Wiring Instructions
- Use this wiring diagram
- Second NI X Series board required for SI 4 operation. Can use second PCIe-6321.
- Frame Clock Terminal connection is required
- Self Trig Source and Self Trig Destination Line connection is required
- Shutter, Pockels, and External Start Trig connections are optional
- Line Trig Terminal connection required only if using Pockels
Software Installation
- Create a ScanImage folder at desired path location (suggestions: C:\Program Files\ScanImage or C:\My Documents\Matlab\ScanImage). Location is hereafter referred to as <ScanImage>.
- Extract ZIP file into selected folder, adjusting name as desired to fully describe version. This creates a version folder <ScanImage>\<Version Name>
- Launch Matlab and select Set Path... from the File menu
- Press the button Add with Subfolders... and, when prompted, select the directory <ScanImage>\<Version Name>. This adds the ScanImage installation contents to the top of Matlab search path.
- Start ScanImage by typing scanimage4. You will be prompted to create or identify a Machine Data File. See next section for discussion.
Machine Data File Configuration
On first startup of ScanImage 4, you will be prompted to create or select a Machine Data File. Choose to create one.
This will open a Matlab M file in the Matlab editor containing several assignment statements. Each of the statements includes comments which describe what needs to be set.
Sections below **OPTIONAL*** pertain to optional hardware, e.g. motor, Pockels, shutter, piezo, etc.
Key things to set:
primaryDeviceID: Set to device name for ScanImage NI board, e.g. 'Dev2'
extFrameClockTerminal: Typically leave as default, 0, signifying PFI0
trigSelfTrigSourceLineID: Typically leave as default, 0, signifying P0.0
trigSelfTrigDestinationTerminal: Typically leave as default, 2, signifying PFI2
trigSelfTrigSourceDeviceID: Typically leave as default, '', signifying to use primaryDeviceID board