# Install EthoVision XT

Please read this first

▪Installing EthoVision XT 19 but does not replace previous versions (that is, EthoVision XT 17 and earlier). If you want to remove previous versions, do so in the Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features.

▪Close all other programs before installing EthoVision XT and turn off the screen saver and power save options. Check that programs do not run in the background (look in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen).

We recommend to follow these procedures: Disable the Power save options, Disable fast startup, Turn off automatic updates for device drivers

▪important For users of Quality Assurance: If you have added EthoVision XT users in User Management and re-install the software, those users and their rights are deleted.

Procedure

1.Browse to the MyNoldus portal:

https://my.noldus.com/download/latest/ethovision-xt

Log in or register (if you are a new user you can use the registration code which you can find on the Welcome letter).

2.Click Versions and download the EthoVision XT - Installation Package [version number].zip. Save th zip file on your PC.

note The Installation Package is a very large file; download may take some time.

If you store the zip file on a network drive, copy it to your PC before the next step.

3.Unzip and extract the files on your computer.

The zip file contains six installation files:

▪EthoVision XT - Setup - [version number].exe

▪EthoVision XT - Package - [version number].msi

▪Tracker Interface NN - x64 Package - [version number].msi

▪Tracker Interface NN - x64 Cabinet - [version number]- 01.cab

▪Tracker Interface MST - x64 Package - [version number].msi

▪Tracker Interface MST - x64 Cabinet - [version number]- 01.cab

4.Double-click EthoVision XT - Setup - [version number].exe.

5.Select the interface language. You have the choice between English (United States) and Chinese (Simplified).

6.Under Installation type, select Standard.Then click Next.

Select Custom if you want to specify the location for the program and the experiments other than those selected by default.

Application location: C:\Program Files\Noldus\EthoVision XT 19.

Experiments location: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Noldus\ EthoVision XT\Experiments

important Do not select a removable disc, like a USB memory drive, as the experiments location.

7.Under Drivers and Tools, select the drivers you want to install.

If you have USB 3.0 cameras, choose Basler USB camera driver.

If you have GigE Vision cameras, choose Basler GigE camera driver.

If you have analog cameras, choose Euresys Multicam. This works with the Picolo Alert encoder board.

note If you need to re-install the drivers for your camera, you can find them on the MyNoldus support portal. See also Install the driver software for the digital cameras

8.Click Next. Read the end-user license agreement. Select I agree with the End-User License Agreement and click Install.

9.When the message Installation is complete! appears, click Close.

Notes

▪To view the manuals other than the EthoVision XT Help, you need a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader or Foxit Reader.

▪To uninstall EthoVision XT, do this from the Control Panel. See Uninstall EthoVision XT

See also

▪Software components installed with EthoVision XT

▪Camera Installation

▪End-user license agreement