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STMAFM Main

2014-09-15T11:01:22Z

Zoephel:

== Main Form ==
The STMAFM form contains the main control elements of the software. Below the menu bar several control the data acquisition and analysis of the STM data.

To take a new image press the <START> button. To stop press the <STOP> button. When a new scan is started a default filename is assigned to the image. It consists of the date and time, when the scan was started. Its extension will be '.dat'. A single letter is put in the front of the name, which is used to indicate the machine name. (Example:' A020124.190937.dat' ). To save the file either press the <QSAVE> button which saves the file in the current directory, indicated in the status line at the bottom of the window, or use the menu command <Save *.dat> under <File>. As long as the files has not been saved a ' * ' is attached to the file. The <Copy> copies the data in the left image to the second image on the right.

The basic operations to display the data are done using the following buttons:

<DA>: Display the image using different line by line subtraction modes
<DX>: Display the image using automatic plane substraction
<DP>: Display the image using plane substraction
<LA>: Display image in DA mode and perform automatic scaling
<LP>: Perform a low pass filter operation
<HP>: Perform a high pass filter operation
<Pln>: Input 3 points (with the mouse) to determine the plane for plane background subtraction
<Lin>: Calculate a linescan along a line between 2 points
<LM> Lateral manipulation
<VM> Vertical manipulation of I/V spectroscopy
<TF> Tip forming

Use <Disp LinePlan Quad> under <Display> in the menu subtract to perform an automatic line/plane subtraction using also quadratic terms
Below the buttons you find the Palette window, which displays the current 8bit palette. Use the left mouse button to switch between different standard palettes. Using the right mouse button will open a popup menu with additional options to create a user defined palette or to load and save externally defined palettes.

The small list box on the right is used for communication between different instances of the STMAFM program. If the instance of the program which is in data acquisition mode saves a file then this filename is send to all other instances of the program running in analysis mode.

Below the buttons the screen is separated in two parts, divided by an horizontaly movable slider. On the left is always the image of the current data file displayed. All the operations like scanning and image processing are done in this part on the window. On the right usually a list of all loaded files is displayed. A small icon image and some info is shown for each file. The two modes to display these data are 'Report" and 'Icon' view. The modes can be selected under menu item 'Display'. When in Report view pressing on the 'Image' bar will switch the way how the info is displayed. The list view can be suppressed by selecting 'Image2' under menu item 'Display' and the second image is displayed instead.

On the bottom of the window a status bar is located. It shows the current date and time, some status info about the scanning status, the mouse position on the image,the size of the image, the current default directory, the available space of disk storage.

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== Menu Structure ==

'''File'''
Open *.DAT Open STMAFM DataFile
Save *.DAT Save STMAFM DataFile
QuickSave Save STMAFM DataFile in active directory

Export File
Save *.BMP Save Image as BMP-File
Save *.JPG Save as JPEG File
SaveEMF *.EMF Save Image in EMF Format
SaveAscii *.ASC Save Image-Data in ASCII Format

Import File
Load *.BMP Load BMP File
Load *.TIF Load TIF File

Print
Print Image Print the image
Print Listview Print the Filelist in Listview
Printer Setup Select the printer

Special
Compress Files All Files are saved using Data compression with Zlib
Save Listview-Files Save List of Files in the Listview window
Autosave *.bak Save all recorded images
AutoSave All Save all images
DOS-CommandLine Open a DOS-Window
HPData Get Data from Agilent Datalogger
Get_SRS_Lockin_Val Get External Lockin Setup Parameters

STMAFM-Analysis Start another copy of the STMAFM-Program
Exit Exit the STMAFM-Program
About About
ReOpen Opens the last file

Edit
Copy Clipbd Copy the image to the clipboard
Copy Dataimage2 Copy left image to the right
Copy Clipbd EMF Copy the image to the clipboard in EMF Format with Info
Copy New Window Copy the image into new form
Copy Overview Copy the image into the overview form
Copy Palette to Clipbd Copy the palette to the Clipboard

Scan
Scan Start Start the Scan
Scan Stop Stop the Scan
Enable/Start RepeatTimer Start the Repeat-Timer
Preamplifier Select the preamplifier
Preamp_Femto_LowNoise Select for Femto Preamp in Low Noise Mode
Preamp_Femto_HighSpeed Select for Femto Preamp in High Speed Mode
Preamp_Femto_100G Select for Femto Preamp with fixed gain 10^11
Preamp_UserType Select for User specific Preamp

