Multichannel image acquisition
Use this functionality to acquire fluorescent and false colored images.
- Live image mode is on and the device command sequences necessary for each channel are defined.
- Configure your system for a multichannel acquisition. See "Automating the Multichannel Acquisition Process"
- Click Acquire>Acquisition Tool Panels>Show all to open the tool panels used during the acquisition.
- The Multichannel Control tool panel displays the channels configured in Step 2.
Optional : Click Setup to review the channel's settings.
- Check the Remember Video Settings checkbox.
- Click the device command sequence button for the first channel; adjust the exposure in the camera settings until a full balanced histogram is achieved.
- Click the device command sequence for the next channel; adjust the exposure in the camera settings until a full balanced histogram is achieved.
- Click the device command sequence for the last channel; adjust the exposure in the camera settings until a full balanced histogram is achieved.
The program has "memorized" the camera settings for each channel and is ready to apply them for acquisition.
- Click Acquire >Capture>Enable multichannel.
- The program performs the acquisition tasks defined for the first channel.
- You may be prompted to adjust the camera settings. Click OK.
- The program performs the acquisition tasks for the other channels defined.