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Sequoia Scientific, Inc.  

2700 Richards Road, Suite 107 

Bellevue, WA 98005 

USA 

Tel:

 (+1) 425-641-0944   

Fax:

 (+1) 425-643-0595 

[email protected]

 

www.SequoiaSci.com

 
 

 

LISST-HOLO 

U

ser’s Guide 

 

Version 3.0 

December 2014 

Summary of Contents for LISST-HOLO

Page 1: ...Sequoia Scientific Inc 2700 Richards Road Suite 107 Bellevue WA 98005 USA Tel 1 425 641 0944 Fax 1 425 643 0595 info SequoiaSci com www SequoiaSci com LISST HOLO User s Guide Version 3 0 December 2014...

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Page 3: ...ocal distributor a list of our international distributors can be found on www SequoiaSci com or Sequoia Scientific Inc directly Please be sure to include the instrument serial number with any correspo...

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Page 7: ...Summary of files created by HOLO_Batch 34 4 5 HOLO_Detail processing of individual holograms 36 Select Button 36 Advanced Settings 36 Set ROI Regen Kernel and Reconstruct Buttons 37 Clean Stack Slider...

Page 8: ...xposure 54 Command to subsystem 54 Watchdog shutdown 54 Motherboard log 54 6 7 About page 54 7 Handling Cleaning Maintenance and Storage 56 7 1 Handling 56 7 2 Cleaning 56 7 3 Maintenance 56 7 4 Stora...

Page 9: ...ISST HOLO was shipped to you in a Pelican case with custom foam padding Included in the shipping box are the LISST HOLO clamps stands External Memory Module with USB cable Ethernet cable Wireless Rout...

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Page 11: ...processing yields in focus particle images and volume distribution Automated firmware updates possible when instrument is connected to the Internet 2 2 Parameters Measured and Derived Particle images...

Page 12: ...500 A max at 12 VDC input Current consumption laser on 0 6 00 A max at 12VDC input Current consumption laser and camera on 0 880 A max at 12 VDC input NOTE Upon power up the current draw may briefly...

Page 13: ...l out 19 2K 8 bit no parity 5 RS232 EIA level in Six pin Auxiliary Connector Teledyne Impulse part MCBH WB 6 MP SS Pin Function 1 Ground 2 Digital Output 1 3 Digital Output 2 4 Digital Output 3 5 Digi...

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Page 15: ...data from the LISST HOLO you need a PC with a web browser and access to a power source Take out the instrument stands and place the LISST HOLO on the stands Take out the clear plastic box and open it...

Page 16: ...r and communicate with the LISST HOLO No power is supplied through the yellow Ethernet cable only communication Connect the yellow Ethernet cable to the wireless router DO NOT use the port to the far...

Page 17: ...The LISST HOLO will boot up The endcap LED will flash yellow for approximately 30 seconds When it is ready the LED will blink green every 5 seconds See section 10 for more information about the LED c...

Page 18: ...Images page where all holograms on board the memory card are listed Click the hologram you wish to view You will be asked if you want to save it to disk or to view it Select the Save option so that y...

Page 19: ...test chamber that can be installed between the windows and be filled with water for testing To install the chamber remove the U shaped spacer and press the sliding part into the chamber leaving a sma...

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Page 21: ...st select the software that matches your machine Inside the folder you will see two folders and one application The folders contain the Holo Batch and Holo Detail applications However before these pro...

Page 22: ...reate a shortcut of the batch and detail applications and place them on the desktop Should you like to add the program to the taskbar or start menu you can right click on the program icon and select P...

Page 23: ...truction Parameters Select Output Options Select Particle Bin Size Select Paths Folders Select Files The HOLO_Batch is shipped with factory default settings for the Reconstruction Parameters and these...

Page 24: ...osen Particle counts will then be obtained from both ROIs and adjusted so that particles in the overlapping parts are only counted once If you click the Add button a 3 rd ROI will be added which you c...

Page 25: ...ue in order to properly reconstruct the holograms DO NOT CHANGE THIS VALUE The Index of Refraction is for the medium in which the LISST HOLO is being used An average value for water is 1 333 If the LI...

Page 26: ...hologram reconstruction an image containing both in focus and out of focus particles is created at every step Check Save reconstructed slices if all slices are to be saved Save Dep Mon Images saves d...

Page 27: ...bins to 8000 m see section 11 for details Select the LISST 100X equivalent size bins desired for your output size distributions Next select Performance Options The default selection is for Speed Memor...

Page 28: ...your raw holograms are stored and click OK Now click to select the folder where you want the reconstructed images to be stored This is where reconstructed and Dep Mon images will be stored If these op...

Page 29: ...MAT files this is where they will be stored If you would like to process a subset of holograms in the directory you can press Select Holograms to Process The directory you have selected for Raw Hologr...

Page 30: ...nd files which will be averaged into one background file before subtracting It is not necessary to supply a background hologram in order to process your holograms if you do not select a background non...

Page 31: ...o exit If the data visualization option is selected the plots shown at the left will be updated after each hologram is processed A status bar will be also be displayed at the bottom of the screen show...

Page 32: ...it window blue particles very close to the receive window Using a pair of 3 D glasses will display the particles in a 3 D effect where the red particles will appear closer to the viewer than the blue...

Page 33: ...ructure called PartStats It has dimensions N 17 where N is the number of particles detected in the ROI The 10 columns have the following information about each particle Column Particle Property Unit 1...

Page 34: ...cus and out of focus particles that appear on that particular slice The distance from the transmit window of each slice is given in the image filename For example the image on the left is 016 0270 z22...

Page 35: ...ribution and other output as described in the section above filename znnn jpg Reconstructed slices of the hologram nnn indicates the slice number filename pstat mat MATLAB MAT file with N x 17 structu...

