Configuration Controls

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Configuration Window with ResScanner Selected.

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Configuration Window with ResScanner Selected and Advanced Timing Control unveiled.

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Configuration Window with LinScanner Selected and Advanced Timing Control unveiled.

Imaging System

Active Imaging System

Select a scanning system to use for imaging from the systems that have been configured in the Machine Data File

Alignment

Opens the ALIGNMENT CONTROLS panel that can be used to align parallel scanning systems

Acquisition Parameters

Keep resonant scanner on

When selected, the resonant scanner is kept on even when not actively imaging.

Note

This option is only available if the currently selected imaging system is a resonant scanner.

Tip

Using this option can help avoid drift over time in the resonant frequency by allowing the scanner to “warm up” to a stable frequency.

FOV Cal

Opens a window for adjusting the resonant scan amplitude as a percent of the max scan angle for command voltages Calibration of the resonant scanners amplitude at different zoom levels .

Note

This feature is for resonant scanning only.

Bidirectional Scan

Enables two way scanning (ie data is acquired when the X scan mirror is traveling in both directions).

Bidirectional scanning will increase the frame rate, while unidirectional scanning can produce higher quality images by avoiding the interlace effect from the phase being slightly incorrect.

Tip

Even when using unidirectional scanning it is important to have the scan phase properly adjusted to avoid image distortion. Use bidirectional scanning first to get the phase correct then switch over to unidirectional scanning.

Pixels Per Line

Imaging resolution in the fast scan mirror (X) dimension.

Note

Only applies in non multiple-ROI imaging

Lines Per Frame

Imaging resolution in the slow scan mirror (Y) dimension.

Note

Only applies in non multiple-ROI imaging

Pix=Lin

Apply square pixelation constraint:

if selected, the values of Pixels/Line and Lines/Frame are constrained to be equal.

E.g. 512x512, 256x256, etc.

Note

The Lines/Frame control is disabled (slaved to Pixels/Line) when this option is enabled

Square Pix

Apply square pixel constraint:

if selected, the value of Scan Angle Multiplier Slow on the Main Controls is constrained to match the fraction (Lines/Frame)/(Pixels/Line).

Note

Without this constraint, individual pixels may have rectangular aspect ratio.

Frame Rate (Measure)

Rate in which frames are acquired.

Note

For resonant scanning the frame rate is affected by the resonant mirror scanning frequency. This can be measured using the “measure” button.

Scan Phase Adjustment

Adjusts the timing between acquisition of forward and reverse lines for bidirectional scanning. If bidirectional scanning is on the Auto Adjust button can be used to find the correct scan phase by image analysis

Pixel Dwell Time/ Line Rate/Line Period

Display/control for scanning rate. For resonant scanning this is a display only, as the scanner rate is fixed. For linear scanning, this value can be changed. The scanning rate is set by a combination of the sampling rate and pixel bin factor.

Advanced Timing Controls Panel

Fill Fraction(Temporal/Spatial)

Sets the fraction of the scanned area in the fast mirror (X) dimension where image acquisition occurs

Note

For resonant scanning since the velocity profile of the resonant mirror is sinusoidal, the temporal and spacial fill fractions are different. For linear scanning they are the same.

Pixel Time (Mean)

Mean acquisition time, in ns, for each pixel.

Pixel Time (Max/Min)

Ratio of pixel dwell time at outer pixel (max) to center pixel (min) of each scanned line

Resonant Scanning: Ratio is positive, as dwell time for sinusoidal scan trajectory is greater towards the field edges compared to the center

Linear Scanning: Ratio is always one (1) - the pixel dwell time is uniform across the scanned line

Line Period

Time interval between the start of each line in the frame

Pixel Bin Factor

The numer of ADC samples that are averaged into one pixel.

Note

For resonant scanning, due to the sinusoidal scan trajectory each pixel is slightly different; this field is non editable and will just show NaN

Sampling Rate

Sets the rate that ADC samples are collected

Note

For resonant scanning, this is set by the FPGA and cannot be changed. If synchronization with an external clock is enabled, this will show the actual clock rate

Frame Flyback

The time to allow for the slow scan mirror (Y) to travel from the end position back to the start position at the end of a frame

Frame Flyto

For multiple ROI imaging, the time to allow for the scanner to transition from the end position of one ROI to the start position of another

Line Scan Controls

Scan Type

If the currently selected scanning system is a linear scanner, this control appears to switch between traditional frame scanning and arbitrary line scanning.

Monitor Scanner Feedback

When enabled, displays (and records to disk if data logging is on) the actual scanner path during arbitrary line scanning

Calibrate Feedback Sensors

Calibrated the position feedback sensor for line scanning. This must be done once for position feedback to work