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                            Ti2 Control for Windows Ver.3.02

              Copyright(C) 2016 Nikon Corporation All rights reserved.

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*** Introduction
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  Thank you for using Ti2 Control for Windows. This document describes the modification and
  the restriction of Ti2 Control for Windows Ver. 3.02.

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*** Summary of This Release Note
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  1. What's New (New Features)
     Descriptions about newly supported functions and hardware in this version

  2. Improvements
     Descriptions about known problems improved in this version

  3. Problems and Restrictions
     Descriptions about known problems only or with workarounds for some problems

  4. Releases History
     Descriptions about new functions implemented in each version

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*** Software and Hardware Requirements
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   - OS: Windows 11 Pro (64bit JP/EN)
   - RAM: 1GB or more(32bit OS) / 2GB or more(64bit OS)
   - Display: 1280 x 1024 or larger
   - Storage: 100MB or more free space
   - Connection between PC and the microscope: USB

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*** Supported Microscopes
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   Ti2 Control Ver. 3.02 supports the following microscopes.
      - Nikon ECLIPSE Ti2-A (Ver. 2.40)
      - Nikon ECLIPSE Ti2-E (Ver. 2.40)

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*** Installation Procedure
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   Regarding installation procedure of Ti2 Control, please refer to the manual 
   of Ti2 Control (Windows).
   Please uninstall the older version in advance if it is installed.

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*** What's New (New Features)
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<Setup>

 1. Existing objective lenses are now compatible with PFS.

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*** Limits and Restrictions
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<Function>

  1. Ti2 Control for Windows provides only setup functions for Ti2 microscope 
     in Ti2 Control for Android.

<Uninstall>

  1. Please don't install Ti2 Control if NIS-Elements is installed on same PC,
      or the device driver would be deleted from PC and NIS-Elements loses the connection
      with Ti2 Microscopy.
      In that case, please reinstall device driver from NIS-Elements installer.

<Assigning Function button>

  1. At assigning function button, "PATH EYE-AUX" in the Optical path is a alias 
     of EYE-L80/Bottom.

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*** Supplemental remarks for specifications and operations
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<General>

  1. In this version, many operations have been changed over all functions.
      Be sure to refer to the manual before using.

<Halogen Lamp / C-LL High Color Rendering LED Lamphouse>

  1. When using a D-LH/LC precentered lamphouse as dia-illumination
     Please manually register the lamphouse by the following procedure:
     1) Disconnect the cable coming from the dia-illumination unit from the connector box on the rear surface of the microscope main body.
     2) Specify [D-LH/LC Precentered Lamphouse] or [C-LL High Color Rendering LED Lamphouse] for the [DIA_Lamp] in the microscope configuration setting screen for manual configuration, of TI2 Control.
     3) Tap [Send] in the setting item selection area to send the registration information.
     4) End the application.
     5) Power off the microscope system.
     6) Connect the cable coming from the dia-illumination unit with the connector box on the rear surface of the microscope main body.
     7) Power on the microscope system.
     8) Start up the application and continue registration.

<Import/Export>

  1. Parfocal Correction and Parcenricity Correction are not backed up.
     Please backup and restore these setteings manually.

<installation>

  1. Install the application before connecting the Ti2 microscope system to a PC, 
     otherwise Ti2 microscope system might not be recognized correctly 
     because the device driver could not be installed.
     In that case, please install the device driver by the following procedure.

     1) Open the Device Manager
          Windows 10: Right click on "Start" button 
         ("Windows Mark" on the left bottom corner of screen), 
          and select the "Device Manager" on the menu.
     2) Select the Ti2 microscope system in the "Other devices", 
        and select "Action -> Scan for hardware changes" menu.
     3) Windows OS searches the appropriate device driver and install it.
     4) "Nikon USB Microscope" appears in "Imaging devices".


  2. Installing Microsoft Visual C ++ 2015 Redistributable when running Setup.exe
     to install Ti2 Control may cause installation to fail if a newer version 
     of Microsoft Visual C ++ 2015 Redistributable is already installed.
     If installation fails, execute Ti2 Control x64.msi. 

  3. During the installation of Ti2 Control, the screen for confirming the installer path may be
     displayed and may not proceed.
     In this case, obtain the installed version of the installer, specify it as Use source, 
     and then proceed with the installation.

<Transfer>
  1.Connect the transmission terminal and the reception terminal to the same wireless router.

  2.If this function can not send to the receiving terminal, please check the security setting 
    on the receiving terminal side.

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*** Release History
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  January,2025 Ver3.02
    - Existing objective lenses are now compatible with PFS.

  April, 2025 Ver.3.01

    - Add objective lens
    - Add a new filter cube
    - Add pinhole for condenser turret

  October, 2023 Ver.2.91
    - Add a new filter cube
    - Fixed bugs

  April, 2023 Ver.2.90
    - Add a new objective lens
    - Improve Setting screen  
  
  December, 2021 Ver. 2.70
    - Add new objective lenses

  October, 2021 Ver.2.60
    - Improve Setting screen 

  April, 2021 Ver.2.50
    - Add a new objective lens and filter cubes.

  January, 2021 Ver.2.40
    - Improve Setting screen  

  October, 2020 Ver.2.31
    - Fixed a bug

  June, 2020 Ver.2.30
    - Improve Setting screen

  April, 2019 Ver.2.10
    - Improve Setting screen
    - Fixed bugs

  October, 2018 Ver.2.10
    - Improve Setting screen
    - Fixed bugs
  
  April, 2018 Ver. 2.00
    - Add new function
    - Fixed bugs

  December, 2017 Ver. 1.2.0
    - Add new function
    - Improve Setting screen
    - Improve Home screen
    - Improve Display mode
    - Fixed bugs

  July, 2017 Ver. 1.1.0
    - Improve Setting screen
    - Support Ti2-A E20L80
    - Support Simplified Chinese
    - Fixed bugs

  March, 2017 Ver. 1.0.2
    - Fixed some bugs.

  December, 2016 Ver. 1.0.1
    - Optimized some functions.

  November, 2016 Ver1.0.0 1st Release
