MHLib Programming Library for MultiHarp 150/160
Ver. 4.0.0.0
PicoQuant GmbH - January 2025


Disclaimer

PicoQuant GmbH disclaims all warranties with regard to this software 
and associated documentation including all implied warranties of 
merchantability and fitness. In no case shall PicoQuant GmbH be 
liable for any direct, indirect or consequential damages or any material 
or immaterial damages whatsoever resulting from loss of data, time 
or profits arising from use or performance of this software.


License and Copyright Notice

If you have purchased a MultiHarp hardware device you may use the library 
to operate the device through your custom programs. 
You have not purchased any other rights to the software itself.
The software is protected by copyright and intellectual property laws. 
You may not distribute the software to third parties or reverse engineer, 
decompile or disassemble the software or any part thereof. Copyright 
of this software including manuals belongs to PicoQuant GmbH. No parts 
of it may be reproduced or translated into other languages without written 
consent of PicoQuant GmbH.
The MultiHarp programming library for Linux uses Libusb to access the 
PicoHarp USB device (see the MHLib manual). Libusb for Linux is licensed under 
the LGPL which allows a fairly free use even in commercial projects. For 
details and precise terms please see http://libusb.info. A copy of the LGPL 
can also be found in the folder library of the PHLib distribution archive.


Acknowledgements

The MultiHarp hardware in its current version as of January 2025
uses the White Rabbit PTP core v. 4.0
(https://www.ohwr.org/projects/wr-cores/wiki/wrpc-release-v40) licensed 
under the CERN Open Hardware Licence v1.1 and its embedded WRPC software 
(https://ohwr.org/project/wrpc-sw/wikis/home) licensed under GPL 
Version 2, June 1991. The WRPC software was minimally modified and in 
order to meet the licensing terms the modified WRPC source code is 
provided as part of the MultiHarp software distribution media.

The MultiHarp programming library for Linux uses Libusb to access the 
MultiHarp USB devices. Libusb is licensed under the LGPL which allows a 
fairly free use even in commercial projects. For details and precise terms 
please see http://libusb.info. In order to meet the license requirements a 
copy of the LGPL as appliccable to Libusb is provided as part of the 
distribution archive. The LGPL does not apply to the MultiHarp programming 
library as a whole.


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