SciTech SNAP Graphics SDK
Version 3.1 - Release 19
Getting Started Guide
What is this document for?
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This text document is intended to be a brief overview to help
developers determine which files to download to get started. This
document is *NOT* intended as a readme file to get you started
installing and using the SDK. For complete documentation on
installing and using the SciTech SNAP Graphics SDK, please refer
to the online HTML documentation pages found here:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/docs/snap_ga
What files to download?
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At a minimum you will need a copy of the source archive, the base
utilities archive for your OS and the SciTech SNAP device driver
binaries. Uncompress all files in the archives into the directory
on your system where you want the files to live (normally c:\scitech
or ~/scitech for Unix). You can optionally install the source code
for the base archive utilities as well as the SDK documentation in
HTML format (for offline browsing). The names of the archives
included in this release are:
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-src.zip - SNAP source archive in DOS/Win format
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-win32.zip - Win32 hosted base utilities
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-os2.zip - OS/2 hosted base utilities
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-drivers.zip - SciTech SNAP device driver binaries
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-util.zip - Source code for base utilities
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-docs.zip - SDK documentation in HTML format
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-pdf.zip - SDK documentation in Adobe PDF format
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-src.tar.gz - Source archive in Unix format
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-linux.tar.gz - Linux hosted base utilities
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-qnx.tar.gz - QNX hosted base utilities
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-drivers.tar.gz - SciTech SNAP device driver binaries
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-util.tar.gz - Source code for base utilities
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-docs.tar.gz - SDK documentation in HTML format
snap_sdk_3.1-r19-pdf.tar.gz - SDK documentation in Adobe PDF format
Connecting with Perforce
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All of the source code for the SciTech SNAP SDK is managed by a public
software repository, using the commercial Perforce version management
system. Perforce Software has graciously allowed Open Source software
projects to be able to use a free server license for that source code.
If you wish to connect with Perforce, you can download a copy of the
entire public depot at the time the release was made. This contains a
lot more files than is distributed in the files listed above, but is
useful if you wish to avoid doing a large initial sync. You will need
one of the following files depending on the platform you are using, and
you will not need *any* of the files listed above:
full_depot_r19.zip - Complete copy of GPL depot in DOS/Win format
full_depot_r19.tar.gz - Complete copy of GPL depot in Unix format
For complete instruction on how to get connected via Perforce, please
refer to the full SNAP Graphics SDK documentation found here:
http://www.scitechsoft.com/docs/snap_ga
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.