Configure Hardware Connection

introduction amics 5 1 0 has been designed to work with multiple sem platforms while only supporting the bruker eds detector system, as per the previous software compatibility and requirements compatible sem platform compatible eds system hitachi tm 4000 iii single q75 hitachi flexsem 1000 ii single and dual bruker q80 hitachi su 3900 single and dual bruker xflash® 760 hitachi su 3900 se single and dual bruker xflash® 760 hitachi su 7000 dual and quad bruker xflash® 760 bruker m4 and m4 plus dual xflash® 760 or 730 though amics has been designed with the appropriate api commands to control the various sem platforms directly, bruker esprit 2 5 1 must be installed onto the measurement system to control the eds detector system bruker esprit 2 5 1 must be installed onto the measurement system to control the eds detector system please refer to the associated bruker installation instructions to help install esprit 2 5 1 sem communications setup communication with the sem platform is essential for properly operating the amics acquisition software, investigator, as it requires the ability to control the instrument stage and the scan coils to control the electron beam stage control is possible directly from amics to the sem control pc via tcp/ip communication protocol via a cat5 cable or espirt as a communication bridge between amics and the sem control pc the preferred installation is for amics and espirt to be installed onto separate pcs, with communication between the sem pc usually achieved via a tcp/ip network connection the individual hardware installation manual provides detailed instructions for communicating between the sem and amics/espirt pc once the base tcp/ip network communication has been set up for the specific analysis platform, the sem communication set up for amics can be accessed via amics tools clicking the "em" tab in the lower left hand corner will bring up the sem communication setup screen from the amics tools sem communication page, the specific sem communication protocol be selected using the dropdown menu in the top right hand corner (red arrow in the above image) depending on the sem platform, amics has been installed on the following table showing the required communication protocol the table shows the required server ip and the port address setting depending on whether amics is installed on the sem control pc or a separate eds pc if the choice is to use espirt as the bridge for communication with the sem, the em bruker communication protocol should be used, and the amics software must be installed on the eds pc once the correct sem communication protocol has been selected and set, it can be tested by trying to read in data from the sem using the "get" buttons shown on the left hand panel note! if amics is connected to an m4 tornado, m4 plus tornado, or sem (depending on the sem manufacturer), not all of the listed data is accessible by amics as a baseline check, all systems must be able to read and write em position x and y coordinates for amics to work and so, these two settings should be checked first for a video tutorial and example, follow this link https //youtu be/e0ikrg84jn8 hardware platform communication protocol server ip\ port address for eds pc install hitachi flexsem 1000 ii em flexsem 127 0 0 1 3000 hitachi su 3900 em su5000 port only 3000 hitachi su 3900 se em su5000 port only 3000 hitachi su 5000 em su5000 127 0 0 1 3000 hitachi su 7000 em su5000 127 0 0 1 3000 bruker m4 tornado m4 bruker n/a bruker m4 plus tornado m4 plus bruker n/a esprit em bruker n/a note! the server ip and port address shown in the above table is the default installation setting for these instruments installs that deviate from these settings will require the setting to be updated in amics tools to work correctly if so, don't hesitate to contact your local service and support provider for assistance connecting your sem to the amics system or by email global amics support email {{support}} in the case of amics installations on either the m4 or m4 plus tornado, there are no ip address or port settings, as amics communication with these instruments has default setting hardware into the amics code you need only select the appropriate tool amics is connected to the same is the case of using espirt as the communication intermediatory between amics and sem; there is no need to, or option to, adjust the ip address or port number, as these settings are hardwired into amics you need only select em bruker to establish communication with espirt and allow espirt to forward all commands onto the sem for amics image acquisition check the most important aspect of amics is its ability to automatically link the spatial position of acquired x ray spectra therefore, the image acquisition process must be correctly set up most of the image acquisition setup should already have been completed during the installation of the hardware and espirt, as amics uses espirt to communicate with the sem to acquire imaging data the iad tab in amics tool provides tools to check on these settings note! the iad tab image options are only valid for the amics systems connected to an sem there is no option for this on the m4 or m4 plus tornado the iad tab in amics tool provides three options, collect image, open result, and check image the first option, collect image, will send an api request to espirt for it to acquire the bse image as displayed on the sem screen the second option, open result, is a cut down version of the amics process, allowing users to review previously collected data quickly the final option, "check image," will open up a new window with tools to check on the quality of the image acquired from the sem as well as field to field alignment and stitching an example on using all three isd functions can be found at the following link https //youtu be/wv5pvxxldku if there is an issue with the image collection either via the "collect image" or "check image" functions, the problem will be linked to communication between espirt and the sem platform if you are uncertain how to adjust the communication setting between espirt and sem, please email support global amics support email support amics bna\@bruker com x ray acquisition check in addition to the acquisition of images, correctly acquiring the x ray information is vital for the correct operation of amics to check amics is connecting to the x ray acquisition software, i e espirt, and that the x ray spectra are being acquired correctly, users can use the tools within the eds tab within amics tool as with the iad tab, the eds tab has three functions that can be used to check on the functionality of the x ray acquisition the first function, "collect x ray", will acquire x ray based default setting of the x ray software the next function, "import xray", will allow users to load x ray spectra previously collected, and will accept spx, ems, csv and xlm spectra file formats the final "check eds" function will open a new dialog window, allowing users to change the acquisition settings and acquire x ray spectra with these updated settings examples of how to use the eds tab functions can be found at the following link https //youtu be/7 na06v4ok0 if there is an issue with the collection of the x ray spectra either via the "collect xray" or "check eds" functions, the problem will be linked to espirt if you are uncertain how to check the functionality of espirt, please email support global amics support email support amics bna\@bruker com