Quick Start: Software Installation and Configuration

How to install and configure the Typhoon HIL Control Center application.

Before installing the software, please verify that your system setup meets the recommended Quick Start: System Requirements and that you can access the Software tab in the Subscription Portal.

Installation steps - Windows 10/11

  1. Login to your Typhoon HIL account and download the latest version of the Typhoon HIL Control Center installation file from the Software tab in the Subscription Portal. If you don't have a user account, please follow the Quick Start: User Registration steps.
  2. Start the installation.
    Note: During installation, you can select the destination folder for the Typhoon HIL Control Center application. By default, it will be installed to a new folder at C:\Program Files\Typhoon HIL Control Center [software version number] (see Figure 1) for Windows installations or /opt/typhoon/typhoon_hil_control_center_[software version number] for Linux installations.
    Figure 1. Destination Window
  3. At the end of the installation process, you will receive a message stating you can now launch Typhoon HIL Control Center via the installed shortcuts. For now, simply click Finish. If you have your HIL device with you, you can now start Quick Start: HIL Driver Installation.
    Figure 2. Complete the installation by clicking on Finish

Installation steps - Linux

Installation:

Linux installation is command line based and the installer has a *.gzip.run extension. To run the installer, type the following as root (or use sudo):

# sh installation_file.gzip.run
$ sudo sh installation_file.gzip.run
Note:

The installer can be marked to run as an executable as follows::

$ chmod 775 installation_file.gzip.run 
# ./installation_file.gzip.run 

or

$ sudo ./installation._file.gzip.run

Typhoon HIL software will be installed in the /opt/typhoon/typhoon_hil_control_center_{version} directory, where {version} is the actual software version used.

After Install:

Every user with access to use the software should automatically be added to the `plugdev` group.

In case of issues, try adding users manually with:
$ sudo usermod -a -G plugdev user_name

as this will enable USB access rights for that user. Changes will be activated only after the user logs in again or after computer restart.

If the required dependencies are not installed as part of installation, you can install them manually later by executing:

$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ sudo apt-get -y update
$ sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libxcb-xinerama0 libc6:i386 libstdc++6:i386 zlib1g:i386

Uninstallation:

To uninstall, simply remove the installation directory in /opt with:

$ sudo rm -rf /opt/typhoon/thcc-target-version
$ sudo rm -rf /usr/share/applications/typhoon_hil_control_center_{version}.desktop