PicoQuant MultiHarp 150 - Axis Panel; Time Axis Group; Count Axis Group

PicoQuantGmbH MultiHarpSoftwareV.3.1.0.0
6.5. Axis Panel
ThecontrolsoftheAxis Panelareusedtocustomizethemainwindow'scurvedisplay.Allmouseactionsonthe
spincontrolsonthisdialogresultininstantmodificationofthedisplay.Ifyouchoosetoalterthevaluesinthe
editfieldsbykeyboard,youhavetofinalizeyourchangesbypressing<Enter>orclickingtheApplybutton.
Thecontrolsaregroupedasfollows:
6.5.1. Time Axis Group
Notethatthetimeaxislabelingispreciseintermsofrelativeinformationonly.Atoffset=0theabsolutetimedif-
ferencebetweentheinputsisclosetotheshowntimesbutmaybeoffbysometensofpicoseconds.Offsets>0
changetheplacementoftheacquisitionwindowandthetruetimedifferencesarethenoffaccordingly.
Minimumeditboxandspincontrol
Herethestartingvalueofthedisplayedtimeaxiscanbeset.Unitsarenanoseconds(ns).Theminimumis0.If
theenteredvalueexceedsthecurrenttimeaxismaximum,anerrormessageappears.Whenusingthespin
controlexceedingthecurrenttimeaxismaximumisnotpossible.Insteadofincrementingtheminimumvalue
further,thesystembeepsasawarning.Keepinmindthenotesontimeaxisinterpretationgiveninthepara-
graphTime Axis Groupabove.Alsonotethattheincrementuponusingthespinbuttonsgrowswiththecurrent
value.Thispermitsfastchangesacrosstheentirerange.
Maximumeditboxandspincontrol
Heretheendvalueofthedisplayedtimeaxiscanbeset.Unitsarenanoseconds(ns).Iftheenteredvaluebe-
comessmallerthanthecurrenttimeaxisminimum,anerrormessageappears.Whenusingthespincontrol,vi-
olatingthecurrenttimeaxisminimumisautomaticallyprevented.Insteadofdecrementingtheminimumvalue
further,thesystembeepsawarning.Keepinmindthenotesontimeaxisinterpretationgivenintheparagraph
Time Axis Groupabove.Alsonotethattheincrementuponusingthespinbuttonsgrowswiththecurrentvalue.
Thispermitsfastchangesacrosstheentirerange.
Thetimeaxissettingswilldeterminethenumberoftimebinsexportedviaclipboardcopy/paste.Onlythebins
withinthedisplayedtimerangewillbeused.
6.5.2. Count Axis Group
Minimumeditboxandspincontrol
Herethestartingvalueofthedisplayedcountaxiscanbeset.Unitsarecounts.Iftheminimumissetto0inlog-
arithmicmode,theresultingminimumasdisplayedis10
−1
.Iftheenteredvalueexceedsthecurrentcountaxis
maximum,anerrormessageappears.Whenusingthespincontrol,exceedingthecurrentcountaxismaximum
isautomaticallyprevented.Insteadofincrementingtheminimumvaluefurther,thesystembeepsawarning.
Notethattheincrementuponusingthespinbuttonsgrowswiththecurrentvalue.Thispermitsfastchanges
acrosstheentirerange.
Maximumeditboxandspincontrol
Heretheupperendofthedisplayedcountaxiscanbeset.Unitsarecounts.Iftheenteredvaluebecomes
smallerthanthecurrenttimeaxisminimum,anerrormessageappears.Whenusingthespincontrol,violating
thecurrentcountaxisminimumispreventedautomatically.Insteadofdecrementingtheminimumvaluefurther,
thesystembeepsawarning.Notethattheincrementuponusingthespinbuttonsgrowswiththecurrentvalue.
Thispermitsfastchangesacrosstheentirerange.
Lin / Logradiobuttons
Theseradiobuttonschangethescalingofthecountaxisfromlineartologarithmicandviceversa.Despitethe
factthatinlogarithmicscalethedisplaywillalwaysshowwholepowersoften,thechangeofthescalingisap-
pliedwithoutmodifyingtheminimum/maximumrange.
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