Leginon

h1. Using Leginon on a system where the microscope and camera are controlled by different computers

Newer digital camera often comes with its own Windows PC for faster processing.  Leginon can handle this case by having one Leginon Client running on each of the Windows PC.  The installation is identical on the two Windows PC except at two places:

# During [[Installation_on_the_microscope_computer|configuration of instrument.cfg in pyscope package]]:

  * Only the instrument controlled by the given computer should be added in instrument.cfg.

# During [[Steps_involved_in_the_installation|importing the Leginon application]]:

  * Applications that ends with 2 (i.e. MSI-T2.xml) should be imported from the download.

When Leginon is used, the separated microscope/camera computers are accounted for by including both hosts in the client list and by opening applications that allow Leginon to put separate nodes on the two hosts.  Therefore:

# When starting leginon:

  * Repeat [[Run_Leginon_Client_on_the_Microscope_Computer]] on both Windows computers to allow Leginon to talk to them.

  * Add both Windows PC hosts in the client list when [[Start_Leginon_at_your_main_working_station_remotely]]

  * When you need to choose applications as illustrated in [[Startup|Manual Application Startup]] use the application that ends with "2" (i.e. Manual2 instead of Manual)

  * Unlike the illustration in [[Startup|Manual Application Startup]], you will see three launchers that need to be assigned.  Assign "Camera" to the camera host and "Scope" to the microscope host.