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                            Ji Tool Ver 1.3.0 

              Copyright(C) 2023 Nikon Corporation All rights reserved.

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*** Introduction
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  Thank you for using Ji Tool. This document describes the restriction and
  the restriction of Ji Tool Ver 1.3.0.

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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 10 Pro 64bit (JP/EN)
         Windows 11 Pro 64bit (JP/EN)
   - RAM: 2GB or more(64bit OS)
   - Display: 1280 x 1024 or larger
   - Storage: 100MB or more free space

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*** Supported Microscopes
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   Ji Tool Ver 1.3.0 supports the following microscopes and D-LEDI2.
     - Nikon ECLIPSE Ji (FW:Ver1.10 FPGA-HNK:Ver 0110 FPGA-CTL:Ver 0100)
     - D-LEDI2 (Ver 3.41)

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*** Installation Procedure
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   Regarding installation procedure of Ji Tool,
    please refer to the manual of Ji Tool.
   Please uninstall the older version in advance if it is installed.

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*** What's New (New Features)
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  1. Existing objective lenses are now compatible with PFS.

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*** Limits and Restrictions
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<Application launch>
  1. If you start NIS-Elements and Ji Tool at the same time, 
      you will not be able to connect to the built-in camera.
     Make sure NIS-Elements is closed every time you start JiTool.

<Uninstall>

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

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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.

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*** Release History
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  September, 2023 Ver1.0.0 1st Release
  December,  2023 Ver1.1.0 update
  August,    2024 Ver1.2.0 update
  April,     2025 Ver1.3.0 update