Camera 8.1.0

Gert Jan van Baarle

Martin Moene

Jan Voordes

License TBD


Table of Contents

Preface
1. Audience
2. Reading Guide
3. Acknowledgments
4. Terminology used in this document
1. Introduction
1.1. What is Camera?
1.2. Camera's History
1.3. Camera's Features
1.4. Release notes
1.5. Changes
2. Installing Camera
2.1. System Requirements
2.2. Hardware Installation
2.3. Software Installation
2.4. Preparing First Use
3. Setting-up Electronics
3.1. Overview
3.2. Precautions
4. Basic Concepts
4.1. Purpose of Camera
4.2. Document Tree View
4.3. Workflow
5. Analysis Mode
5.1. Starting Camera
5.2. The Parts of the Screen
5.3. Menus
5.4. Toolbars
5.5. Views
5.6. Dialogs
6. Measurement Mode
6.1. Starting Measurement Mode
6.2. Analog Scan Mode
6.3. Analog 3D Scan Mode [Experimental]
6.4. Digital Scan Mode
6.5. Approach Mode
6.6. Capacitive Approach Mode
7. Daily Use Guide
7.1. Creating a Project
A. How Do I
A.1. Find Version Numbers
A.2. Select an Interface
A.3. Create a New Project
A.4. Create and use a system-wide configuration file
A.5. Create a Configuration File with Camera's Default Settings
B. Automating Camera
B.1. Macros
B.2. Python Scripting
C. Keyboard Shortcuts
D. Glossary
E. Colophon
I. References
Index

