In the effort to help our customers use our products more effectively, Sutter Instrument Company has begun developing software to interface with many of our computer controllable products. Below is a list of currently available sofware for immediate free download.


LAMBDA SOFTWARE (Windows)


DRIVERS

NEW V2.06.00: Sutter Instrument Lambda Unified USB driver
This new unified driver works for the following products: Lambda 10-B / Lambda 10-3 / Lambda SC / Lambda XL.

It will operate under the following Windows platforms:
Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 x64 / Windows 7 / Windows 7 x64 / Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 x64 / Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows XP x64 / Windows 2000

SI Lambda USB Driver > Download
CDM Driver Installation Guide > Download

LAMBDA.EXE - a stand alone controller program for use with our Lambda 10, Lambda 10-2, and Lambda 10-C products. This version will work with Win95, Win2000 and XP. The file is a self extracting archive. > Download

DG4_Program.zip - zip file containing a stand alone controller program for use with the Lambda DG4 product line. Download

DG4-LV.ZIP - a zip file containing four files which enable LabVIEW software to work with our DG-4 wavelength switcher. > Download

LAMBDA 10-3 AND LAMBDA 10-B - Demo test programs are available for both serial (RS-232) and USB interfaces, for both products, as well as the latest USB device drivers.
   - Demo test programs (Windows)::
        - for use with serial (RS-232) interface > Download
        - for use with USB interface > Download
   - USB device drivers (Windows):
        - Lambda 10-3 > Download
        - Lambda 10-B > Download

NEW V1.11: Sutter Instrument Lambda XL Test Utility
This test utility will operate the Filter Wheel, SmartShutter™, and Lamp. Available for both COM and USB communications; both versions require the installation of the Unified USB driver (v2.06.00)

USB - SI Lambda XL USB Demo Utility > Download
COM - SI Lambda XL COM Demo Utility > Download

LAMBDA SC: Utility programs are available for both serial (RS-232) and USB interfaces, as well as the latest USB device driver. NOTE: This program is for use with older Lambda SC units. If you have a new Lambda SC unit, please use the BETA driver listed below this one.
    - Utility programs:
        - for use with serial (RS-232) interface > Download
        - for use with USB interface > Download
    - USB device driver (Windows) > Download

NEW BETA LAMBDA SC UTILITY: This utility program is primarily for use with newer LAMBDA SC units. It can be used with either the USB or serial interface and offers additional functionality and a new user interface > Download


LAMBDA SOFTWARE (MacOS X)

FTDI USB Serial Driver – USB device driver for use with our Lambda products equipped with a USB interface (Lambda 10-3, 10-B, and SC). This version works with MacOS X. > Download

MacOS X Installation Guide – USB device driver installation guide for MacOS X provided by FTDI. > Download (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Lambda USB Test.Application v1.2 – a sample USB communication program for use with our Lambda products equipped with a USB interface (Lambda 10-3, 10-B, and SC). This version requires MacOS X v10.2 and above.
> Download

Lambda USB Test.Application v1.1 – An earlier version of the program which works with MacOS X v10.1 and above. > Download

Installation notes for the Lambda USB test application for Mac OS X.
> Download

 
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS DRIVERS

Certified LabVIEW drivers for the Lambda 10-B / 10-2 / 10-3 / SC can be obtained from the National Instruments website directly.



MP-285 SOFTWARE

Wintel

MP285.EXE - a stand alone program for use with our MP-285 micromanipulator. It allows for programming, movement and recording of the MP-285. Windows 95 or later is required to run this program.
> Download


Unix

285TEMPLATE.C - a simple c program for controlling the MP-285 manipulator. It was written on an SGI Indy, and should compile under most forms of unix. > Download

UNIX285.C - a communications program developed on an SGI Indy under Irix v. 5.3 for controlling the MP-285 manipulator via serial port. >Download

UNIX285PGM - the a.out from compiling UNIX285.c. >Download

LabVIEW

285LV.EXE - a self extracting zipped LabVIEW 6.0 driver for our MP-285 manipulator courtesy of Dmitry Rogachev at Room Temperature Semiconductors Inc.. (Dec. 2001)
> Download

MPC-200 SOFTWARE

The MPC-200 controller is used for the MPC-385, MPC-325 and other manipulator systems. It is equipped with a USB interface that is currently under development. Those who wish to try out its functionality must install the USB driver for the MPC-200.

USBdriver.zip - USB drivers for the MPC-200 controller > Download

USBtester.exe - a USB communications test program for use with the MPC-200 controller. > Download

procedure.txt - Instructions for unzipping the USBdriver.zip file, connecting the MPC-200 controller, installing the driver and starting the USBTester program. >Download

USB.doc - Explains the command syntax used for programming  > Download

MOM COMPUTER SYSTEM (MCS) SOFTWARE

MView
MView is a program used to analyze data collected with MCS. It is free to download and can be installed on multiple computers. If you are updating from an older version of MView, please uninstall any previous versions of MView and then run MVIEW.MSI to install. Installation must be done as an administrator.

If you do not have any data collected with MCS but wish to evaluate MView, please download the sample data file 'Pollen_Grain.MDF'.

MVIEW.ZIP (Version 1.0.0.9) -zip file containing mview.msi - the installer package for MView > Download

Pollen_Grain.MDF (19MB) - a data file containing two-photon fluorescent images of a pollen grain recorded with a Movable Objective Microscope (MOM) using the MCS acquisition program MScan > Download