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h1. Gatan on Windows-32
* This is only known to work for Gatan camera associate with FEI microscopes. For JEOL microscope, dmsem is used.
h2. Extra Package and Installation
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|TecnaiCCD.dll |(Should come with the microscope).|
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h3. Register TecnaiCCD.dll (It may have been registered already)
* From the command prompt, run the following commands. You may need to enter the full path of the dll:
<pre>REGSVR32 TecnaiCCD.dll</pre>
h2. instruments.cfg
<pre>
[camera]
class: gatan.Gatan
zplane: 50
height: 4096
width: 4096
</pre>
* height and width depend depends on your specific camera
see [[instrumentscfg_for_22|instruments.cfg z plane configuration]] for more explanation.
h2. Setup
* Set camera configuration to give the [[Leginon Image Orientation|standard Leginon orientation]].
* 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
h2. Testing with pyscope
In python command
<pre>
form pyscope import gatan
g = gatani.Gatani()
g.setExposureTime(200)
g.getImage()
</pre>
You should get a bunch of numbers in a numpy array.
h2. Programs to open before Leginon Client: Digital Micrograph