700M
3.2
Installation
3.2.1
Software Installation
Insert the "Thorlabs Beam CD 4.0" (or higher) CD-ROM in your CD/DVD drive. It
automatically starts up and displays the installation start screen.
In case this 'auto start' feature is disabled on your computer please execute the
"Autorun\Autorun.exe" file on the CD.
Quick Overview
The installation CD contains of 3 parts - Software and Drivers, NI-VISA Runtime and
Manual. Starting with the Topic"Install Software and Drivers", the Beam software is
being installed to your computer, with a subsequent check for NI-VISA Runtime: If no
NI-VISA Runtime is installed to your computer, or the installed version is older than 4.
x, you will be prompted to install it. Therefore you may use the appropriate installer
on the CD 4.0 (NI-VISA Runtime 5.0.2).
Finally, you can find this manual in PDF format on the CD.
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