microCAL
microCAL is a software for automated geometrical microscope calibration with marker based calibration samples.
Purpose of this user manual
This user manual contains descriptions of the “microCAL” software as well as instructions for using it.
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Software Description
This chapter contains descriptions of microCAL (version 2 and later).
Scope
microCAL is a software for automated geometrical microscope calibration with marker based calibra...
Installation and Setup
For setup an installer is provided. The installer will guide you through the setup. If the user d...
User Interface / Command Reference
Overview No. Component Description/function 1 Toolbars see Toolbars 2 Measurement Data ...
Toolbars
Calibration The "Calibration" toolbar contains settings for calibration as well as functions for ...
Supported Parameters
Overview of the transformation parameters available in microCAL, which correspond to the applicab...
Supported Data File Formats
Overview of supported 3D (topography) and 2D (image) file formats. Due to the aim of the calibrat...
Troubleshooting / FAQ
The file containing the measurement data cannot be loaded The file format you are using may not ...
Documentation of File Formats
This chapter contains documentation on the file formats used by microCAL (version 2).
File Formats Overview
This table provides an overview of the file formats used by microCAL. Topic Format Description...
App Settings
The file AppSettings.json contains all app settings in JSON format and is located here: C:\Progra...
Detection Settings
Detection settings include all settings, which are required for marker detection, decoding and su...
Adjustment Settings
Adjustment settings include all settings, which are required for parameter estimation with least-...
Instructions (How-to)
This chapter contains instructions for typical use cases, adaptations for specific applications, ...