Gatan on Windows-32 » History » Version 2
Anchi Cheng, 01/03/2014 03:33 PM
1 | 1 | Anchi Cheng | h1. Gatan on Windows-32 |
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3 | * This is only known to work for Gatan camera associate with FEI microscopes. For JEOL microscope, dmsem is used. |
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5 | h2. Extra Package and Installation |
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7 | |_.program/package|_.notes| |
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8 | |TecnaiCCD.dll |(Should come with the microscope).| |
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10 | {{include(comtypes installer)}} |
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12 | h3. Register TecnaiCCD.dll (It may have been registered already) |
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14 | * From the command prompt, run the following commands. You may need to enter the full path of the dll: |
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15 | <pre>REGSVR32 TecnaiCCD.dll</pre> |
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17 | h2. instruments.cfg |
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19 | <pre> |
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20 | [camera] |
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21 | class: gatan.Gatan |
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22 | zplane: 50 |
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23 | height: 4096 |
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24 | width: 4096 |
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25 | </pre> |
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27 | 2 | Anchi Cheng | * height and width depends on your specific camera |
28 | 1 | Anchi Cheng | see [[instrumentscfg_for_22|instruments.cfg z plane configuration]] for more explanation. |
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30 | h2. Setup |
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32 | * Set camera configuration to give the [[Leginon Image Orientation|standard Leginon orientation]]. |
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33 | * Set the [[Low_dose_shutter_configuration_for_Gatan_camera_in_Digital_Micrograph_program|shutter configuration in DM]] to protect the specimen when camera is not taking images |
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35 | h2. Testing with pyscope |
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37 | In python command |
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38 | <pre> |
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39 | form pyscope import gatan |
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40 | g = gatani.Gatani() |
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41 | g.setExposureTime(200) |
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42 | g.getImage() |
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43 | </pre> |
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45 | You should get a bunch of numbers in a numpy array. |
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47 | h2. Programs to open before Leginon Client: Digital Micrograph |