nionswift-instrumentation 0.19.0

A Nion Swift library for STEM instrumentation (Camera, Scan, Video, Microscope).

Nion Swift Instrumentation

The Nion Swift Instrumentation library (used in Nion Swift)

The instrumentation library provides base classes for STEM instrumentation including cameras and scanners.

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Changelog (nionswift-instrumentation)

0.19.0 (2020-08-31)

• Add section-by-section drift correction during synchronized acquisition.

• Add support for specifying drift correction parameters (only used in synchronized acquisition).

• Add record_immediate function for scan devices.

• Add partial updating during synchronized acquisition.

• Add optional help button and ability to register delegate for camera panel to handle.

• Fix numerous issues handling the subscan and beam position graphics.

• Fix issue starting scan record immediately after another one.

• Fix issue with reloading scans with leftover probe/subscan graphics.

• Enable spectrum image acquisition for MultiAcquire.

• Removed y-shift and shifter strength from MultiAcquire.

• Added a time estimate to MultiAcquire.

0.18.3 (2019-11-26)

• Fix issue with subscan handling during SI.

• Improve exception handling during camera initialization.

• Add support for time-based initial calibration style for scans.

0.18.2 (2019-07-22)

• Fix metadata handling in scan devices (was not copying it to the image).

0.18.1 (2019-06-27)

• Fix multi acquire data item calibration handling.

0.18.0 (2019-06-25)

• Change camera to use instrument controller (generalized stem controller).

• Add stubs for 2D control methods.

0.17.0 (2019-04-29)

• Add synchronized acquisition of sub areas and lines.

• Expand ability of custom devices to specify calibration and processing.

• Add multi-acquire panel for acquiring multiple summed sets of spectra with optional energy offsets.

• Support subscan rotation and subscan resolution.

• Improve handling of default stem_controller for camera, scan modules.

• Change shift output messages to match sign of change.

0.16.3 (2019-02-27)

• Change camera exposure time and scan pixel time to have two digits of precision.

• Add ‘synchronized state’ messages to instrument controller, invoked at start/end of synchronized acquisition.

• Limit scan device pixel time in the case of long camera exposure during synchronized acquisition.

0.16.2 (2018-01-18)

• Fix closing bug in state controller leading to errors when closing document window.

0.16.1 (2018-12-21)

• Change spectrum and 4d images to go into new data items each acquisition.

0.16.0 (2018-12-12)

• Add check mark in context menu to indicate active display panel controller.

• Use new display item capabilities in Nion Swift 0.14.

0.15.1 (2018-10-04)

• Fix race condition when scripting probe position.

0.15.0 (2018-10-03)

• Improve support for sub-scan.

• Expand API and documentation.

• Improve cancel and error handling in synchronized acquisition.

• Remove limitation of PMT to channels 0, 1.

• Add support for acquisition sequence cancellation.

0.14.1 (2018-06-25)

• Add STEM controller methods to access ronchigram camera, eels camera, and scan controller.

• Register all cameras via Registry rather than directly in HardwareSourceManager.

• Improve metadata, calibration, and naming during acquisition recording.

0.14.0 (2018-06-21)

• Introduce camera modules to replace camera devices. Allows more control of camera settings.

0.13.3 (2018-06-18)

• Minor changes to scan acquisition (ensure size is int).

• Fix handling of Ronchigram when scale calibration missing.

0.13.2 (2018-06-04)

• Improve handling of sum/project processing in acquire sequence.

• Improve handling of calibration via calibration controls.

• Fix default handling of dimensional calibrations in acquire sequence.

0.13.1 (2018-05-13)

• Fix manifest.

0.13.0 (2018-05-12)

• Initial version online.