* Switch on laptop and wait to boot - no username or password required.
* Double click on ''Shortcut to APD Count Plotter'' icon on Desktop.
* When plotter window opens, under ''VISA resource name'' in the bottom right of the window, '''select ''ASRL1::INSTR''''' from the pull-down menu.* To start counting, '''click on the small white arrow ''' at the top left to start plotting the APD counts.
* To stop plotting, click on the red button. To rescale the plot, click the red button followed by the white arrow.