SCANLAB GmbH
laserDESK Version 1.6
Installation Guide


Sope of Supply

The complete laserDESK software package includes
• a data CD with
  –  the laserDESK 64-bit program including the Help files and
  –  software drivers for Microsofts Windows 8 and Windows 10 
      operating systems
• and an USB-dongle (software protection plug) for running laserDESK in full 
  mode.
The software can also be downloaded from the SCANLAB homepage.
If you wish to purchase a dongle for this prupose, please contact SCANLAB.


PC and System Requirements

Before you install the laserDESK software, verify that your system meets
the following PC and system requirements:
• 64-bit operating system:
  Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows 10 (with Framework 4.5).
• Required hard disk space: Approx. 350 MB (incl. Help file)
• USB dongle:
  If you want to run the laserDESK program with full functionality (i.e. not
  just demo mode) you need a vaild USB dongle (software-protection device).
  Without vaild dongle, only the demo mode is usable. In demo mode,
  nothing is savable and hardware control isn’t possible. Laser jobs can’t be
  executed. Furthermore, the dongle’s configuration defines the functional
  range of laserDESK. Two software packages - Standard and Premium -
 are available
• RTC5 or RTC6 PC interface board:
  laserDESK jobs are executable only if the PC that controls the laser scan
  system (production PC) contains a SCANLAB RTC5 or RTC6 PC interface
  board. The RTC requires a slot. Certain functions (e.g. Processing-on-the-fly)
  are only usable if the corresponding option has been activated on the RTC
  board. 
  In contrast, no RTC board is required for creating jobs. Thus, jobs can be
  created on any PC (even without an RTC board) for later execution on the
  production PC (with RTC board and installed laserDESK software).


Installing laserDESK

• Before you install the laserDESK software, check for updates at
  www.scanlab.de/en/products/software-calibration/laserdesk/download.
• The laserDESK software can be installed even without a dongle and without
  an RTC PC interface board.
• If you install laserDESK from an installation CD, insert the CD into your PC
  drive. Then the Installation Wizard will start automatically.
• Otherwise run ‘laserDESKx64_installer.exe’ from the software package.
  Installation then proceeds automatically via the Windows Installer.
• Follow the Wizard’s instructions to install laserDESK.