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ScanImage 4.x
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Workstation Specs
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The Superlogics Specs {multi-excerpt:name=SI3} {info}The [Superlogics |Superlogics#SI4.x]meets the SI4.x workstation requirements and has been extensively tested. \\
Thorlabs [ |http://www.thorlabs.com/thorproduct.cfm?partnumber=MPM-SCAN]specified (at time of order) to be ScanImage-compatibile, this system will be _included by default _. \\
to this default system can also be specified at time of Thorlabs order. {info} |
ScanImage
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4.x
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is
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expected
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to
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run
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on
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machines
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meeting
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these
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minimum
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requirements:
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- Multi-core
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- processor
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- (>
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- 4,
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- typ.
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- 8
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- or
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- higher)
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- SI
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- 4.x
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- uses
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- 3
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- threads,
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- which
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- will
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- typically
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- execute
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- on
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- separate
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- cores.
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- Having
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- >
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- 4
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- cores
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- allows
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- additional
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- applications
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- to
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- run
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- in
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- parallel
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- with
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- SI
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- 4.x.
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- 4
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- PCIe
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- slots
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- or
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- more
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- (1
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- x8,
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- 3
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- x1)
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- for
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- Thor/SI4.x
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- DAQ
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- cards.
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- Note
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- an
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- additional
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- (5'th)
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- slot,
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- typ.
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- PCIe
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- x16,
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- is
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- typically
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- needed
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- for
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- a
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- graphics
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- card
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- (for
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- motherboards
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- without
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- internal
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- graphics).
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- Users
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- should
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- account
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- for
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- any
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- additional
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- slots
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- they
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- may
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- need
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- for
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- hardware
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- used
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- together
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- with
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- ScanImage
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- 4.x.
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- 8GB
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- RAM
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- or
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- higher
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- Integrated
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- RAID
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- controller,
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- allowing
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- for
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- RAID
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- 0
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- data
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- drive
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- pair
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- Win
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- 7/64-bit
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- OS
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All
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SI
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4.x
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testing
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has
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been
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done
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with
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disk
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logging
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to
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a
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RAID
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0
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data
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drive
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pair,
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typically
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a
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pair
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of
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matched
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ScanImage 3.8 Workstation Specs
ScanImage 3.8 can be run on a wide range of computers, including several 4U rack-mount computers from Superlogics. Here are the key guidelines:
- Typical new systems use the PCI-6110 digitizer for the primary board and a PCIe X Series board for the optional secondary board. For such a case, it is required to select a motherboard/enclosure supporting a full-length PCI board as well as having at least one PCIe slot - in addition to the slots needed for the video card, other applications/devices, etc.
- Win 7/64-bit is recommended OS; Win XP/32-bit is also supported
- Select a CPU with at minimum 2 cores. Any of the Intel Core processors (Core i3/i5/i7) meet this requirement. A CPU with 4 cores (most Core i5 and all Core i7 processors) is recommended if using ScanImage together with any other program simultaneously, e.g. for physiology/behavior/etc.
- Use of a second hard drive for data storage is not required, but does reduced the processing time used for writing to disk. This second hard drive can be a standard magnetic drive (a solid-state-drive for data streaming is not recommended).
Note the Superlogics SL-4U-MCX-C602Z9 (i.e. the ScanImage 4.x workstation) does NOT generally meet the ScanImage Recommended Computer Hardware requirements for ScanImage 3.8. It has 7PCIe slots, but zero PCI slots. At least one full-length PCI card slot is required to use standard ScanImage 3.8 DAQ boards (e.g. the PCI-6110 for the mirror control).