New Variables - firmware: ScanImage users employ different MP285 firmware types. To identify the firmware used on your MP-285, navigate to Setup->Utilities->Info on the MP-285 controller. If there are 2 letters ('KS', 'SA', or 'WD') preceding the version number, enter those two letters here. If not, the string 'native' should be entered. Correctly entering this variable ensures that the X/Y & Z coordinates are correctly 'calibrated', so that values displayed in ScanImage match the (correct) values on the MP-285 controller display.
- posnResolution: ScanImage validates the motor end position following a move (except for those in the midst of a stack acquisition). Occasionally, the end position will not exactly match the entered position. This value specifies, in microns, the smallest difference that will be tolerated without alerting the user.
Modified Variables - velocityFast/Slow: (Previously below Rig Configuration section) These values specify the 'velocity' of the motor movement employed for long moves (fast) and short moves (slow). Movements during stack acquisitions always follow velocitySlow. Other movements (e.g. entering a new position in one of the X/Y/Z controls) use velocityFast for moves larger than 100um to get within 100um of the final position. The movement always finish using velocitySlow to reach the final position, which helps ensure the correct position is reached. The velocityFast value is roughly in um/second, whereas velocitySlow is in units about half of this. (!)The precise calibration of these 'velocities' is not fully understood. Default values in standard_model.INI have been found to be satisfactory.
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