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Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 69
2. Change the "Name=" entry to something more meaningful for you (for example,
PhotonMAX-spec- to indicate that this is a PVCAM-based system using a
PhotonMAX camera for spectroscopy). Then save the edited file.
[Camera_1]
Type=0
Name=PhotonMAX-spec
Driver=pmwdm2k.sys
Port=0
3. The new camera name will now appear in the
Camera Name
field and in the
title bar for the Hardware Setup dialog box.
Controller Is Not Responding
If this message pops up when you click on
OK
after selecting the "Interface Type" during
Hardware Setup
(under the WinView/32 or WinSpec/32
Setup
menu), the system has
not been able to communicate with the camera. Check to see if camera has been turned
ON and if the PCI interface card, its driver, and the DATA cable have been installed.
•
Verify that the
Use PVCAM
checkbox is checked . This checkbox
is located on the
Controller/Camera
tab page, accessed by selecting
Hardware…
from the
Setup
menu. Data transfer is disabled when this box is
left unchecked .
•
If the camera is ON, the problem may be with the PCI card, its driver, or the
cable connections.
•
If the interface card is not installed, close the application program (WinView/32
or WinSpec/32) and turn the camera OFF. Follow the interface card installation
instructions in provided with your interface card, and cable the card to the DATA
port on the rear of the camera. Then do a "Custom" installation of WinView/32
or WinSpec/32 with the appropriate interface component selected. Be sure to
deselect the interface component that does not apply to your system.
•
If the interface card is installed in the computer and is cabled to the DATA port
on the rear of the camera, close the application program and turn the camera
OFF. Check the cable connections.
•
If the interface card was installed after the application program was installed,
close the application program and do a "Custom" installation of WinView/32 or
WinSpec/32 with the appropriate interface component selected. Be sure to
deselect the interface component that does not apply to your system.