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4 System Manual Issue 4
16.9 Application Software
The following application software may be supplied with the PI-MAX4 system:
•WinX
The PI-MAX4 camera can be operated by using either WinView/32 or WinSpec/32,
Princeton Instrument's 32-bit Windows® software packages designed specifically
for high-end imaging and spectroscopy, respectively. The Princeton Instruments'
software provides comprehensive image/spectral capture and display functions. The
package also facilitates snap-ins to permit advanced operation. Using the optional
built-in macro record function, you can also create and edit your own macros to
automate a variety of operations.
• PVCAM™
The standard software interface for cooled CCD cameras from Roper Scientific. It
is a library of functions that can be used to control and acquire data from the camera
when a custom application is being written. For example, in the case of Windows,
PVCAM is a dynamic link library (DLL.) Also, it should be understood that
PVCAM is solely for camera control and image acquisition, not for image
processing. PVCAM places acquired images into a buffer, where they can then be
manipulated using either custom written code or by extensions to other
commercially available image processing packages.
• Scientific Imaging ToolKit™
SITK™ is a collection of LabVIEW
®
VIs for scientific cameras and spectrographs.
This third party software can be purchased from Princeton Instruments.
• LightField
®
The PI-MAX4 can be operated using LightField, Princeton Instrument’s 64-bit
Windows Vista
®
and Windows
®
7 compatible software package. LightField
combines complete control over Princeton Instruments’ cameras and spectrographs
with easy-to-use tools for experimental setup, data acquisition and post-processing.
LightField makes data integrity priority number one via automatic saving to disk,
time stamping and retention of both raw and corrected data with full experimental
details saved in each file. LightField works seamlessly in multi-user facilities,
remembering each user’s hardware and software configurations and tailoring
options and features accordingly. The optional, patent-pending IntelliCal™ package
is the highest-performance wavelength calibration software available, providing up
to 10X greater accuracy across the entire focal plane than competing routines.
•PICam™
The standard 64-bit software interface for cooled CCD cameras from Princeton
Instruments. PICam is an ANSI C library of camera control and data acquisition
functions. Currently, the interface supports Windows Vista and Windows 7.