ScanImage 3.5 has been developed primarily to support ScanImage users who no longer have ready access to the older Matlab version for which earlier ScanImage releases had been developed. ScanImage 3.5 is known to be compatible with Matlab 2007b. In addition, it is now compatible with the newer National Instruments driver (DAQmx), rather than the Traditional NI-DAQ driver required by earlier ScanImage releases.
ScanImage 3.5 is very similar to 3.0 and new users may want to refer to the ScanImage r3.0 Documentation to become familiar with this software.
Changes
However, some important changes have been made. New and returning users should familiarize themselves with the documentation of the Important Changes in ScanImage 3.5. Notably:
- The Selection Dialog no longer appears at startup
- The handling of the INI file, which must be created by the user, has changed somewhat.
- The board wiring required for trigger and clock synchronization has been modified
- The Main Controls window has several modifications
New Features
In addition to these changes, several new features have been added to ScanImage 3.5 to help support ongoing experiments by ScanImage users at HHMI/Janelia Farm Research Campus. These and other Important New Features in ScanImage 3.5 are described fully in the documentation:
- Live RGB channel 'merge' display during Focus mode
- Unlimited & uninterrupted acquisitions via TIF streaming-to-disk
- Ability to accept external trigger, using separate trigger input terminal (e.g. facilitates Ephus-driven acquisitions)
- Enhanced MP-285 interface and configuration
- Improved support for case of 3 'beams' (i.e. 3 Pockels Cells)
- Tools to facilitate beam and scan alignment
- Enhanced 'hot-key' functionality to support rapid program control and configuration switching
Bug Fixes
A handful of bugs identified in ScanImage 3.0 have been addressed in this release.
About Upcoming Releases
Version 3.6 is expected to be released soon after this version, supporting bidirectional and an improved sawtooth scanning user interface.