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# Installation

## Windows installation

On Windows platforms, the SDK can be installed together with the GCT software package. The SDK is not part of the default installation and must be selected during the installation phase of GCT. During the installation all required software will be placed in the installation folder.Please refer to the GCT documentation for a step by step installation of the full package.

### Installer Contents

The default installation location of the SDK on Windows is C:\Program Files\Chromasens\GCT2

**SDK** The programming interface and library for customer applications

Locations: <installation root>\bin\csi.dll <installation root>\include\csi\**csi.h** (and others)

<installation root>\lib\csi.lib

**CMake Config** CMake configuration files

Locations: <installation root>\share\CsiGenICam\cmake

**GCT** The camera configuration and acquisition application with graphical interface

Locations: <installation root>\bin\gct.exe

**SDK Examples** Example source code (C++) that shows the basic usage of the SDK

Locations: C:\Users\Public\Documents\chromasens\GCT2\examples

**Documentation** Documentation of the SDK

Location: <installation root>\doc

**GenTL Producers** (Optional) GenTL producers for Windows systems, if available

Locations: <installation root>\GenTL

## Linux installation

This chapter covers the installation procedure of Chromasens Gen<i>Cam SDK on Linux. The SDK is distributed in an installation package and can be installed using the package manager of your distribution.

**Note:** Please note the list of currently supported Linux distributions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

### Preparation

Download the software package from the Chromasens website chromasens.de. Please note that the installation requires administrative rights on the system.

### Step by Step Installation Ubuntu 18.04

1.) Open a new terminal window

2.) Navigate to the directory where the SDK software package is located. In this example it will be in the Downloads folder: **cd ~/Downloads**

3.) Update the package manager: **sudo apt update**

4.) Install the package using the package manager, replace the <version> part by the version of the downloaded package. The package manager might ask to install

additional required dependencies if they are not yet present in the system: **sudo apt install ./csgenicam-<version>.deb**

5.) After the installation, a system reboot is required to apply changes to the system environment.

### Installer Contents

The software package is grouped into the following components:

**SDK** The programming interface and library for customer applications

Locations: /usr/lib/libcsi.so /usr/include/csi/csi.h /usr/share/CSGenICam/cmake/*

**GCT** The camera configuration and acquisition application with graphical interface

Locations: /usr/bin/gct

**SDK Examples** Example source code (C++) that shows the basic usage of the SDK

Locations: /usr/share/CSGenICam/examples

**Documentation** Documentation of the SDK

Location: /usr/share/CSGenICam/doc

**GenTL Producers** (Optional) GenTL producers for Linux systems, if available

Locations: /usr/lib

**CCU Argus driver** The driver for communication with the CCU hardware.

Locations: /usr/share/argus/driver