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Chapter 5 Operation 37
System On/Off Sequences
If your system is configured for the USB 2.0 communication interface, you must follow
the system on/off sequences as stated below. These sequences ensure that
communication is established and maintained between the camera and the host computer:
1. The PI-MTE camera must be powered ON before WinView/32 is opened to ensure
communication between the camera and the computer. If WinView is opened and
the PI-MTE is not powered ON, many of the functions will be disabled and you
will only be able to retrieve and examine previously acquired and stored data. You
must close WinView, power the camera ON, and reopen WinView before you can
set up experiments and acquire new data.
2. WinView/32 must be closed before powering the camera OFF. If you power the
camera OFF before closing WinView, the communication link with the camera will
be broken. You can operate the program in a playback mode (i.e., examine
previously acquired data) but will be unable to acquire new data until you have
closed WinView, powered the camera ON, and then re-opened WinView.
First Light
This section provides step-by-step instructions for acquiring an imaging measurement
outside of a vacuum environment (the visible nose is installed on the camera). The intention
of this procedure is to help you gain basic familiarity with the operation of your system and
to show that it is functioning properly before removing the visible nose and installing the
camera in a vacuum environment. Once basic familiarity has been established, then
operation with other operating configurations, ones with more complex timing modes, can
be performed.
Assumptions
The following procedure assumes that:
1. The camera still has the visible nose installed (the camera is shipped with this
nose) and that you are verifying the camera system operation.
2. You have read Chapter 4 and the previous sections of this chapter.
3. You have made the appropriate cabling and coolant connections for your
system.
4. The system is liquid-cooled.
5. You are familiar with the application software.
6. The system is being operated in imaging mode.
7. The target is a sharp image, text, or a drawing that can be used to verify that the
camera is "seeing" and can be used to maximize focus.
Cabling
If the system cables haven’t been installed, connect them as instructed in Chapter 4.