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76 PhotonMAX System Manual Version 1.B
Error Creating Controller message
This message may be displayed if you are using a PVCAM-supported camera and have
not run the RSConfig.exe program (see previous topic), if the PVCAM.INI file has been
corrupted, or if the PhotonMAX was not powered on before you started WinView/32 or
WinSpec/32 and began running the Hardware Wizard.
Figure 65. Error Creating Controller dialog box
Error 129: Indicates that the problem is with the PVCAM.INI file. Close WinView/32 or
WinSpec/32, run RSConfig, verify that the PhotonMAX is the first camera, make
sure the PhotonMAX is powered on, reopen WinView, and begin running the
Hardware Wizard.
Error 183: Indicates that the PhotonMAX is off. If you are running the Hardware
Wizard when this message appears, click on OK , power on the PhotonMAX, and, on
the PVCAM dialog box, make sure Yes is selected and then click on Next . The
Hardware Wizard should continue to the Controller Type dialog box.
Program Error message
Figure 66. Program Error dialog box
This dialog may appear if you have tried to acquire a test image, acquire data, or run in
focusing mode and the DMA buffer size is too small. A large array (for example, a
2048x2048 array), requires a larger setting than that for a smaller array (for example, a
512x512 array).
To correct the problem:
1. Click on
OK
.
2. Reboot WinView.
3. Note the array size (on the
Setup|Hardware|Controller/CCD
tab page or the
Acquisition|Experiment Setup|Main
tab page Full Chip dimensions). If your
camera contains a large array (such as a 2048x2048 array), and the DMA buffer
size is too small, there will not be enough space in memory for the data set.
4. Open
Setup|Environment|Environment
dialog box.
5. Increase the DMA buffer size to a minimum of 32 Mb (64 Mb if it is currently 32
Mb or 128 Mb if it is currently 64 Mb), click on
OK
, and close WinView.