Zeiss LSM 880, Operating Manual

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CHAPTER 2 - MACROS AND VISUAL BASIC
ZEISS Macros LSM 880
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(2) Recording panel
Before recording a command sequence, you can enter the name for the macro to be created in the
Name
input box of the
Recording
panel.
Start
button:
Starts recording.
Cancel button: Cancels the recording procedure.
Stop
button:
Stops recording.
Edit On Stop : On stopping the recording procedure, the macro editor is automatically opened
at the relevant position.
Proceed as follows to record a macro:
•
Enter a name for the macro to be created under
Name
in the
Recording
panel (see Fig. 7).
•
Click on the
Start
button to start recording the
macro.
•
Then perform the operations to be stored, e.g.:
−
Click on the LSM Auto Exposure action button. A find scan will be performed.
−
Click on the LSM
New
action button. A new
Image Display
window will be opened.
−
Click on the LSM Snap action button. A scan will be performed.
•
Then click on the Stop button to end the recording ( Cancel enables you to cancel recording).
−
If recording was successful, the entered Name will then also be available in the Macros list box of
the
Macro
panel. The new macro is automatically assigned to the current project. It is possible to
assign as many macros as required to a project.
•
Click on the
Save
button to store the new macro.
Proceed as follows to run a macro:
•
Select the required macro from the Project list box of the Macros panel.
•
Click on the Run button to start performing the macro.
Provided that a macro is linked to a list in the Macro section of the Menu Bar , you only need to
click on its name to perform it.
Proceed as follows to delete a macro:
•
Select the required macro from the
Project
list box of the
Macros
panel.
•
Click on the Delete button. The macro will be removed from the list.
Fig. 7 Recording section