In this section we would help you to install CUDA on your machine. You first need a CUDA enabled graphics cards. In our implementation we are using 'GeForce 96D0 GT' graphics card. More information on CUDA enabled products and development with CUDA can be obtained from the cuda. Now the next step is to download CUDA software, On the same link click on 'DOWNLOAD CUDA 'and enter your operating system (Windows XP in our case). We would be using CUDA 2.0; there are three things to be downloaded: CUDA drivers, CUDA tool kit and CUDA SDK.

CUDA 2.0 supports version 177.35 or later NVIDIA ForceWare graphics drivers for Windows XP. To check the version of drivers on your maehine go to 'NIVIDA Control Panel' and clitk on 'Help>System Information'. If the version of derivers is lower than 177 .35 then download and install CUDA drivers. The next thing to be downloaded and installed is CUDA toolkit. This contains tool needed to compile and build CUDA applications.



Finally one can download and install CUDA SDK for sample projects. To verify installation run 'bandwidthTest' program present at'C:\Program Files\NVIDI1\Corporation\NVIDIA CUDASDK\bin\ win32\ Release.' If properly installed, the output window will show 'Test PASSED' in the second last line and the name of graphics card in the first line. To test the version of CUDA drivers, open command prompt and type 'nvcc V'. Besides these CUDA software one can also use Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 for developing C/C++ applications.