Dependencies installation
Hamamatsu Camera Driver
- Unzip
DCAM-API_25.10.7045.zip and execute Setup.exe.
- Select "USB Camera" option and follow the installation instructions keeping default settings.
K8 Camera Driver
- Execute
PVCam_3.10.2.7-PMQI_Release_Setup.exe and follow the installation instructions keeping default settings.
- Unzip
K8_camera_driver.zip. This will create a directory named pmusbwdf3.
- Navigate to
C:\Program Files\Photometrics\PVCam\Drivers\.
- Replace the content of the
PmUsbWdf3 directory with the files from the extracted pmusbwdf3 directory.
- Plug in K8 camera and make sure it is powered.
- Open Device Manager.
- Locate the K8 camera (typically listed under "Other devices" as "SLS USB DEVICE").
- Right-click on it and select "Update Driver".
- Choose "Browse my computer for drivers" and select the
C:\Program Files\Photometrics\PVCam\Drivers\PmUsbWdf3 directory.
- Click "Next" and complete the installation keeping the default settings.
SmarAct dependencies: Visual C++ Redistributable
- Execute
vc-redist_14.40.33810.0_x64.exe and follow the installation instructions keeping default settings.
WinPython
- Execute
WinPython_3.13.5.0slim_Setup.exe and follow the installation instructions keeping default settings.
.NET 8.0 Runtime
- If prompted during software startup and an internet connection is available, follow the on-screen instructions to install .NET 8.0.
- If no internet connection is available, execute
windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.24-win-x64.exe and follow the installation instructions keeping default settings.