Spectrometer and StellarPro-TFC Installation

• Navigate to the downloads folder and right click on ‘StellarPro-TFC_Setup.exe’ and choose “Run as administrator”.
• Next a window may pop up warning that Windows did not recognize the publisher.
• Choose More info and then click on Run Anyway
• Next, a yellow User Account Control Windows prompt may appear asking permission to run the program; choose yes.
• The License Agreement will appear next. Read the agreement and choose “I Agree” to continue.
• A window will appear allowing you to choose which components will be installed:
  

  SW Drivers: Install StellarNet USB Driver with zAP support. This step is mandatory for StellarPro-TFC installation if the StellarNet USB driver has never been installed on this PC before. HyperNova Drivers-R: HyperNova driver installation. This step is mandatory for HyperNova spectrometer only. See “HYPER-Nova X-Calibration File” section below for more information on Hyper-Nova spectrometer. StellarPro-TFC V2.x.x (Admin): Install StellarPro-TFC V2.x.x, User Account Control (UAC) / Administrator permission is required and device drivers will be installed automatically. StellarPro-TFC V2.x.x (User): Install StellarPro-TFC V2.x.x. WARNING: This selection revokes User Account Control (UAC) and administrative privileges. Manual device driver installation is required: Contact your IT department. For device drivers, run “InstallDriver.exe” located on the Desktop

• The next stage will allow you to select which folder the program will be installed in. We recommend that you stick with the default location and choose “Install”
• The program’s green progress bar will move towards the right until complete.
• A warning message may appear, click okay and continue. Do not worry about this message. Click okay and move on to the next step.
• When the process has completed, choose “Close”.
• Congratulations! You have installed the selected components installed. On your desktop, you will see the installed software StellarPro-TFC .
• Now, plug in the spectrometer through USB. You should see the green LED light up on your spectrometer!
• Right click on StellarPro-TFC and choose Run as administrator.
• Windows UAC will ask to allow the program to make changes to your computer. Choose “Yes”.
• A StellarNet, Inc. splash-screen will appear with file locations flashing in the upper right-hand corner. It can take some time for the program to load, so be patient.
• Eventually, a License screen will appear when you use the StellarPro-TFC. (If your computer has undergone a major update, a new license might be required). Transcribe the green code into an email to Support@StellarNet.us and copy your StellarNet technical sales representative. You will need this code to request a license key to activate this software package. If you can, include a copy of your paid invoice and a picture of the bottom of your spectrometer to help expedite the process.
• Once StellarNet has provided a license key, save this key somewhere safe and paste it into the “Enter License Key” field. Note that each computer you use will require its own unique license key. Choose “ACTIVATE” once the key has been entered.
• Now, you are ready to use the StellarPro-TFC! Visit Log In or Create an Administrator Account for the next section.

 

 

Back to Top HYPER-Nova X-Calibration File  Follow the steps above to install the StellarPro-TFC software. Make sure the ‘Driver HYPER-Nova-R‘ option is selected on the install component options page at step 6, as shown below. Note: Hyper-Nova must be run with StellarPro or StellarPro-TFC software; it will not run with SpectraWiz. After the software installation is completed, copy the coefficient file named with 5-digits numbers (“#####.txt”) from the delivered thumb drive and paste it into the folder “C:\Program Files\StellarNet\StellarPro-TFC\Devices\Coeffs”.

 

 

Please reach out to Support@StellarNet.us if you need any assistance with installing the driver and the software!