Autofilesave Save every image
Autorepeat Start a new image automatically
Autodispreset Clear the image window when starting a new scan

Show Scanline Marker Display a red line at the actual scan line position
Display current Scan Profile Display the current line as a line scan in a separate window

Scan_Y_Direction Select the Scandirection (Top-Bottom,Bottom-Top,etc)
ScanCoarse Check to set scanning by Coarse Piezos otherwise the main Piezo is used

DSP
Lateral Manip. Lateral Manipulation
Vertical Manip. Vertical Manipulation
Tip Forming Tip Forming

SetXYOffset - Top Set the xy-offset for the new top site
SetXYOffset - Center Set the xy-offset for the new center site
SetXYOffset - Zoom Set the xy-offset for the new center site
ResetXYOffset Set the xy-offset to (0,0)
Copy Offset from Param Copy the xy-offset values from the scanparameterlist
1: Offsetx,y: 0 0 Select as new Offset
2: Offsetx,y 0 0 Select as new Offset
3: Offsetx,y 0 0 Select as new Offset
4: Offsetx,y 0 0 Select as new Offset
Set_Plan_Dx_Dy Set the parameters for the plan-offset.
Set_DSP_Clock Change the Clock-Frequency of the DSP-FeedBack-Loop

Image
Undo Filter Undo last image operation
Filter
LowPass Low Pass Filter the image
HighPass High Pass Filter the image
Laplace Laplace Filter the image
Median Median Filter
Edge(Horz) Edge Filter in the horizontal direction
Invert Invert the image
Imagedata * 10 The image data is multiplied by a factor of 10
Imagedata / 10 The image data is divided by a factor of 10

Resize
Zoom_Up_Rect Zoom up a selected rectangle
Resize / 2 Resize the image
Resize x 2 Resize the image
Interpolation / 2 Interpolate the image
Interpolation x 2 Interpolate the image

Rotate90deg

FFT
FFT2D Fast Fourier Transform
FFT2D Invers Inverse FFT
FFT2d Cutout Cutout a part of the FFT
FFT Evaluate Open FFT Evaluate window

Image Analysis
Histogram Show the histogram of the image
Areacalculation Calculate the size of islands
Islandsize Calculate the size of islands

Display
Zoom
100%
200%
300%
400%

ListView
Report Show files as icons and info
Icon Show files as icons only
Image2 Show Image2 and not the Listviewbox
ListViewBox enabled Enables the ListView Box
AutoclearList Clear the Listviewbox before new a new list is added
Largeiconsize=64-256 Icon size of the images in the listviewbox
Load Icon Plan Load the icons using image plan subtraction
Clear Listview Clear the ListView

DispCommands
DispAuto Display image using linear line background subtraction
DispPlanAuto Display image using auto plan background subtraction
DispPlan Display image using plan subtraction
Last Disp Autoscale Display with automatic scaling
Plan Auto Subtract Like Displanauto + subtract plane from image data
Linescan Linescan in the image
Plan2dinput Input 3 points to select the background subtraction plane
Configuration
DACunits Select DAC units
nm-Units [A] Select Angström units
Display Image in Lines Select to display image in line and not gray scale mode
Disp LinePlan Quad Select to perform lin.+quad. Backgroundsubtraction
Disp Plan and Subtract If selected Disp Plan subtracts the plane from the image data
Disp Automode Offset/Slope DA Mode subtract offset and slope line by line
Disp Automode Offset DA Mode subtract offset line by line
Disp Automode None DA Mode subtract offset of first line
Disp Automode Diff DA Mode differentiate image data line by line

Forms
Parameter
Lat.Manip Show the Latmanip window
Vert.Manip Show the Vertmanip. window
Time Spectrum Show the Time Spectrum window
AFM Show the AFM PLL window
Ramp-Controller Start Ramp Controller
New Channelform Open another Channelform
Linescan Show the linescan window
Draw Grid Show Grid window
3dView Show 3d View window
Memo Show separate Memo window
Overview Show the overview window
Slider Show the Slider window
User Form Show the User Form
Reset Form Positions Position all windows at (top,left) = (0,0)
Show/Hide Old Param Show/Hide the old Parameter window

