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Chapter 4 Initial Data Collection 95
Acquisition Menu, or by clicking on the
Focus
icon of the Custom Toolbar. Images
will be continuously acquired and displayed on the computer screen.
➧ To store the most recent image, click
Start Storage
on the Acquisition menu or
click on the
Start Store
icon on the Custom Toolbar
(see description on page 239).
Data acquisition will halt and the most recent image will be stored in a file having
the name specified on the
Data File
tab page.
➧ If you wish to initiate data acquisition, select
Focus
again. To store the new data to
disk, again click
Start Storage
on the Acquisition menu or click on the
Start
Store icon
. This completes initial data acquisition with a PentaMAX Controller.
V/ICCD
Focusing
➧ Select
Video Focus
from the Acquisition Menu. The
V/ICCD Focus
window will
open as illustrated in Figure 76. Whenever the V/ICCD is powered, image data is
applied to the video monitor. If
Acquire
or
Focus
is selected, it will as well be
displayed at the computer. With the V/ICCD, the number of data bits to the video
monitor and to the computer is always the same.
➧ Adjust the camera optics and the V/ICCD
Camera
parameters for the best displayed
image. The exposure time will be the same as that set via the Experiment Setup
Main
tab page. The two exposure settings track. Changing it at either location
should update the other setting automatically. The other selections and values shown
are the defaults and will give good results in most instances.
➧ When no further improvement in the image can be obtained, click on
Close
to close
the dialog box.
Data Collection
➧ Click on
Focus
or on the
Focus
icon of the Custom Toolbar. Images will be
continuously displayed at the computer monitor as they are acquired.
➧ To store the most recent image, click
Start Storage
on the Acquisition menu or
click on the
Start Store
icon on the
Custom Toolbar
(description on page 239).
Data acquisition will halt and the most recent image will be stored in a file having
the name specified on the
Data File
tab page.
➧ If you wish to initiate data display at the computer again, select
Focus
. To store the
new data to disk, again click
Start Storage
on the Acquisition menu or click on the
Start Store
icon. This completes initial data acquisition with a V/ICCD.