Thursday, April 25, 2013

5.0 Beta Available for Download

We've begun rolling out 5.0 on specific hardware configurations for beta testing; those customers already running 5.0 will be able to update their software on their own as new revisions are made available.  If you are not part of the beta, please be patient as we complete our testing process; a large scale 5.0 release is on the horizon.

Big Changes in 5.0
  • TriggerSync is gone; in its place are three new dialogs in Prairie View to configure Voltage Outputs, Voltage Recording and Mark Points.  The replacements offer more advanced synchronization capabilities than was previously available in TriggerSync.
  • The new uncaging galvo calibration process in Prairie View has been rebuilt from the ground up to be easier and more user friendly than what was previously available in TriggerSync.
  • Line Scan Viewer is gone; in its place a line profile tool was added to the Line Scan dialog.
  • PrairieLink feature added to allow near real-time processing of image data by third party applications as it is acquired.  This is in addition to scripting commands previously available to control Prairie View from a third party application.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Version 4.3.2.24 Released

 Some minor bug fixes related motor control.
  1. Relaxed stage movement tolerance when moving to stored XY stage positions.
  2. Keeping MAMC controlled stage/focus motors enabled while moving to an XY stage position to ensure they do not drift while attempting to verify they have reached the correct location.
  3. The previous two changes should eliminate the long pauses moving to stage positions via scripting commands.
In Prairie View select 'Revision History...' under the 'Help' menu for release notes from previous versions.