Debug
Reset Scanstatus Enable all buttons again
Remote Open Remote window
Client Server Control Open Client Server Control
FIFO_COM USB2.0 Shows whether communication is by USB2.0 Hardware
Build Testimage Build a new image without scanning
STM Simulation Run the STM Programm in Simulation Mode (with DSP)
PLL Off Switch PLL off
Debug Messages On Show Debug messages
Block Data Transfer Transfer Data after Acquitstion has been done
ADDA DSP Connect Manually start/stop communication between DSP and ADDA
Form Memory Watch Shows some status data

Tools
Tip-Etching Open to etch STM tips
Initialization Open Initialization window
Data Recorder Open Datarecorder window
Flash Utility Utility to burn Flash on DSP Board with new DSP software

Help
Show STMAFM-Manual Show STMAFM Manual (PDF)

== Main Buttons ==
<Start> or <F1>: Start the scan

<Stop> or <F2>: Stop the scan

<Qsave> or <F3>: Automatically saves an image in the actual directory

<Copy> or <F4>: Copy Image1 to Image2

<LM> or <F5>: Perform a lateral manipulation

<VM> or <F6>: Perform a vertical manipulation or spectroscopy

<TF> or <F8>: Perform tip forming

<DA> or <F9>: Display the image with automatic line by line background subtraction

<DX> or <F10>: Display the image with automatic plane background subtraction

<DP> or <F11>: Display the image with planar background subtraction with predefined parameters

<LA> or <F12>: Display the image with automatic greyscale scaling

<LP> or <Shift F9>: Low pass filter

<HP> or <Shift F10>: High pass filter

<PLN> or <Shift F11>: Input 3 points for the plane used in plane background subtraction

<LIN> or <Shift F12>: Display a linear scan between two points on the image

== ==
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STMAFM Main

2014-09-15T10:56:23Z

Zoephel:

STMAFM Main

2014-09-15T10:39:39Z

Zoephel:

Hardware 2.0

2014-09-15T09:46:43Z

Zoephel:

The new electronics is based on the new TMS320C6657 DSP from TI. Communication between the PC and the electronics is based on a Gigabit Ethernet connection.

It is expected that the PC is running the 64bit Version of Windows 7.

In the standard configuation the software running on the DSP board is loaded from the PC after startup of the electronics. It is therefore necessary to install a TFTP Server on the PC.

In more detail:

Install an Ethernet adapter in the host PC, which is dedicated to communication with the Electronics.

The address of this adapter has to be 192.168.1.2. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.1.1

A suitable TFTP Server is TFTPD64. A suitable *.ini file will be supplied as below:

The name of the downloaded file is C6657le.bin

Start the TFTP server first, then start the electronics. There should be an Gigabit ethernet switch between the electronics and the PC.

After loading the *.bin file a message is displayed in the TFTP server window. The download and startup can take up to 1min.

After booting successfully the new electronics appears with address 192.168.1.102. It should respond to the "ping" command.
Now you may start the PSTMAFM program on the PC. Please select HW_platform 5: C6657 in the Initialization form, save and restart the program.

To change the IP address from the default value of 192.168.1.102:

# In Initialization change the IP address and press Save to Flash button.
# Afterwards quit the STM Program.
# Change the IP Adress of the network card.
# If you changed the subnet, please change the corresponding parameters in the TFTP Server.
# Reboot the DSP (turn off, wait 5s, turn on).
# Upon software restart the DSP will appear under the new address.

[[Category:stmafm_manual]]

Hardware Driver Installation

2014-09-15T09:32:01Z

Zoephel:

The Createc electronics is based on the SBC6711 DSP board manufactured by Innovative Integration.

All communication between the SBC6711 and the PC is made via USB1.1.

An FPGA addon board called XEM3001 manufactured by OPAL Kelly provides a separate fast USB2.0 connection between PC and SBC6711.

This board is optional under Windows XP but necessary to allow operation under Windows 7 (64bit), because no device driver for the SBC6711 is available under Windows 7.

There are two basic operating modes of the SBC6711 board. In the first (default for WinXP) case the DSP program is downloaded via the USB 1.1 interface onto the SBC6711 during the initial boot process after power-on or reset every time the STMAFM software is started. In the second case the DSP program resides inside the Flash memory on the SBC6711 board. It is started directly from the board, i.e. no download is necessary. This second mode allows operating the SBC6711 without a device driver - a requirement for Windows 7 operation and an option for WinXP.

