ScanImage 2019a introduces a new license manager. The license manager provides a streamlined way to install licenses on a microscope. The license manager does not restrict the use of ScanImage, but provides information about the license status of the microscope.

To download a license for ScanImage, the following requirements need to be met:

Data Collection

ScanImage 2019a and later automatically collects license and usage data. This information is used to:

• Verify the license status of ScanImage software.
• Identify commonly used data acquisition and computer hardware.
• Identify commonly used ScanImage configurations.
• Provide data for support.

The collection of usage data can be deactivated in ScanImage Premium.

To disable all communication between ScanImage and Vidrio's license server, execute the following command:

hLM = scanimage.util.private.LM();
hLM.allowCommunication = false;