Installing ScanaStudio
Download the current version from the ScanaStudio page. The same package contains the application and the server it runs.
Windows​
Run the installer. ScanaStudio installs for the current user only and does not ask for administrator rights.
The USB drivers are a separate package, and they are the one part that does need administrator rights. Install them once, before plugging a device in:
If a device is connected but does not appear in ScanaStudio, the driver is the first thing to check. The per-device pages under Device reference describe how to install it by hand when the package alone is not enough.
To uninstall, use "Apps & features" in Windows settings.
Linux​
The Linux package is a tarball. Unpack it anywhere and run the installer script inside:
tar xf scanastudio-*.tar.gz
cd scanastudio-*
./install.sh
By default this installs into ~/.local and needs no root. --system installs into
/usr/local instead, and --prefix= puts it anywhere you like. ./install.sh --uninstall
removes exactly what a previous run wrote.
The one step that does need root is the udev rule, 60-ikalogic.rules, which the script offers
to install for you. Without it Linux lists the device but ScanaStudio cannot open it: an SP259
or SP1000G fails to create its FTDI handle, and an SE254 reports that it has no permission to
open /dev/ttyUSB0. A udev rule only applies when a device is added, so reconnect the
instrument after installing it.
If the script reports an error, send its full output to our support team.
macOS​
The download is a disk image. Open it and drag ScanaStudio into /Applications.
The application is signed but not notarized, so the first launch has to be from the context menu: right-click ScanaStudio, choose Open, and confirm. Double-clicking it the first time gives a warning and refuses. Later launches behave normally.
Updates​
ScanaStudio checks for a new version at start-up and offers it in a banner when there is one. Accepting downloads the update and installs it, and the application restarts into the new version. Nothing has to be downloaded by hand.
Protocol scripts update separately from the application, and both checks can be turned off in the settings. See Updates, crash reports and support.
Checking the installation​
You do not need hardware to check that the software works. Start ScanaStudio, pick any device on the home screen and open a workspace: the demo devices generate signals, so a capture runs end to end without an instrument. Your first capture is written to be followed that way.