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CRISP Ninja (Standalone CRISP GUI)

CRISP Ninja is a standalone application that works with CRISP on both the TG-1000 and MS-2000 controllers.

This is a Windows only application and works on Windows 10 and 11.

The CRISP Micro-Manager plugin can also be used to control CRISP.

Please refer to the CRISP manual for general information.

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CRISP Ninja User Interface

Setup

COM Port - serial communications port.

Baud Rate - serial communications speed. [Always 115200 for TG-1000]

Poll Rate [ms] - The delay between requesting the status of the CRISP device. Leave it at 120 ms, frequent polling may cause freezes.

Card Address - The card address for TG-1000 systems. Leave this input blank for MS-2000.

Axis Character - The axis that CRISP is using to auto-focus, usually Z or F.

Log Save Directory - The save directory to log data if logging is enabled.

Find CRISP - Queries the controller to automatically find the Axis Character and Card Address.

Start - Connect to the controller, click again to disconnect.

Log Data - Check this box to log data to the Log Save Directory.

Status

State - The current state of the device.

Pos[um] - The position of the axis in microns.

AGC - The AGC value.

SNR - The signal to noise ratio.

Calibration

1: Log Cal - Set the CRISP state to Log Cal.

2: Dither - Set the CRISP state to Dither.

3: Set Gain - Set the CRISP state to Set Gain.

Buttons

Lock - Focus lock the device.

Unlock - Unlock from focus lock.

Set Offset - Zeros the error signal, CRISP will attempt to keep current focus.

Clear - Clears the black text box of all previous entries.

Help - Opens the default web browser and navigates to this page.

Spinners

LED Intensity [%] - Sets the IR LED intensity as a percentage of brightness.

Objective NA - Set to the objective's numerical aperture.

Averaging - Error signal averaging.

Loop Gain - Adjust to change the responsiveness of CRISP.

Lock Range [mm] - Prevent the axis from moving too far out of focus lock.

Update Rate [ms] - The time in milliseconds to wait between updates to the CRISP trajectory.

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crisp_ninja.txt · Last modified: 2024/07/26 15:40 by brandon