Installation on the microscope computer » History » Version 8
Amber Herold, 05/05/2010 10:39 AM
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7 | The full leginon and its supporting packages need to be installed on the Windows computer |
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9 | and extra functions for Tecnai scripting not supported as default by FEI Tecnai |
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14 | h2. Required supporting programs for the CCD camera from camera makers |
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18 | Install and register the following programs for CCD cameras from the two makes: |
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23 | | Gatan|TecnaiCCD.dll| |
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24 | | Tietz|CAMC4.exe*| |
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27 | 5 | Amber Herold | *Note:* We have experienced slowness of the CAMC4.exe comes with later version Tecnai TUI/TIA. Replacing it with an earlier version of CAMC4.exe resolved the problem. |
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33 | h2. Additional Package required from NRAMM for Gatan camera or camera that uses TIA |
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37 | For Gatan Camera or FEI Eagle Camera that uses TIA, comarray package need to be install |
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42 | |_.SVN Package Name|_.Installed Python Package Name|_.Reason for update:| |
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43 | |comarray|comarray|com module output conversion to array| |
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50 | 7 | Amber Herold | * [[Windows installation#Check-out-SVN-Source-Files-from-the-depository|Check out the comarray package]] from svn depository with your SVN client |
51 | 1 | Amber Herold | <pre>cd Leginon-1.6-ALL |
52 | svn co http://emg.nysbc.org/svn/comarray/branches/leg1.6 comarray</pre> |
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58 | <pre>cd Your_Download_Place\Leginon-1.6-ALL\comarray |
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59 | c:\\python25\python.exe setup.py install</pre> |
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69 | h2. Supporting programs for film exposure |
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73 | Install the following if you need film exposure on FEI Tecnai TEM through Leginon, |
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74 | available through FEI. Please contact Max Otten: <email>mto@feico.com</email> and request |
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75 | for adaexp.exe that works with your version of Tecnai user interface program. |
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80 | | exposure adaptor|adaexp.exe| |
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88 | h2. Register adaexep.exe |
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94 | <pre>adaexp.exe /regserver</pre> |
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99 | <pre>updatecom.py</pre> |
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112 | Sinedon now have full control of database interaction, therefore, the database |
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113 | configuration in leginon.cfg is no longer needed. |
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118 | * Modify the file instruments.cfg in the installed pyScope directory to that for |
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119 | your microscope and camera. For example, if your microscope uses Tecnai Scripting |
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128 | class: gatan.Gatan</pre> |
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132 | The file contains other examples of microscope and camera drivers that we |
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151 | <pre>cd C:\python25\Lib\Site-Packages\pyScope |
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152 | C:\python25\python.exe updatecom.py</pre> |
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156 | This should generate a few files, including tecnaicom.py, gatancom.py and tietzcom.py, |
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163 | h2. Additional setup on Tietz PXL camera (optional) |
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167 | The actual Tietz PXL camera dimension is slightly larger than 2048 x 2048. If you'd like |
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168 | to take the images using the maximum of 2048 x 2048 pixels, you may modify the function that |
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169 | get camera dimension in tietz.py of pyScope package. |
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175 | * Edit tietz.py with a plain text editor |
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183 | # {'type': dict, 'values': {'x': {'type': int}, 'y': {'type': int}}}} |
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184 | x = self._getParameterValue('cpTotalDimensionX') |
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185 | y = self._getParameterValue('cpTotalDimensionY') |
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186 | return {'x': x, 'y': y} |
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187 | </pre> |
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195 | <pre> return {'x': 2048, 'y': 2048}</pre> |
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204 | h2. Additional Software (Optional): |
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207 | TightVNC (http://www.tightvnc.com) if you get tired of going into the microscope room |
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208 | just to open the column valves. |
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213 | [[Windows Installation|< Windows Installation]] | [[Next Steps|Next Steps >]] |
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