Because of these two modes as well as of historic reasons different boot configurations exist and the correct drivers and dlls have to be supplied. The different operating modes can be set in the stmafm.ini. Please goto Tools --> Initialization and select the parameter HW_platform (0: No Board).

HW-platform: 1. Windows XP, SBC6711 (HW-Platform: 1)
The SBC6711 driver has to be installed and the SBC6711.dll has to be in the program directory. The DSP program in the form of an SBC6711*.out file resides also in the program directory. It is automatically extracted from the pstmafm.exe file when the program is started. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB1.1.

HW-platform: 2. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 2.x)
Additionally the files okfrontpanel.dll and stmafm2fifo.bit have to be located in the program directory. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB2.0.

HW-platform: 3. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Additionally to 1. the files okfrontpanel32bitver3.dll and createc.bit have to be in the program directory. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB2.0. The newer firmware in the XEM3001 is required for Windows 7 compatibility only.

HW-platform: 4. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Additional to 3. a SBC6711*.bin file has to be flashed into onboard FlashROM using the programs Flash utility from the Tools menu. The DSP will boot from flash. The STM program will use USB2.0. The driver for the XEM3001 has to be installed, the SBC6711 driver is not necessary as the USB1.1 is not used any more.

HW-platform: 4. Windows 7 (64bit), SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Same as above, but the XEM3001 driver located in the program directory is named okfrontpanel64bit.dll. The DSP will boot from flash. The STM program will use USB2.0. The driver for the XEM3001 has to be installed, there is no SBC6711 driver available.

Remarks:
For new installations XEM3001 firmware 3.x is recommended as it allows booting from flash.

XEM3001 firmware files

Frontpanel 32-bit software for firmware 2.x
Frontpanel 32-bit software for firmware 3.x
Frontpanel 64-bit software for firmware 3.x

Okfrontpanel.dll
okfrontpanel32bitV3.dll
okfrontpanel64bit.dll

Createc.bit
stmafm2fifo.bit

To switch from HW-platform 2 or 3 (booting from USB1.1) to 4 (booting from flash), please follow these instructions.

[[Category:stmafm_manual]]

Hardware Driver Installation

2014-09-15T09:18:31Z

Zoephel:

The Createc Electronics is based on the SBC6711 DSP board manufactured by Innovative Integration.

All communication between the SBC6711 and the PC is made via USB1.1.

An FPGA addon board called XEM3001 manufactured by OPAL Kelly provides a separate fast USB2.0 connection between PC and SBC6711.

This board is optional under Windows XP but necessary to allow operation under Windows 7 (64bit), because no device driver for the SBC6711 is available under Windows 7.

There are two basic operating modes of the SBC6711 board. In the first (default for WinXP) case the DSP program is downloaded via the USB 1.1 interface onto the SBC6711 during the initial boot process after power-on or reset every time the STMAFM software is started. In the second case the DSP program resides inside the Flash memory on the SBC6711 board. It is started directly from the board, i.e. no download is necessary. This second mode allows operating the SBC6711 without a device driver - a requirement for Windows 7 operation and an option for WinXP.

Because of these two modes as well as of historic reasons different boot configurations exist and the correct drivers and dlls have to be supplied. The different operating modes can be set in the stmafm.ini. Please goto Tools --> Initialization and select the parameter HW_platform (0: No Board).

HW-platform: 1. Windows XP, SBC6711 (HW-Platform: 1)
The SBC6711 driver has to be installed and the SBC6711.dll has to be in the program directory. The DSP program in the form of an SBC6711*.out file resides also in the program directory. It is automatically extracted from the pstmafm.exe file when the program is started. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB1.1.

HW-platform: 2. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 2.x)
Additionally the files okfrontpanel.dll and stmafm2fifo.bit have to be located in the program directory. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB2.0.

HW-platform: 3. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Additionally to 1. the files okfrontpanel32bitver3.dll and createc.bit have to be in the program directory. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB2.0. The newer firmware in the XEM3001 is required for Windows 7 compatibility only.

HW-platform: 4. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Additional to 3. a SBC6711*.bin file has to be flashed into onboard FlashROM using the programs Flash utility from the Tools menu. The DSP will boot from flash. The STM program will use USB2.0. The driver for the XEM3001 has to be installed, the SBC6711 driver is not necessary as the USB1.1 is not used any more.

