User Manual | Automated Image Mapping

Automated Image Mapping

Creates large field-of-view images with high resolution
SEM images
 CONTENTS
1. Introduction Introduction 4
1.1 Getting familiar with the User Interface 4
1.2 Setting Page 5
2. Using Automated Image Mapping Using 3D Automated Image Mapping 6
2.1 Saving and exporting data 7

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Trademark acknowledgments Phenom-World and the Phenom-World logo are registered trademarks of
Phenom-World B.V., part of Thermo Fisher Scientific.
PhenomTM is a trademark of Phenom-World B.V.

Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners.

Principal contributors Ralph Schiedon

Joris Dobbelsteen
Sander Stoks
Jeroen Smulders
Karl Kersten
Koen Driessen
Karel van der Mast
Addo Hammen
Willem Theuws
Maikel Klerks
Antonis Nanakoudis

Technical publication Mulberries Agency

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1. INTRODUCTION
This application automates the acquisition of multiple tiled images. It contains composition
functionality to compose the acquired images based on their position. Individual images are
stored for processing with 3rd party software, with 3 different methods; tiling, overlapping or
stitching (optional).

1.1 Getting familiar with the User Interface

Click the Automated Image Mapping icon in the Phenom Pro Suite Launcher
screen to start the application.
> The Automated Image Mapping screen appears.

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1 Main overview window
Displays the composed image.

2 Progress bar
Displays the progress of the scan. If a “stitching” license is generated, the stitching
progress at the end of the scan is displayed. Be aware that the stitching process may
take up to several minutes.

3 Screeshot button
Stores the image shown on the main overview window. The user can zoom-in or
navigate in that window and store multiple views.

4 Import images folder

Loads images from the “Tiles” folder and executes tiling, overlap or stitching. After
that it overwrites the result in the selected folder.

5 Open Image
Opens a previously saved overview image
• button
Allows for zooming-in the processed overview image
• button
Adjusts contrast and brightness of the processed overview image

6 button
Starts a scan.
button
Starts a new 3DRR project.

7 Label textbox
Here you can add a label to an image, which will be used in the filenames of the
exported images.

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8 Scanning details area
• Scan area size, based on selected area in image overview window.
• Image resolution (horizontal, vertical and total), based on detail slider setpoint.

• Number of tiles, based on detail slider setpoint and overlap setting.

• Scan duration (remaining time), based on detail slider setpoint and selection of

auto-focus and / or auto-contrast and brightness.

9 button
Automatically adjusts the focus of each individual tile.

10 Detail slider
Adjusts the value of the magnification of the individual SEM tiles.

11 button
Selects NavCam overview or SEM overview.
button
Refresh button. When the sample is under the NavCam the refresh NavCam button
will be shown; when the sample is under the SEM the refresh SEM button will be
shown. Clicking the button will acquire a new NavCam or SEM overview.

12 Image overview window

Displays the part of the sample that is magnified in the main overview window.

13 Selection bar
• Opens the settings page
• Minimizes the application
• Closes the application.

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• Can be used to make screenshots.

1.2 Settings Page

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1 Connection Settings
Type the IP Address of the Phenom to connect.

2 Export Path
Select the default export path from the pop-up menu.

3 Averaging
Choose the averaging value of the SEM image.

4 “include databar in images”

Click this to show databar in the AIM image.

5 Overlap or Stitching / Tiling

Choose the image processing method.

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 6 Store SysInfo
Stores a ParticleMetric log file to the following location C:\Users\PhenomWorld\
Documents\Phenom Pro Suite\particlemetric.log.txt. This log file can be sent to
the Phenom-World service team ([email protected]) in case of support
questions. It will help to trace the root cause of potential software bugs.

7 Show manual
Opens this user manual.

8 Save
Saves your preferences.

9 Cancel
Cancels changes and exits the settings page.

2. USING AUTOMATED IMAGE MAPPING

1 Click the button to connect to the Phenom.

2 Click the button to display the Phenom NavCam image.

> If no connection to the Phenom was made yet ( ), the application will now
automatically connect to the Phenom.

• Use the button to select between NavCam overview and SEM overview.

3 Make a selection of the area of interest, using your left mouse button.
> The size of the overview will be displayed in the scanning details area of the screen.
> A square area can be forced by holding Shift on the keyboard when making the area
selection.

4 Set the detail slider ( ) to the desired level SEM magnification, using your
left mouse button.
> The indication of the end resolution, number of tiles needed to complete the
overview and time needed for this will be adjusted automatically and shown in the
scanning details area of the screen.

Auto focus (optional) • Click the button.

> The focus of each individual tile will be adjusted automatically. Note that
Autofocus will increase the scan duration.

Magnifying the image (Zoom) • The high resolution overview can be magnified for close-up inspection. For this, use
your mouse scroll wheel. You can also move the image dragging it.

• Press Ctrl and Space on the keyboard simultaneously to reset the image to the normal view.

5 In order to start a AIM scan, first enter a name for the project in the label textbox

Scanning the sample 6 Click the button to start the scanning process.
> The complete overview will now be collected. The remaining scanning time will be
indicated in the scanning details area.
> The tiles created during the scanning process will automatically be saved in the
current export directory.

• Click the button at any time if you wish to stop the scanning process.

• Click the button to start a new project. In this case, the selection overviews will
remain the same but the users will need to enter a new label before starting a scan.

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 2.1 Saving and exporting data
1  ake sure an export directory is set in the Settings utility.
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Labeling images > The export directory is based on the user document directory, the application name
and the label entered in the label textbox.

2  nter a name for the project (2D-segment images, combined image and heightmap
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image) in the label textbox.
> The label is postfixed with a number to distinguish between various scans with
the same label. E.g. when the name is ‘Fly’, the export directory will be ‘Fly0000’,
Fly0001’, etc.

3 Click the button to close Automated Image Mapping.

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