This document contains important information regarding
the installation or upgrade of your Andor Software. We recommend that you read
it fully to ensure trouble free installation.
Attention: For DO or DX
cameras please refer to the PDF file included as part of this installation
Contents
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.87.30003.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.87.30000.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.86.30001.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.86.30000.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.85.30000.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.84.30003.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.84.30002.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.83.30001.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.83.30000.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.82.30001.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.82.30000.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.81.30004.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.81.30003.1
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.81.30002.0
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.81
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.80
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.79
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.78.5
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.78
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.77
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.76
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.75
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.74
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.73
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.72
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.71
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.7
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.6
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.5
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Software improvements and additional features for Version
2.4
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Software
improvements and additional features for Version 2.2
New Features
Bug Fixes
1.
Improved accuracy of reported Clara
acquisition timings.
2.
Fixed issue with random tracks freezing in video
mode.
3.
Fixed issues with random track fire pulse.
4.
Pulse width incorrect in external trigger frame
transfer on a iXon 885
5.
Fixed memory leak in SaveAsFITS,
SaveAsRAW and SaveAsSPC
6.
Maximum IOC frequency now defaults to 50kHz for PCI iStar
7.
iXon 885 now
reports that it supports real gain
8.
Fixed timings for Luca-R in frame transfer mode
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
SetDACOutput
SetDACOutputScale
GetNumberIO
SetIODirection
SetIOLevel
GetIOLevel
GetIODirection
SetTriggerInvert
IsAmplifierAvailable
SetOverlapMode
SetMetaData
GetMetaDataInfo
Bug Fixes
1.
Spooled files beyond 4GB could not be opened
2.
Data was being lost when spooled files of small
images went beyond 4GB
3.
Spooled FITS file had cycle time saved as 0
4.
IsPreAmpAvailable should use
channel passed rather than current one
5.
Random tracks data corrupted for consecutive tracks
for cameras other than iXon+
6.
GetImages16 LabVIEW wrapper
was calling wrong SDK function
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
Improved noise performance on DZ936 cameras at 3 and 5MHz horizontal readout speeds.
Bug Fixes
None
New Features
None
Bug Fixes
1.
Fixed some documentation
errors in LabVIEW context help
2.
Fixed Shamrock close and re-initialisation
in C interface of Shamrock SDK
3.
Fixed Shamrock close
operation in LabVIEW
New Features
None
Bug Fixes
1.
Fixed cooling issue on
Fibre Optic systems
2.
Fixed hot column issue on
iXon DU888 cameras.
3.
Fixed crash in External
Trigger on
4.
Fixed DLL error on Windows
Install program.
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
· GetKeepCleanTime
· GetReadOutTime
Bug Fixes
New Features
Bug Fixes
New Features
1. SetIsolatedCropMode added to LabVIEW library
2. SaveAsTiffEx function added to provide choice of whether data is
scaled
Bug Fixes
1. SaveAsTiff function for a kinetic series saved the same image
for every frame
2. SaveAsTiff now checks for available memory to avoid crash
3. GetHeadModel function was returning model in lowercase
4. GetMostRecentImage16 VI was calling GetMostRecentImage
5. iXon FPGA version not being read properly in Initialize
function
6. SetIsolatedCropMode function repaired
7. GetAvailableCameras did not update with USB devices plugged in & out
8. Using GetCameraEventStatus
on fast acquisitions caused acquisition to fail
9. Long kinetic series of FITS was not working
Features
Support for Luca 285 added.
Data transfer from USB cameras improved.
Crop mode option added for iXon+
SetIsolatedCropMode
Improved support for integrate on chip
GetDDGIOCFrequency
GetDDGIOCNumber
SetDDGIOCNumber
Option to export to raw data
SaveAsRaw
New SDK function to get the X and Y shifts used to demosaic
the CYMG images
GetCYMGShift
Fixes
SaveAsSif in SDK not storing
readout speed correctly.
Shutter now works correctly for Classic cameras when software run for
the first time after rebooting PC.
Data was wrapping at 65K if taking a kinetic series of accumulations.
Supports 32
and 64-bit Windows XP and
Moved to
new USB device driver libUSB
New Run
Till Abort functionality for latest iXon (with CC-I23 controller card), and
Luca Cameras.
SendSoftwareTrigger
SetRingExposureTimes
GetAdjustedRingExposureTimes
GetNumberRingExposureTimes
GetRingExposureRange
IsTriggerModeAvailable
New image
manipulation functions
SetImageFlip
SetImageRotate
Save as
GRAMS SPC file format - SaveAsSPC
Calculate
the red and blue relative to green factors to white balance a colour image - WhiteBalance
New features
Bug fixes
SaveAsBmp
was not working in latest version
Spooling to
FITS, sif and tiff now available
SetBaselineOffset function added
SetShutterEx added to control both an internal and external shutter through a DV8285
GetNumberHSSpeeds now includes error checking for classics
GetCapabilities returns correct bit depth for an iDus
IsPreAmpGainAvailable now indicates yes for classic cameras as long as the gain index is zero
and other parameters are valid
EMGain
Capability now returned correctly for iDus,
SaveAsSif
now handles spooled files
Support for new Luca range of Cameras
Control of linear EM gain
SetEMGainMode
GetEMCCDGain
GetEMGainRange
Option to save to FITS file format – SaveAsFITS
Crop mode available with
Support for
GetMostRecentImage does not now prevent access to images previous to the one obtained
Controller type can be tested
Multiple systems control.
