# Install the Picolo Alert encoder board

Aim

To install the encoder board Picolo Alert on your computer. You need this board to track and record video using analog cameras.

note If you ordered a computer from Noldus Information Technology when you purchased EthoVision XT, the encoder board is already installed. Follow the procedure below if you bought your computer somewhere else.

Prerequisite

▪important Turn off Fast startup in the Windows Power options. See Power options when using cameras

Procedure

Insert the Picolo Alert board in the PC

1.Turn off the PC and disconnect the power cable.

2.Open the computer and gently but firmly insert the board into a free PCI express slot. Avoid touching the contacts or other metal parts of the board.

For details about PCIe slots, see Install an Ethernet board for GigE cameras.

3.Close the PC.

4.Connect the power cable and turn the PC on.

Install the driver for the Picolo Alert board

1.Browse to my.noldus.com, log in or register, and select Downloads > EthoVision XT > Drivers and Tools.

2.Download and save the file Euresys Multicam - Driver win10.

3.Run the exe file and continue with installation.

4.When the following message appears:

5.Click Install.

6.At the end of installation, restart the PC.

7.Next, see Connect analog cameras to the computer.

Notes

▪Always install the drivers from my.noldus.com. Do not install drivers from other sources, unless requested by Noldus Support.

See also

▪Analog cameras

▪Install analog cameras