Proton Calorimetry/Equipment/ISDI CMOS Sensor

Install EPIX sotware on Windows

Sotware installation (grphic card not connected)
- from www.epixinc.com Downloads (http://epixinc.com/support/files.php), download the PIXCI® V3.8 Software, 64 bit app for Windows 64-Bit1 (file name: xcapwin64.exe)
- double click on the file to start the softwre installation
- the softwre will install all the drivers needed for the graphic card installation
- error message: drivers pre-installation failed. But the sotware is installed
- open XCAP to agree the license
- enter the Software ID and Submit
- the submitted ID should allow the software setup: XCAP-Lite -> OK
- software installation completed
- at this point you should have the error "Driver not installed or frame grabber not installed"
once the Software installation is complete power down the computer and install the PIXCI frame grabber.
OR restart Winsows and plug-in the frame grabber via thunderbolt 3 connection
- from the Device Manager you should see the Immaging device PIXCI(R), but with an esclamation mark.
- open File Explorer -> Program Files -> EPIX -> XCAP -> drivers -> Win10x64 -> right click the file epixxcw6 and manually install the driver
- on Device Manager -> right-click Immaging device -> Update Drivers ->Browse my computer for driver software -> Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer -> select the driver from the list (PIXCI E8 ..., the one digitally signed!)
- "Windows has finished installing the drivers"
- the application could ask you to restart windows. If not, restart.

General Sensor Configuration

Base Configuration is 14 x 1 Bit
Resolution is 1030 x 1536 pixels
For selecting pixel rows in centre: Use horizontal offset (ignore DVAL to activate field) and horizontal resolution

Increase number of frame buffers

To increase the number of frame buffers to the allowed maximum, start XCAP as administrator.
Select Capture/Sequence Capture/Video to Frame Buffers/Driver Assistant
Tick box in left field, then set number of frame buffers here.

Serial Terminal instructions for ISDI sensor

Find serial terminal in PIXCI(R) tab of sensor control software.
In Controls/Options: Make sure "Send string with CR" is selected. Should be default.
In Controls/Setup: Select Serial Port: Enabled. Baud rate has to be 115200
Set low full well mode using W000300000
Set high full well mode using W000300004
Read full well mode using R0003

Continuous Field buffer setting

This setting makes sure that the buffer is filled with a new frame as they come in. If this option is not selected the sensor and software will not be synchronised and we *will record a lot of pitch black images.
Select Capture/Live Options//Live Mode/Live Video: Continuous All buffer capture

Capturing Images

Pixel peek window is useful for determining if image is saturated: maximum value of 16383 is observed when pixel is saturated.
To capture an image, use the "Live" mode to view live images, when an image is to be captured, switch back to "Unlive" to freeze the image.
One can then use "Save Image Sequence" to save the buffers of the image.