List of Figures

1.1. LPM's Electronics for Video-Rate SPM
1.2. Camera's Main Screen in Analisis Mode
1.3. Camera's Screen in Measurement Mode
1.4. Windows Security pop-up
2.1. LPM Dual Fiber PCI Card Component Side
2.2. Setup Welcome Screen
2.3. Setup Advance Information Screen
2.4. Setup Select Destination Screen
2.5. Setup Select Start menu Folder Screen
2.6. Setup Select Additional Tasks Screen
2.7. Setup PLX driver Screen (Only shown if selected above)
2.8. Setup Ready to Install Screen
2.9. Setup Installing Screen
2.10. Setup Concluding Information Screen
2.11. Setup Completing Installation Screen
2.12. Windows Security pop-up
2.13. Camera Configuration Dialog
2.14. Camera Software Settings
2.15. Camera Hardware Settings
3.1. Context of LPM's Electronics for Video-Rate SPM
3.2. Connections of LPM's Electronics for Video-Rate SPM
4.1. Concept: Camera Program in Typical STM Measurement Setup
4.2. Concept: Document Tree View
5.1. Analisis Mode: Camera's Empty Main Screen
5.2. Analisis Mode: Camera's Main Screen Parts
5.3. Analysus Mode, Export Time Traces Dialog
5.4. Analysis Mode, Area Dialog
5.5. Analysis Mode, Cluster Counter Dialog
5.6. Analysis Mode, Filters: Clad Filter Dialog
5.7. Analysis Mode, Filters: Shift Filter Dialog
5.8. Analysis Mode, Filters: Compand Line Filter Dialog
5.9. Analysis Mode, Filters: Sigmoid Filter Dialog
5.10. Analysis Mode, Filters: Binary Threshold Filter Dialog
5.11. Analysis Mode, Filters: General Threshold Filter Dialog
5.12. Analysis Mode, Filters: Mean Filter Dialog
5.13. Analysis Mode, Filters: Median Filter Dialog
5.14. Analysis Mode, Filters: Minimum Filter Dialog
5.15. Analysis Mode, Filters: Maximum Filter Dialog
5.16. Analysis Mode, Filters: Custom Filter Dialog
5.17. Analysis Mode, Filters: Linear Regression Filter Dialog
5.18. Analysis Mode, Filters: Linear Regression Filter example showing -sqrt(AA+BB)
5.19. Analysis Mode, Filters: Linear Regression Filter example showing +sqrt(AA+BB), C
5.20. Analysis Mode, Filters: Derivative (Line by Line) Filter Dialog
5.21. Analysis Mode, Filters: Derivative (Plane) Filter Dialog
5.22. Analysis Mode, Filters: Linear Regression (Plane) Filter Dialog
5.23. Analysis Mode, Filters: Linear Regression Filter Dialog
5.24. Analysis Mode, Filters: Math Filter Dialog
5.25. Analysis Mode, Filters: DZ-Correction Filter Dialog
5.26. Analysis Mode, Filters: Normalized Cross-Correlation Filter Dialog
5.27. Analysis Mode, Filters: Cross-Correlation (Spatial Domain) Filter Dialog
5.28. Analysis Mode, Filters: Low-Pas Filter (Frequency Domain) Filter Dialog
5.29. Analysis Mode, Filters: High-Pas Filter (Frequency Domain) Filter Dialog
5.30. Analysis Mode, Filters: Cross-Correlation (Frequency Domain) Filter Dialog
5.31. Analysis Mode, Filters: No-Operation Filter Dialog
5.32. Analysis Mode, Filters: Test Pattern Generator Dialog
5.33. Analysis Mode, Settings: Software
5.34. Analysis Mode, Settings: Calibration & Units
6.1. Measurement Dialog Analog Scan Mode Tab
6.2. Analog Scan Mode: Tip Control Panel
6.3. Analog Scan Mode: Feedback Dialog
6.4. Analog Scan Mode: Bias Voltage Pulse Dialog
6.5. Measurement Dialog Analog Scan Mode Tab
6.6. Measurement Dialog Digital Scan Mode Tab
6.7. Digital Scan Mode: Scan Area Panel
6.8. Digital Scan Mode: Positioning Panel
6.9. Digital Scan Mode: Tip Control Panel
6.10. Digital Scan Mode: Scan Control Panel
6.11. Digital Scan Mode: Measurement Info Panel
6.12. Digital Scan Mode: Measurement Info Configuration Panel
6.13. Digital Scan Mode: IV Spectroscopy Tab
6.14. Digital Scan Mode: FD Spectroscopy Tab
6.15. Digital Scan Mode: Grid Tab
6.16. Digital Scan Mode: Spectroscopy Grid (not to scale)
6.17. Digital Scan Mode: Channels Tab
6.18. Digital Scan Mode: Extra Mixer Tab
6.19. Digital Scan Mode: Digital Tab: Extra Mixer Slew rate
6.20. Digital Scan Mode: Data Tab
6.21. Digital Scan Mode: Digital Tab
6.22. Digital Scan Mode: Digital Tab: Steps
6.23. Digital Scan Mode: Advanced Tab
6.24. Digital Scan Mode: Scan Image Window Context menu
6.25. Camera Spectrum Viewer (HDF5) showing a diode curve
6.26. Measurement Dialog Approach Mode Tab
6.27. Approach Mode: Control Panel
6.28. Approach Mode: Display Panel
6.29. Approach Mode: Tip Control Panel
6.30. Approach Mode: Measurement Info Panel
6.31. Approach Mode: Stop Condition Approach Configuration Tabs
6.32. Approach Mode: Coarse Approach/Retract Configuration Tabs
6.33. Approach Mode: Coarse Trajectory Configure Parameters
6.34. Approach Mode: Coarse Trajectory Configuration Dialog
6.35. Approach Mode: Coarse Trajectory Curve Section Configuration Dialog
6.36. Approach Mode: Coarse Retract Configuration Tabs
6.37. Approach Mode: Sense Configuration Tab
6.38. Approach Mode: ADC Channels Configuration Tab
A.1. Analysis Mode: Help > About Dialog
A.2. Camera Hardware Settings
A.3. New Project Dialog
A.4. Camera Configuration Dialog
A.5. Camera Software Settings

List of Tables

5.1. Analysis Mode Menu
5.2. Analysis Mode Menu (continued)
5.3. Analysis Mode Menu (continued)
5.4. Analysis Mode Menu (continued)
6.1. Feedback Handling on Enter Approach Mode
6.2. Feedback Handling on Leave Approach Mode
C.1. Keyboard shortcuts