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microCAL Software Description

microCAL is a software for automated geometrical microscope calibration with marker based calibration samples. It provides several parameter models and can be used for both 3D and 2D calibration of microscopes. This documentation is related to the new microCAL...

Installation and Setup

microCAL Software Description

For setup an installer is provided. The installer will guide you through the setup. If the user does not specify a different destination, the app will be installed in the following location: C:\Program Files\point\microCAL Configuration files Along with the i...

User Interface / Command Reference

microCAL Software Description

Overview No. Component Description/function 1 Toolbars see Toolbars 2 Measurement Data Files List of measurement data with reference files 3 Calibration Results Results of the calibration 4 Data View Display and analysis of measurement data 5 H...

Toolbars

microCAL Software Description

Calibration The "Calibration" toolbar contains settings for calibration as well as functions for loading and saving calibration projects. The settings are organized into functional groups. "Dimension" group The "Dimension" group contains options for selecting...

Supported Parameters

microCAL Software Description

Overview of the transformation parameters available in microCAL, which correspond to the applicable calibration parameters. The right-hand columns of the table indicate which parameters are available in 3D and which are available in 2D. Calibration parameters ...

Supported Data File Formats

microCAL Software Description

Overview of supported 3D (topography) and 2D (image) file formats. Due to the aim of the calibration software, for data files only file read is supported. 3D (topography) file formats Name Ending Remarks PE TIFF .tif; .tiff 16 bit single or multichannel...

Troubleshooting / FAQ

microCAL Software Description

The file containing the measurement data cannot be loaded The file format you are using may not be supported. Please use a compatible file format: Supported Data file Formats. The file containing the measurement data is displayed, but the scale bar is missin...

File Formats Overview

microCAL Documentation of File Formats

This table provides an overview of the file formats used by microCAL. Topic Format Description Link App settings JSON Application settings App Settings Detection settings XML Settings for marker detection and measurement Detections Settings Adjustme...

App Settings

microCAL Documentation of File Formats

The file AppSettings.json contains all app settings in JSON format and is located here: C:\ProgramData\point electronic\microCAL It is read when the software starts and written every time the software is closed. If AppSettings.json doesn't exist, microCal cr...

Detection Settings

microCAL Documentation of File Formats

Detection settings include all settings, which are required for marker detection, decoding and sub-pixel measurement and allows for adapting to different measurement devices (e.q. SEM, AFM, CLSM). To select detection settings in the software, the corresponding...

Adjustment Settings

microCAL Documentation of File Formats

Adjustment settings include all settings, which are required for parameter estimation with least-squares method, including data snooping with statistical tests. To select parameter settings in the software (ADJUST in the native DLL), the corresponding files mu...

How do I perform a 3D Calibration?

microCAL Instructions (How-to)

This documentation explains the procedure for performing a 3D calibration of your microscope using the microCAL software. The procedure described here can be used for the 3D calibration of an AFM/SPM, a confocal microscope, or a 3D-capable SEM. Preparation and...

Adjusting the Detection Settings for Marker Measurement

microCAL Instructions (How-to)

This documentation describes how to adjust the settings for detecting and measuring reference marks and is only necessary if automatic measurement of the marks fails using the default values. WARNINGSoftware malfunction caused by incorrect settings!Creating or...