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.

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_6.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

LAMBDA SOFTWARE (Windows)


DRIVERS

NEW V2.04.14: 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 Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 x64 / Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows XP x64 / Windows 2000

CDM Driver Installation Guide > Download
SI Lambda USB Driver > 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

NEW 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

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.