DISS6 device

Namespaces

Prefix	URI	Description
diss6	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/	DISS6 parameters
d6ci	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/types/ChannelInfo#	Channel information structure
d6tr	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/types/Transformation#	Transformation
d6di	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/types/DeviceInfo#	Device info
d6sp	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/types/ScanParameters#	Scan parameters

diss6

The diss6 namespace contains properties that provides diss6 parameter (scan parameters, information on applied signal channels and device information).

• The namespace URI is http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/
• The preferred field namespace prefix is diss6

Name	Type	Description
ChannelInfo	Structure d6ci	Information of applied device and signal source
ChannelID	Text	ID for applied signal channel
Transformation	Structure d6tr	Transformation parameters for applied signal channel
DeviceInfo	Structure d6di	Device information
ScanParameters	Structure d6sp	Scan parameters

Channel IDs

The assignement of channel IDs is restricted to the given tags below.

Signal channel ID	Description
A1 - A4	Fast analog A1-A4
B1 - B4	Fast analog B1-B4
S1 - S16	Slow analog S1-S16 (MICS1-MICS4)
C1 - C12	Counter 1-12
E1 - E2	ECL counter 1-2
L1	Lock In Amplifier

Plugins can provide their own channel IDs.

d6ci

The d6ci namespace provides a structure containing the parameters of the applied signal channel settings.

• The namespace URI is http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/types/ChannelInfo#
• The preferred field namespace prefix is d6ci

ChannelInfo is always an information about the original signal data, especially DataType is always the type of the original data. For checking the data type of the stored data, always use the format specific information, for example BitsPerSample tag when using TIF format.

Name	Type	Description
Device	Integer	device/application ID (default: 1 for DISS6)
Source	Integer	Applied signal number
Index	Integer	Applied signal index (for each source)
Selection	Integer	Applied signal selection
DataType	Text	Type of original signal data: “U8” for 8 bits, “U16” for 16 bits

List of device numbers

The assignement of device numbers is restricted to the given numbers below. For additional device or application IDs contact MZ.

Device/Application ID	Description
1	DISS6
32	Topo Acq-Plugin

List of signal numbers (sources)

The assignement of source numbers for internal DISS6 channels is restricted to the given numbers below. For additional source numbers (e.g. for plugins) contact MZ.

Signal number	Description
1	Analog fast A
2	Analog fast B
3	Analog slow (MICS)
4	Analog LIA
5	Counter
6	ECL Counter
255	DVI video

d6tr

The d6tr namespace provides a structure containing the parameters for the applied signal transformation (e.g. A/D conversion).

• The namespace URI is http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/types/Transformation#
• The preferred field namespace prefix is d6tr

The common rule for all DISS6 channels is to first normalize the pixel value (for 8 bit divide by 0xFF, for 16 bit divide by 0xFFFF). Then use Scale and Offset from the diss6:Transformation struct and use the result in the formula:

formula_value = d6tr:Scale * normalized_pixel_value + d6tr:Offset

Name	Type	Description
d6tr:Scale	Float	Scale parameter for transformation
d6tr:Offset	Float	Offset parameter for transformation
d6tr:Unit	Text	Signal unit after transformation

d6di

The d6di namespace provides a structure containing DISS6 device parameters.

• The namespace URI is http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/types/DeviceInfo#
• The preferred field namespace prefix is d6di

Name	Type	Description
d6di:HardwareRevision	Text	DISS6 hardware revision
d6di:FirmwareRevision	Text	DISS6 firmware revision
d6di:SerialNumber	Text	DISS6 serial number

d6sp

The d6sp namespace provides a structure containing the scan parameters.

• The namespace URI is http://ns.pointelectronic.com/DISS6/1.0/types/ScanParameters#
• The preferred field namespace prefix is d6sp

Name	Type	Description
d6sp:Width	Integer	Scan width (pixel)
d6sp:Height	Integer	Scan height (pixel)
d6sp:PixelIncrementX	Integer
d6sp:PixelIncrementY	Integer
d6sp:OffsetX	Integer
d6sp:OffsetY	Integer
d6sp:FlybackStepCount	Integer
d6sp:LineFlybackStepTime	Time
d6sp:FrameFlybackStepTime	Time
d6sp:PreScanStepCountX	Integer
d6sp:PreScanStepCountY	Integer
d6sp:SettlingTime	Time
d6sp:HoldTime	Time
d6sp:LineAveragingCount	Integer
d6sp:LineStartDelay	Time
d6sp:AcquisitionTime	Time
d6sp:FrameCount	Integer
d6sp:FrameAveragingCount	Integer
d6sp:KeepInternalScanEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:FrameBufferAveragingEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:AccumulateCounterValuesEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:HardwarePixelTriggerEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:HardwareLineTriggerEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:HardwareFrameTriggerEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:MainsPixelTriggerEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:MainsLineTriggerEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:MainsFrameTriggerEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:SoftwarePixelTriggerEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:SoftwareLineTriggerEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:SoftwareFrameTriggerEnabled	Boolean
d6sp:ScanMode	Integer
d6sp:ScanModeValueX	Integer
d6sp:ScanModeValueY	Integer
d6sp:SubpixelTime	Integer
d6sp:SubpixelCountX	Integer
d6sp:SubpixelCountY	Integer

For more information and a complete list of scan parameters see DISS6 API.

Optional

Prefix	URI	Description
stage	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/SampleStage/1.0/	Stage parameters
sem	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/SEM/1.0/	SEM parameters
mics	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/MICS/1.0/	MICS parameters
efa	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/EFA/1.0/	Parameters for EFA
d6aux	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/AUX/1.0/	Additional DISS6 parameters
formulas	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/Formulas/1.0/	Formulas for image data calculations
detectors	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/Detectors/1.0/	Detector list
ddet	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/Detectors/1.0/types/Detector#	Global detector parameters
dseg	http://ns.pointelectronic.com/Detectors/1.0/types/Segment#	Detector segment parameters