Alligator Installation
Installation of Alligator - the Calibrator
Alligator - the Calibrator is a Windows program written in C# using .NET framework 4.6.1. Therefore the following steps require a Windows PC running at least Windows 7 with .NET framework 4.6.1 installed.
Download
Visit the link https://my.hidrive.com/lnk/b8C1yH8k and download the installer.
Installation
Install to a folder of your choice. You may use any destination folder, but it may not be located below c:\Windows\. The installation requires administrator priviledges.
Except for the download no internet connection is required. The NET+ version offers model distribution, for which an internet connection is required.
Versions
There are several version of Alligator.
The newly installed version of Alligator is by default a free version of Alligator. It is fully funcional, but restricted to create PLS models with 4 factors, no cross validation, no repeatability sample sets.
The next version is Alligator CL which allows for the development of classical MLR models only.
The next version is Alligator ML which allows for the development of classical MLR, PCA and PLS models.
The next version is Alligator AI which allows for the development of classical MLR, PCA, PLS, SVM and ANN models.
In Alligator NET tools to work with several instruments in the meaning of networking are added: create transfer models (spectral standardization, calibration transfer), trim spectra, network predictions, network graphics.
In Alligator NET+ tools for model distribution and backup of client instrument data are added.
Upgrade
To upgrade your local Alligator installation to a higher version a new license is required.
Update
In the top window bar of the program an entry will indicate whenever a new public version of Alligator is available to update. The update procedure might require administrator priviledges as well.
Clicking on the button or initiating an available update from other options in the software (about button, program settings) will launch the updater application, which requires administrator priveledges. You need to grant the these priveledges to start the update process. An information will pop up:
After hitting the "start update" button the new files are downloaded and installed. A re-start of the software is the final step:
Whether the new version was installed can be verified under "Load project", "Program settings".