CONTENT
CONTENT i
DOCUMENT HISTORY iii
CurrentDocument................................................... iii
Changes........................................................ iii
1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1
1.1 ContactandSupport............................................. 1
1.2 ExplanationofSymbols............................................ 1
1.3 WarrantyInformation ............................................. 2
1.4 Disclaimer................................................... 2
2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3
3 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 4
3.1 Components ................................................. 4
3.2 Hybrid Photon Counting (HPC) Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2.1 BasicFunctionality........................................... 4
3.2.2 ReadoutChip ............................................. 5
3.2.3 InstantRetrigger............................................ 6
3.3 Software ................................................... 7
3.3.1 OverviewofCamserver ........................................ 7
3.3.2 Configuration Directories and Files for Camserver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.3.3 OverviewofTVX............................................ 8
3.3.4 ConfigurationFilesforTVX....................................... 8
3.3.5 Compatibility to Earlier Configurations of Camserver and TVX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 QUICK START GUIDE 10
5 CONTROL THE DETECTOR 12
5.1 From the Detector Server (Stand-Alone Operation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.2 From a Specific Environment (via Socket Connection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.2.1 Integrating the PILATUS3 Detector into your Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.2.2 Testclients............................................... 13
6 HOW TO USE THE PILATUS3 DETECTOR THROUGH CAMSERVER 14
6.1 MainCommands............................................... 14
6.1.1 Variables................................................ 14
6.2 ImageFormats ................................................ 15
6.3 ExternalTriggering .............................................. 16
6.3.1 ExternalTriggerMode......................................... 16
6.3.2 ExternalMultiTriggerMode ...................................... 18
6.3.3 ExternalEnableMode......................................... 19
6.3.4 Multiple Exposure Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7 TRIMMING THE DETECTOR 22
7.1 Principle.................................................... 22
7.2 TrimmingCommands............................................. 22
7.3 Set the Threshold with more Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8 BAD PIXEL MASK AND MODULE GAPS 24
8.1 UsingtheBadPixelMask .......................................... 24
8.1.1 Adding new Bad Pixels to the Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
8.1.2 Make a new Bad Pixel Mask from an Uniform Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8.2 FlagtheModuleGaps ............................................ 25
9 CRYSTALLOGRAPHY PARAMETERS IN FILE HEADER 26
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