HW-platform: 4. Windows 7 (64bit), SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Same as above, but the XEM3001 driver located in the program directory is named okfrontpanel64bit.dll. The DSP will boot from flash. The STM program will use USB2.0. The driver for the XEM3001 has to be installed, there is no SBC6711 driver available.

Remarks:
For new installations XEM3001 Firmware 3.x is recommended as it allows booting from Flash.

The files:

XEM3001 firmware files :

Old Firmware: Vers. 2.5 FrontPanel1-Legacy.FrmPkg

Latest Firmware; Vers. 3.1 FrontPanel3p1-Update.FrmPkg

Frontpanel Software Installation:

2.5 Firmware: FrontPanel-v1.3.1-Setup.exe

3.1 Firmware: FrontPanelUSB-Win-Win4.0.0.exe

3.1 Firmware 64bit: FrontPanelUSB-Win-x4.0.0.exe

Bit files:

3.1 Createc.bit

2.5 stmafm2fifo.bit

DLL's:

Version 2 Okfrontpanel.dll

Version3 32bit okfrontpanel32bitV3.dll

Version3 64bit okfrontpanel64bit.dll

In the initialization file stmafm.ini the flags:

Enable_USB, FlashBoot, OpalKellyVer3 have to properly set to select a particular boot configuration.

[[Category:stmafm_manual]]

Hardware Driver Installation

2014-09-15T09:14:37Z

Zoephel:

The Createc Electronics is based on the SBC6711 DSP board manufactured by Innovative Integration.

All communication between the SBC6711 and the PC is made via USB1.1.

An FPGA addon board called XEM3001 manufactured by OPAL Kelly provides a separate fast USB2.0 connection between PC and SBC6711.

This board is optional under Windows XP but necessary to allow operation under Windows 7 (64bit), because no device driver for the SBC6711 is available under Windows 7.

There are two basic operating modes of the SBC6711 board. In the first (default for WinXP) case the DSP program is downloaded via the USB 1.1 interface onto the SBC6711 during the initial boot process after power-on or reset every time the STMAFM software is started. In the second case the DSP program resides inside the Flash memory on the SBC6711 board. It is started directly from the board, i.e. no download is necessary. This second mode allows operating the SBC6711 without a device driver - a requirement for Windows 7 operation and an option for WinXP.

Because of these two modes as well as of historic reasons different boot configurations exist and the correct drivers and dlls have to be supplied. The different operating modes can be set in the stmafm.ini. Please goto Tools --> Initialization and select the parameter HW_platform (0: No Board).

HW-Platform: 1. Windows XP, SBC6711 (HW-Platform: 1)
The SBC6711 driver has to be installed and the SBC6711.dll has to be in the program directory. The DSP program in the form of an SBC6711*.out file resides also in the program directory. It is automatically extracted from the pstmafm.exe file when the program is started. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB1.1.

HW-Platform: 2. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 2.x)
Additionally the files okfrontpanel.dll and stmafm2fifo.bit have to be located in the program directory. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB2.0.

HW-Platform: 3. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Additionally to 1. the files okfrontpanel32bitver3.dll and createc.bit have to be in the program directory. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB2.0. The newer firmware in the XEM3001 is required for Windows 7 compatibility only.

HW-Platform: 4. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Additional to 3. a SBC6711*.bin file has to be flashed into onboard FlashROM using the programs Flash utility from the Tools menu. The DSP will boot from flash. The STM program will use USB2.0. The driver for the XEM3001 has to be installed, the SBC6711 driver is not necessary as the USB1.1 is not used any more.

HW-Platform: 4. Windows 7 (64bit), SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Same as above, but the XEM3001 driver located in the program directory is named okfrontpanel64bit.dll. The DSP will boot from flash. The STM program will use USB2.0. The driver for the XEM3001 has to be installed, there is no SBC6711 driver available.

Remarks:
For new installations XEM3001 Firmware 3.x is recommended as it allows booting from Flash.

