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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.