Hardware setup: Message device
For a better understanding of this tool, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with Device Command Sequence Setup first.
Purpose
Use this tool if you have a non-motorized microscope to define alerts/instructions (referred to as messages) to perform a series of manual adjustments to your microscope.
Creating a sequence of messages
- Create a series of messages for each microscope piece to adjust.
- Go to the File>Hardware setup>Message device panel.
- In the Message Device panel, click Add.
- Enter a name and text for the message. Click OK.
- Repeat a. and b. for each new message and click OK once all the messages have been created.
- Define a Device Command Sequence to display the messages in the order corresponding to the order of the manual adjustments.
Using the sequence of messages
- Select the name of your sequence of messages from the Device drop-down menu in Acquire>Device controls.
- The first message appears in a pop-up window. Perform the task outlined in the message and click OK.
- Repeat for each message in the sequence.