The files:

XEM3001 firmware files :

Old Firmware: Vers. 2.5 FrontPanel1-Legacy.FrmPkg

Latest Firmware; Vers. 3.1 FrontPanel3p1-Update.FrmPkg

Frontpanel Software Installation:

2.5 Firmware: FrontPanel-v1.3.1-Setup.exe

3.1 Firmware: FrontPanelUSB-Win-Win4.0.0.exe

3.1 Firmware 64bit: FrontPanelUSB-Win-x4.0.0.exe

Bit files:

3.1 Createc.bit

2.5 stmafm2fifo.bit

DLL's:

Version 2 Okfrontpanel.dll

Version3 32bit okfrontpanel32bitV3.dll

Version3 64bit okfrontpanel64bit.dll

In the initialization file stmafm.ini the flags:

Enable_USB, FlashBoot, OpalKellyVer3 have to properly set to select a particular boot configuration.

[[Category:stmafm_manual]]

Hardware Driver Installation

2014-09-15T08:52:09Z

Zoephel:

The Createc Electronics is based on the SBC6711 DSP board manufactured by Innovative Integration.

All communication between the SBC6711 and the PC is made via USB1.1.

An FPGA addon board called XEM3001 manufactured by OPAL Kelly provides a separate fast USB2.0 connection between PC and SBC6711.

This board is optional under Windows XP but necessary to allow operation under Windows 7 (64bit), because no device driver for the SBC6711 is available under Windows 7.

There are two basic operating modes of the SBC6711 board. In the first (default for WinXP) case the DSP program is downloaded via the USB 1.1 interface onto the SBC6711 during the initial boot process after power-on or reset every time the STMAFM software is started. In the second case the DSP program resides inside the Flash memory on the SBC6711 board. It is started directly from the board, i.e. no download is necessary. This second mode allows operating the SBC6711 without a device driver - a requirement for Windows 7 operation and an option for WinXP.

Because of these two modes as well as of historic reasons different boot configurations exist and the correct drivers and dlls have to be supplied. The different operating modes can be set in the stmafm.ini. Please goto Tools --> Initialization and select the parameter HW_platform (0: No Board).

HW-Platform: 1. Windows XP, SBC6711 (HW-Platform: 1)
The SBC6711 driver has to be installed and the SBC6711.dll has to be in the program directory. The DSP program in the form of an *.out file resides also in the program directory. It is automatically extracted from the pstmafm.exe file when the program is started. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB1.1.

HW-Platform: 2. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 2.x)
Additionally the files okfrontpanel.dll and stmafm2fifo.bit have to be located in the program directory. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB2.0.

HW-Platform: 3. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Additionally to 1. the files okfrontpanel32bitver3.dll and a createc.bit have to be in the program directory. The DSP boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB2.0. The newer firmware in the XEM3001 is required for Windows 7 compatibility only.

HW-Platform: 4. Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Additional to 3. a *.bin file has to be flashed into onboard FlashROM using the programs Flash tools utility. The DSP will boot file is supplied via USB1.1. The STM program will use USB2.0.

HW-Platform: 4. Windows 7/64bit, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x), Boot from on SBC6711 onboard flash
Identical to 4 only the XEM3001 driver for 64bit has to be installed, including the okfrontpanel64bit.dll.

Remarks:
For new installs XEM3001 Firmware 3.x is recommended as it allows booting from Flash.

The files:

XEM3001 firmware files :

Old Firmware: Vers. 2.5 FrontPanel1-Legacy.FrmPkg

Latest Firmware; Vers. 3.1 FrontPanel3p1-Update.FrmPkg

Frontpanel Software Installation:

2.5 Firmware: FrontPanel-v1.3.1-Setup.exe

3.1 Firmware: FrontPanelUSB-Win-Win4.0.0.exe

3.1 Firmware 64bit: FrontPanelUSB-Win-x4.0.0.exe

Bit files:

3.1 Createc.bit

2.5 stmafm2fifo.bit

DLL's:

Version 2 Okfrontpanel.dll

Version3 32bit okfrontpanle32bitV3.dll

Version3 64bit okfrontpanel64bit.dll

In the initialization file stmafm.ini the flags:

Enable_USB, FlashBoot, OpalKellyVer3 have to properly set to select a particular boot configuration.

[[Category:stmafm_manual]]

Hardware Driver Installation

2014-09-15T08:31:00Z

Zoephel:

The Createc Electronics is based on the SBC6711 DSP board manufactured by Innovative Integration.

All communication between the SBC6711 and the PC is made via USB1.1.

An FPGA addon board called XEM3001 manufactured by OPAL Kelly provides a separate fast USB2.0 connection between PC and SBC6711.

