Instrument status
The instrument status pane shows the status of the lasers, filters and photo-multiplier
tubes (PMT).
FunctionField
List of installed lasersLaser
List of installed filtersFilter
List of photo-multiplier tubesPMT
Displays the current status of the Amersham Typhoon scanner.
The status of the scanner can be one of the following:
Status
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Scanner not connected
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Initializing
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Ready
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Pre-scanning
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Pre-scan(s) completed
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Scanning
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Scan(s) completed and image(s) saved
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Filter moving
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Pre-scan(s) stopped
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Scan(s) stopped and image saved
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Scan(s) stopped and image not saved
For more information about the installed laser, refer to Laser specifications, on page 132.
For more information about the filters, refer to Section 3.4 Filters, on page 57. For more
information about the photo-multiplier tubes, refer to Photomultiplier tubes, on page 41.
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4 Amersham Typhoon Control Software
4.1 Main window