Automatic recipe creation

In the Configuration section, select the Recipe line. For each function, you must verify the details of the selected Sub Device. This Sub Device definition is required to generate the recipe. By default, the fields are prefilled.

For the Stage Device, you can enter the name of the stage, modify the Sub Devices.If you have multiple stages on your system, you can add a stage by clicking on the Add Stage button. You can delete a stage by clicking on the red cross.

You will find all properties for the focus device. You can enter the piezo and autofocus Sub Devices. When it’s done, click on Next.

Enter all the shutters in your system. If one is missing, you can search for the name of the shutter in the search field of the left column and move to the right column by clicking the arrow.

>> : All Sub Devices on the field are moved in the shutters list

> : Only the selected Sub Device is moved in the shutters list

<< : All Sub Devices on the field are removed from the shutters list

< : Only the selected Sub Device is removed from the shutters list

Fastpath: Use the search line to find the needed element.

You can come back to the previous device by clicking on Previous. Once all your shutters are in the list, you can click Next.

Verify if the open and close values of the shutters are correct and click Next.

Notice: By default 0 means close shutter and 1 means open shutter. Check if necessary "Update Only When Imaging". If you check the box of Update Only When Imaging, the status of the shutter will be only in Live or during the acquisition. If the box is unchecked, you can modify by yourself the status of the shutter.

Enter all your cameras. The camera is automatically detected. You can add many cameras by clicking on Add Camera. For each camera, you need to select or modify the Name, the Camera Driver, the Trigger Device (only if you want to trigger the camera with the device controller) and indicate the pixel size. You can delete the Camera by clicking on the red cross. Click on Next.

Start, Stop, Snap and Soft Trig Sub Devices are pre-filled. They are Sub Devices of the camera Driver Device. If the Trigger Device has been filled in, Edge, Level and CheckReady are available and pre-filled. Otherwise, the fields are disabled. Click Next.

Define the Camera Stream Sub Devices: Indicate the parameters applied for the different modes of the camera. 4 fields need to be filled in:

Internal Stream: This mode I used for Live or Snap.
Soft Stream: In this mode, the camera is triggered via software by calling the previously defined Sub Device in the Soft Trigger field. This field is available only if Soft Trigger was specified in the previous view.
External Edge Stream: In this mode the camera is triggered by the DC with TTL. With this mode, you can’t use different exposure times in one sequence. This field is available only if Edge Trigger was specified in the previous view.
External Level Stream:In this mode the camera is triggered by the DC with TTL. With this mode, you can use different exposure times in one sequence. This field is available only if Level Trigger was specified in the previous view.

The Sub Devices responsible for those properties depend on your camera.

For each field, select the correct Sub Device and Value using the search box. Once your Sub Device is selected, you will get the values specific to this Sub Device in the Value drop-down menu.

[This is a optional step for all system with special techniques using ILDA connector (FRAP, TIRF) or FLIM option. If so, check ILDA functions]

When all the properties are filled in, click on Create Recipe. Once done, you will get a popup window "Receipes Created Successfully" and you will find your receipe in the configuration part (under Receipes line).

Normally you don't need to change the recipe, but if you want to, you can drag and drop the recipe function to change the order.