Page 36: ...Click the Select Path button to select a folder for browsing your holograms Select the folder where your holograms are stored then click OK From the drop down menu select a hologram to display The sel...

Page 37: ...or in any other substance with a different index of refraction The Offset Pixel Size and Wavelength should not be adjusted Set ROI and Reconstruct Buttons Select the size of the ROI using the radio b...

Page 38: ...construct button to initiate the reconstruction process Upon reconstruction the individual slices can be viewed on the right by clicking on the left and right arrows The X Y and Z axes of the reconstr...

Page 39: ...double click to mark the end of the transect a figure similar to the one on the left will pop up showing the pixel intensities along the selected transect Zoom and Reset Buttons Clicking the zoom but...

Page 40: ...e the mouse button the length of the line will be displayed in microns 4 6 LISST HOLO User s Community Dr Alex Nimmo Smith of University of Plymouth hosts a user s community website for holographic im...

Page 41: ...op the data collection as well as how to offload hologram from the EMM and the internal drive 5 2 Programming To configure the Start and Stop conditions you must connect to the instrument using the Et...

Page 42: ...at a frequency of up to 0 2 Hz 5 second interval The Burst Mode can be used to take a burst of holograms at a fixed time interval between the start of each burst The maximum sample rate is 0 2 Hz 5 se...

Page 43: ...step is to put the instrument into low power sleep mode so that we can disconnect the Ethernet cable and install the EMM In order for the EMM to be recognized it must be in place before power is appli...

Page 44: ...n the 0 position when sampling is complete 5 7 Downloading Raw Holograms The raw holograms are saved to the External Memory Module if it is installed Otherwise the holograms are stored on the internal...

Page 45: ...splay the images folder in the bottom right window To the left is the destination folder selection Navigate to the desired destination folder In this example we will offload to a folder on the C drive...

Page 46: ...ave been selected Now drag the selected holograms straight across to the destination folder window on the left side of the screen The selected holograms will then transfer to the destination folder To...

Page 47: ...ser mode Otherwise follow the instructions below Open up OpenSeeIt and select Browser Mode from the View Menu Navigate to the folder where your holograms are stored They will all be displayed in the b...

Page 48: ...able and establish communication with the instrument unless the setting for the Start and Stop conditions needs to be changed If the instrument is not going to be redeployed it can be powered down If...

Page 49: ...ature and depth endcap switch position and the state of the two digital inputs Select program The Select Program buttons lets the user select which program should control the LISST HOLO sampling Up to...

Page 50: ...lick on the Details button The Details Button then opens up a 2 nd window showing the details Click the Delete button to delete a hologram You can only delete one hologram at the time using the Delete...

Page 51: ...lick the Take images button You can take up to 20 holograms by selecting the number using the drop down menu If you enter a comment it will display when reviewing the image details see section 6 3 The...

Page 52: ...er profile check box is checked as in the example above the instrument will not go to sleep between samples Use this setting if the instrument is connected to shore power or to the external power supp...

Page 53: ...pply when you have changed it but make sure that it is correct The changes will take effect immediately so you will need to enter the new IP address in your browser to continue working with the LISST...

Page 54: ...st without first consulting Sequoia support Manual exposure Do not use without first consulting Sequoia support Command to subsystem Do not use without first consulting Sequoia support Watchdog shutdo...

Page 55: ...the About page contains information about the hardware and firmware loaded in the instrument as well as the serial number of the instrument Below this section are a few FAQ s as well as links to the...

Page 56: ...tical windows Dip a finger in the soapy solution and gently rub the windows Rinse several times with clean particle free water The connectors and cables should be lubricated with 3M Silicone Spray or...

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Page 58: ...st still connect the LISST HOLO to the router Then turn the router on and have your computer search for the SSID which is LISST Holo When you have connected to the router you need to enter the WAP PSK...

Page 59: ...h command line and press Enter You should see the black DOS prompt window 9 Type ipconfig release and press Enter 10 Type ipconfig renew and press Enter 11 The IP address has now been updated from 192...

Page 60: ...iately so you will need to enter the new IP address in your browser to continue working with the LISST HOLO New LISST HOLO IP address Date New LISST HOLO IP address Date New LISST HOLO IP address Date...

Page 61: ...etwork or the Internet but it can be useful when needed How do I connect the LISST HOLO to the Internet The LISST HOLO comes configured with a pre selected IP address netmask gateway DNS 1 and DNS 2 T...

Page 62: ...oncentric rings the concentration is too high and you most likely won t get any sensible data out of the hologram when processing it Why can I choose between spherical and random size ranges in HOLO_B...

Page 63: ...the Linux system and motherboard x red flashes 2 second pause repeat Fatal error Record number of red flashes and contact Sequoia for troubleshooting and or possible repair of the instrument 0 5 seco...

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Page 69: ...hutter minimum value 36 37 Camera shutter maximum value 38 39 Camera gain 40 41 Camera gain minimum value 42 43 Camera gain maximum value 44 115 Not used 116 119 Depth coefficient DepthA Floating poin...

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Page 71: ...prompt written notice of the claim SEQUOIA has exclusive control over the defense and settlement of the claim Customer provides such assistance as SEQUOIA may request in connection with the defense an...

Page 72: ...purpose modify adapt translate or create derivative works based on any such software or disassemble decompile or reverse engineer any such software No title to or ownership of any software or intellec...

Page 73: ...gion Of Interest 24 HOLO_Detail 36 Hologram 61 details 50 download from EMM 44 download from internal drive 44 50 enter comment 51 file name 51 PGM file structure 69 processing 22 processing time 61 v...

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