GetAvailableSystems
SetCurrentCamera
GetCurrentCamera
GetCameraHandle
Support for new iDus range of cameras
New data retrieval functions along with 16-bit versions to reduce memory allocation
GetMostRecentImage
GetOldestImage
GetImages
GetMostRecentImage16
GetOldestImage16
GetImages16
Functions to retrieve information on run till abort mode acquisitions
GetSizeOfCircularBuffer
GetNumberNewImages
GetTotalNumberNewImagesAcquired
Function to track spooling
GetSpoolProgress
Retrieve recommended vertical shift speed
GetFastestRecommendedVSSpeed
Control of pre-amplifier gain – if available
GetNumberPreAmpGains
GetPreAmpGain
SetPreAmpGain
IsPreAmpGainAvailable
Offset and binning options available in Fast Kinetics mode on iXon
SetFastKineticsEx
Additional iXon controls
SetBaselineClamp
SetHighCapacity
New export options
SaveAsTiff
SaveAsEDF
Option to determine whether cooler remains on after shutdown
SetCoolerMode
Photon counting functions added
SetPhotonCounting
SetPhotonCountingThreshold
Functions for preallocating and deallocating acquisition memory.
PrepareAcquisition
FreeInternalMemory
Temperature can now be returned as a float
GetTemperatureF
SaveAsSif now saves temperature, gain, vertical shift speed, vertical clock amplitude and DDG info
Functions for adding user text to sif files when saving.
SaveAsCommentedSif
SetSifComment
ARM signal corrected for external trigger
1. A number of commands have been added to control the readout of our new range of iXon cameras.
GetNumberADChannels
SetADChannel
GetNumberHSSpeeds
GetHSSpeed
SetHSSpeed
GetNumberVSSpeeds
GetVSSpeed
SetVSSpeed
GetPixelSize
SetVSAmplitude
2. 16-bit version of GetAcquiredData available to reduce memory allocation.
3. 16-bit version of GetNewData available to reduce memory allocation.
1. SaveAsBmp command now saves individual scans in a kinetic series to separate files.
2. Additional examples have been added covering the following topics:
Spooling to disk
Image Binning
Frame Transfer acquisition mode
EMCCD detectors
DDG (Istar)
Acquisition handling with Events
Kinetic Image
3. Full Vertical Binning mode now available for EMCCD’s
4. Intelligate = 1 added to detector.ini file to indicate intelligate capability.
5. Accumulate option now available in iStar kinetic series.
6. Multitrack now works with horizontal binning.
7. Displacement of image on DV465 systems using horizontal binning fixed.
8. Kinetic Series acquisitions greater than 64MB can now be acquired under Windows2000 and NT.
9. SaveAsSif now saves kinetic series acquisitions correctly.
1. GetDDGIOCPulses function added (iStar only).
2. Additional checks added to SetDDGIOCFrequency
3. Spooling of data to disk added – SetSpool
4. Added Fast External Trigger capability – SetFastExtTrigger
5. SetDriverEvent now signal every scan
6. Acquisition progress can now be monitored – GetAcquisitionProgress
7. GetAcquiredData now works correctly for camera with L3 Vision CCDs (EMCCD)
8. The SDK no longer allows multiple applications to communicate with the device driver. Previous if a second application attempted to communicate with the device driver the system could crash.
9. When using the FVB readout mode in frame transfer acquisitions the system no longer shifts the image area while reading out the storage area.
10. Minor memory leaks fixed.
1. Added control of L3 Vision (EMCCD) systems.
2. Added control of iStar systems
3. Removed restriction on the number of tracks in RandomTrack as adjacent tracks are now allowed provided they are the same height.
4. Horizontal binning added to FVB, single, multi and random track modes
1. In the C Examples the data buffers were not being deleted after each acquisition.
2. In the C Examples a check is now done to see if the min data value is equal to the max data value. This stops a divide by zero error occurring.
3. Functionality added to use the I2C communication protocol. This allows the user to control IO devices such as stepper motors and LEDs.
4. Fast Kinetics mode is now fully supported. For more information see the SDK manual.
5. Additional control has been added for certain models of ICCD. This includes software gain control and mode selection.
6. Data can be saved as a .sif file which is compatable with the Andor MCD application.
7. GPIB data can be sent a received via the driver.
Software improvements and
additional features for Version 2.2
1. The internal variables FullImageVEnd and FullImageHEnd were not been set to the correct values unless SetFullImage or SetImage were called.
2. GetSoftwareVersion did not return the correct values.
3. Initialize can accept different path types.