This board is optional under Windows XP but necessary to allow operation under Windows 7 (64bit), because no device driver for the SBC6711 is available under Windows 7.

There are two basic operating modes of the SBC6711 board. In the first (default for WinXP) case the DSP program is downloaded via the USB 1.1 interface onto the SBC6711 during the initial boot process after power-on or reset every time the STMAFM software is started. In the second case the DSP program resides inside the Flash memory on the SBC6711 board. It is started directly from the board, i.e. no download is necessary. This second mode allows operating the SBC6711 without a device driver - a requirement for Windows 7 operation and an option for WinXP.

Because of these two modes as well as of historic reasons different boot configurations exist and the correct drivers and dlls have to be supplied. The different operating modes can be set in the stmafm.ini. Please goto Tools --> Initialization and select the parameter

1. Windows XP, SBC6711
The SBC6711 driver has to be installed and the SBC6711.dll has to be in the program directory. The DSP program in the form of an *.out file resides also in the program directory. It is automatically extracted from the pstmafm.exe file when the program is started.

2.Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 2.x)
Additionally the okfrontpanel.dll and a stmafm2fifo.bit file has to be in the program directory.

3.Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x)
Additionally to 1. the okfrontpanel32bitver3.dll and a createc.bit file has to be in the program directory.

4.Windows XP, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x), Boot from on SBC6711 onboard flash
Additional to 3. a *.bin file has to be flashed into onboard FlashROM using the programs Flash tools utility

5. Windows 7/64bit, SBC6711, XEM3001 (firmware 3.x), Boot from on SBC6711 onboard flash
Identical to 4 only the XEM3001 driver for 64bit has to be installed, including the okfrontpanel64bit.dll.

Remarks:
For new installs XEM3001 Firmware 3.x is recommended as it allows booting from Flash.

The files:

XEM3001 firmware files :

Old Firmware: Vers. 2.5 FrontPanel1-Legacy.FrmPkg

Latest Firmware; Vers. 3.1 FrontPanel3p1-Update.FrmPkg

Frontpanel Software Installation:

2.5 Firmware: FrontPanel-v1.3.1-Setup.exe

3.1 Firmware: FrontPanelUSB-Win-Win4.0.0.exe

3.1 Firmware 64bit: FrontPanelUSB-Win-x4.0.0.exe

Bit files:

3.1 Createc.bit

2.5 stmafm2fifo.bit

DLL's:

Version 2 Okfrontpanel.dll

Version3 32bit okfrontpanle32bitV3.dll

Version3 64bit okfrontpanel64bit.dll

In the initialization file stmafm.ini the flags:

Enable_USB, FlashBoot, OpalKellyVer3 have to properly set to select a particular boot configuration.

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Installation

2014-09-15T08:05:37Z

Zoephel: /* First Steps */

== Installation ==

1.Installation of the STMAFM Software package and the required Hardware

The STMAFM - Software package uses the digital signal processor (DSP) board SBC6711 (150MHz/250MHz) from Innovative Integration ( www.innovative-dsp.com ). The SBC6711 is connected to the PC by a standard USB 1.1 cable. Optionally a high speed USB 2.0 FPGA adapter board is available. The drivers for the SBC6711 available from Innovative Integration support Windows 2000/XP. Support for Windows 7 is available through the optional USB 2.0 FPGA adapter board only. A single Createc ADDA board (6ch 20bit DA, 4ch 18bit AD) is used by the software in the standard configuration. A second board can be optionally installed for AFM operation (PLL) or just to double the available number of ADC's and DAC's. Also another 4 channel 16bit DAC board can be attached to each standard ADDA board.

The STMAFM-Program can be operated together with the DSP-board for Data Acquisition, but also without the board for Data Analysis. In the latter case no driver installation is needed. Several instants of the STMAFM-Program can be run simultaneously on the same computer, but only one will startup in Data Acquisition mode. The program running in Data Acquisition mode will inform the other programs if new data has been acquired and saved.

1.1 How to install the hardware:
Switch on the DSP electronics box before (!) connecting the USB cable from the electronics to the USB input of a PC. The first time hardware installation is described here.

1.2 How to install the software:

To deinstall an older version of the software go to Settings>Control Panel>Software and remove the STMAFM software.
To install a new full release, please copy the Setup.exe file to a temporary directory and start the file. Follow the instructions on the screen of the standard Installshield procedure.

