FEI Quanta FEG 250, User'S Operation Manual

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System Overview: System Layout of Quanta FEG
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System Layout of Quanta FEG
The standard layout of the Quanta FEG 250 / 450 / 650 system is
based around a dedicated microscope controller.
The user interface devices are peripherals to the microscope
controller, either software or hardware.
FIGURE 2-3 QUANTA FEG STANDARD LAYOUT SCHEME
SOFTWARE INTERFACE ELEMENTS
The software control contains graphic applications within Windows
XP™ operating environment.
xT microscope Server starts and stops
the basic microscope functions. It makes possible to open and close
the
xT microscope Control software ( UI – user interface or
sometimes xTUI in the dialogue boxes) which controls system
functions including detection and analysis, scanning, image gathering,
manipulation and output, magnification, pressure, etc.
All user account levels created via FEI User Management software
ensure for the particular users admission to both the operating system
Windows XP and the xT microscope Control software. The hierarchy
of user account levels consists of the following:
• FEI Account Administrator
• FEI Supervisor Users
• FEI Microscope Users
• FEI Non-active Users
See Chapters 3 and 4 for more information on Logging on and
Logging off, the start-up of the system and all the features of the user
interface elements.
HARDWARE INTERFACE ELEMENTS
The system is computer controlled and as such has a microscope
controller which must be turned on to operate the microscope by
means of the software. The control software facilities and data are
displayed graphically on the
LCD monitor and are superimposed
around and on the image. To control software utilities one can use a
keyboard, mouse, joystick (option) or the Manual User Interface
(option).