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3.3 Software Installation, Requirements and Interface
All operation functions of the SC-TDC-1100 devices are encapsulated in a dynamic linked library (scTDC1.
dll). Data processing and presentation on the PC is realized by an end-user demo software. See the
corresponding software manual for detailed information on the software package and the DLL interface.
The delivery package of the SC-TDC-1100 devices includes a storage medium with hardware drivers and a
TDC Demo software. Connect the storage medium to your PC and install the software package as described
in the Software Installation Manual.
Read-out of the TDC is done with a standard PC via USB3.0. For the PC the following minimum system
requirements are highly recommended:
• Processor: Quad Core
• RAM: 4GB
• Windows 7 or higher
• USB (no front panel connector)
Note
Depending on the specific PC system used for the TDC readout (mainly depending on
the specific USB3.0 chip used on the PC motherboard), the use of USB3.0 can lead to
instabilities in the data communication. For those cases we then recommend the use
of USB2.0. The use of USB2.0 is always possible, but there might be limitations in the
maximum count rates for certain detector types and/or detector operation modes.
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