User manual LEICA APPLICATION SUITE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS V3.6.0

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Date: April 2010 Issue: 19 Printed in UK Table of Contents 1 Supported Microscopes, Cameras and Accessories 1. 1 1. 2 1. 3 2. 1 2. 2 2. 3 2. 4 2. 5 2. 6 3. 1 3. 2 3. 3 3. 4 3. 5 3. 6 3. 7 3. 8 3. 9 1 DM Microscopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Stereo- and Macroscopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Computer System (PC) Specification 4 Software Products using this Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 11532295) Transmitted light base for Stereo Microscopes TL RCITM External light sources (Photonic CLS 150XD, CLS 150LS, Schott KL 2005 LCD, EL6000) Oasis-blue XY controller (not Power Mosaic) LAS System Requirements Page 2 1. 3 Cameras Support for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 This release supports the following Leica Digital Cameras on a Windows PC meeting the requirements detailed in Section 2: FireWire A (1394a) DFC280 DFC290 DFC320 DFC300 FX DFC340 FX DFC350 FX DFC420 DFC420 C DFC480 DFC490 IC D IC 3D DFC500 FireWire B (1394b) DFC295 DFC290 HD DFC310 FX DFC345 FX DFC360 FX DFC400 DFC425 DFC425 C DFC495 DVM2000 USB2 IC80 HD ICC50 NOT Supported LAS does not support the following: Matrox Meteor 2 or Leutron frame grabbers Leica EC3 Leica DFC300, DFC300F, DFC350F Leica DC100, DC150, DC160, DC180, DC200, DC250, DC300, DC300F, DC300FX, DC350F, DC350FX, DC480, DC500 LAS System Requirements Page 3 2 Computer System (PC) Specification 2. 1 Software Products using this Specification PC Specification for LAS software This PC specification is targeted at Leica LAS software V3 or higher. The minimum recommended PC specification is described below. Lower specifications may limit the performance and some features of LAS. If using Windows Vista or Windows 7, a Windows experience index of 3. 5 is required for simple acquisition and 4. 5 or higher where multiple images are being processed. Other Leica Software using this PC Specification This PC specification also applies to the following software products with the restrictions mentioned: Leica Servers - only with Windows XP and Vista 32-bit Leica QWin - only with Windows XP and Vista 32-bit Leica Materials Workstation - only with Windows XP and Vista 32-bit Leica Stereo Explorer ­ only with Windows XP 32-bit Leica IM ­ only with Windows XP 32-bit For all other software products, please refer to their individual specifications. Leica LAS EZ software LAS EZ does not require a Firewire interface. Minimum RAM of 1Gb combined with the other specification details as follows is acceptable. Not for use with Windows 7. Leica DFC Twain software The PC specification will depend on the requirements of the host software application and the suppliers own specifications for their software should be followed. The specification following is typical. 2. 2 Processor Intel Core 2 Duo with nominal CPU clock > 2GHz or Intel Pentium 4 32-bit (x86) Processor with nominal CPU clock of > 3. 0GHz and including at least: 2MbL2 cache 800 Mhz FSB 2GB or higher of system RAM is strongly recommended. Where application is limited to LAS Core and Windows XP, 1GB may be acceptable. For processing large image stacks, 4GB is useful. For use with DFC500 RAM must be less than 4GB. Hard Drive: 80GB or higher, SATA 7200 rpm, 8MB cache, NTFS Display and Graphics - 19 or greater size monitor, one or two monitors, set to screen resolution of 1920 x 1200 or 1600 x 1200 or 1280 1024 Graphics card minimum parameters: 128Mb Ram minimum for single screen or 256Mb Ram for dual screen 128-bit memory bus width 32 bits operation Support for Direct X Version 9c or Direct X Version 10 for Windows Vista or Windows 7. PCI Express LAS System Requirements Page 4 The recommended minimum graphics adaptors are the Radeon X800, ATI Fire GL V7200or a recent NVidia Quadro graphics adaptor using the PCI Express bus or later models. For Dual Screen operation, Windows 7 is recommended. `Integrated' graphics cards may have reduced performance and are not recommended. Use of system or shared memory by the graphic card will impair performance. Some annotation and measurement overlays may not perform as expected. It is vital that the manufacturer's latest graphics drivers are installed for LAS to display images and the user interface correctly and particularly for use with the LAS 3D Viewer and LAS MultiTime ­ Movie modules. Obtain these from the PC or graphics board manufacturer, not Microsoft Corp. 2. 3 Interfaces Leica DFC Cameras Depending on the type of camera, a powered 1394a 6-pin or 1394b 9-pin FireWire OHCI port is required for use with Leica DFC cameras. As FireWire interface boards from some manufacturers have issues with non-Leica drivers, we recommend the use of the FireWire boards in the list below. Please note that you will also need the FireWire-b-b cable 12730186, if both camera and PC have a 1394b or FireWire-b connector. The following cards are recommended: Manufacturer IOI Zenkuman IOI Model FWB-PCI 02 PFW-85 FWB-PCIE 1X21B 107355 Ports 1394b 2-port 1394b PCI-64 2-port 1394b PCI-32 3-port 1394b PCI Express 1394a 3+1 port 1394a PCI-32 Chipset Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Agere Leica Article Nr 11 600 274 36 000 191 12 730 210 LaCie VIA 12730183 All DFC cameras are supplied with a suitable FireWire cable. For non-powered 4-pin (iLink) or 6-pin FireWire ports, the Laptop power kit 12730188 is needed. Other Leica Cameras and EZ4 D USB2 port is required for the EZ4 D, IC80 HD or ICC50. Microscopes USB2 interface ports are needed for the microscope and other external device control. [. . . ] 11 505 180 Smart Move for DM/DMI Series 10 450 218 IsoPro 6x4" motorized xy-stage V2 ­ note this stage is the new V2 stage that includes encoders. 3. 7 Motorized Focus DM5500-6000 use internal focus motor Driven by Oasis using CTR MIC control cable with Z breakout. DM4000 use external Märzhäuser focus drive Included with 11 101 938 DM4000 M stand 3. 8 Encoder Option 12 730 195 Oasis-blue Encoder kit for Power Mosaic Used where best accuracy is required with high-mag objectives Daughter board that fits on the Oasis-Blue board Modified XY Cable for Encoder Inputs Requires 12 730 196 Märzhäuser Scanning Stage, 100x80mm, 2mm with Encoders 3. 9 OASIS-4i Upgrade Kit Enables customers with previous generation Oasis boards to upgrade Assumes that the microscopes and stage control is already functioning LAS System Requirements Page 8 12 730 194 Kit includes OASIS-DC1 daughter board DFC Camera Trigger Cable Does not include Smart Move kit. Note ­ Oasis-4i will require a license code to be supplied, please contact DI. Support for this. LAS System Requirements Page 9 4 Factors that may reduce performance The following is a non-exclusive list of PC components that may degrade the performance of LAS. It is strongly recommended that the performance of LAS with a specific PC is tested to be acceptable before committing to its use. [. . . ]