== First Steps ==

Basic Structure of the Software

The software consists of several windows. The main window STMAFM contains all necessary control elements to for data acquisition and image analysis. The software is controlled by set of parameters which can be accessed through the form (window) called 'Parameter'. On several panels all important parameters can be adjusted. Additional windows for lateral and vertical manipulation, I/V spectroscopy, data recording, coarse approach control, 3d rendering etc are available. On startup the software tries to access the Createc DSP Electronic, which needs to be switched on and connected beforehand. If the electronics can not be found the software starts up in analysis mode.

Several instances of the software can be run at the same time, but only the first one will be in Data Acqusition mode. It is usually good to start up two instances of the software. The first for data acquisition, and a second for data analysis. This is supported by a communication channel which is setup between all instances. Newly acquired and saved images will be automatically communicated to other instances on the computer.

1. First steps
To learn about the different features of the STMAFM program load a test file A....dat. from the file menu.
Test the different kinds of image processing and analysis using this file. Most of the features are almost self explaining, but will be discussed later in this manual.

2. How to take an image
Start the STMAFM-Program. Select the image size, the scan area and scan speed on the 'SCAN' panel in the Parameter window.

Start the scan by pressing the <Start> - button.

When the scan is finished, click on the <QSave> - button to save the scan in the current directory.

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Installation

2014-09-15T07:58:06Z

Zoephel: /* Installation */

== Installation ==

1.Installation of the STMAFM Software package and the required Hardware

The STMAFM - Software package uses the digital signal processor (DSP) board SBC6711 (150MHz/250MHz) from Innovative Integration ( www.innovative-dsp.com ). The SBC6711 is connected to the PC by a standard USB 1.1 cable. Optionally a high speed USB 2.0 FPGA adapter board is available. The drivers for the SBC6711 available from Innovative Integration support Windows 2000/XP. Support for Windows 7 is available through the optional USB 2.0 FPGA adapter board only. A single Createc ADDA board (6ch 20bit DA, 4ch 18bit AD) is used by the software in the standard configuration. A second board can be optionally installed for AFM operation (PLL) or just to double the available number of ADC's and DAC's. Also another 4 channel 16bit DAC board can be attached to each standard ADDA board.

The STMAFM-Program can be operated together with the DSP-board for Data Acquisition, but also without the board for Data Analysis. In the latter case no driver installation is needed. Several instants of the STMAFM-Program can be run simultaneously on the same computer, but only one will startup in Data Acquisition mode. The program running in Data Acquisition mode will inform the other programs if new data has been acquired and saved.

1.1 How to install the hardware:
Switch on the DSP electronics box before (!) connecting the USB cable from the electronics to the USB input of a PC. The first time hardware installation is described here.

1.2 How to install the software:

To deinstall an older version of the software go to Settings>Control Panel>Software and remove the STMAFM software.
To install a new full release, please copy the Setup.exe file to a temporary directory and start the file. Follow the instructions on the screen of the standard Installshield procedure.

== First Steps ==

Basic Structure of the Software

The software consists of several windows. The main window STMAFM contains all necessary control elements to for data acquisition and image analysis. The software is controlled by set of parametes which can be accesses through the window called 'Parameter'. On several panels all important parameters can be adjusted. Additional windows for lateral and vertical manipulation, I/V spectroscopy, data recording, coarse approach control, 3d rendering etc are available. On startup the software tries to access the Createc DSP Electronic, which should be connected by USB. If the electronics can not be found the software starts up in analysis mode.

Several instances of the software can be run at the same time, but only one will be in Data Acqusition mode. It is usually good to start up two instances of the software. One for data acquisition, and a second for Data Analysis. This is supported by a communication channel which is setup between all instances. New acquired and saved images will be automatically communicated to other instances on the computer.

1. First steps:
To learn about the different features of the STMAFM program load a test file A....dat. from the file menu.
Test the different kinds of image processing and analysis use this file. Most of the features are almost self explaning, but will be discussed later in this manual.

2. How to take an image
Start the STMAFM-Program. Select the image size, the scan area and scan speed on the 'SCAN' panel in the Parameter window.

Start the Scan by pressing the <Start> - Button.

When the scan is finished, click on the <QSave> - Button to save the Scan in the current directory.

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