DPS v3.10 released. Click here for more information.
Latest WinSPM version released 18 Feb 2022 (DPS and CCS).
A new upgraded version of WinSPM has been developed in discussion with JEOL. The main improvements are as follows:
General
- Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 or 10 (32 or 64bit)
- Improved handling of non-English keyboards and character sets, e.g. Japanese Kanji
- Fully compatible with all previous versions of WinSPM
Computer Control Software v7.00
- Automated operation of the SPM via user defined Macro files
- Multiple hardware and/or software scans can be performed with great flexibility without an operator present
- Most SPM parameters can be automated
- Montage scans (specify 1..20 images in both X&Y directions, overlap, scan order, and montage and scan angle)
- User defined time delays during Macro execution and after scans.
- Improved SPS Mapping & SPS scans via a reworked LMC dialog
- Stable scans are performed in software providing much greater flexibility
- Mapping sizes from 16x16 to 512x512
- SPS points from 64 to 4096. Force Curve, Voltage & High Bias scans. Speed improvements
- Threshold Hit values on up-to two different ADC inputs can be specified to prevent tip crash
- Threshold values at each scan point will be stored with the image data allowing image displays and analysis based on threshold
- Cross Sectional image display which combines the Topography, displacement at which a Threshold was hit, and the SPS data into one image display.
- Option to save partial scans after abort
- Supports the following framegrabbers that are compatible with Windows 7, 8 and 10
- dPictAexeon LT PCIe board
- The Imaging Source PCIe and PCI framegrabbers (e.g. DFG/SV1/PCIe)
- The Imaging Source USB converter (e.g. DFG/USB2pro)
- These framegrabbers continue to support the S-Video and Composite NTSC and PAL interfaces used by the video cameras attached to the JEOL SPMs.
Hardware Requirements
- Windows 7 or 10, 32 or 64 bit. All editions
- Minimum 1920x1080 graphics recommended
- Computer Control Software v7.00
- Desktop PC. Minimum dual core CPU, 4GB RAM. 1 x PCI slot (not PCIe) for Data Translation DT3016 AD/DA board
- Optional
- 1 or 2 serial ports for optional Lock in Amplifier and Temperature Controller. The serial ports may be provided by a USB converter cable
- dPictAexeon LT PCIe framegrabber / The Imaging Source PCIe framegrabbers and USB converters. S-Video and composite, NTSC/PAL
- Additional PCI/PCIe/USB as appropriate for the optional framegrabber.
- Data Processing Software v3.00
- Desktop or Laptop. Minimum 4GB RAM.
- Fully compatible with JEOL’s TM51524 (FCONT) controller unit
Data Processing Software v3.10
New Subtract Background Dialog
- All calculation results shown in real time
- N'th degree 1-D or 2-D polynomial fitting
- Various 1-D and 2-D fitting algorithms
- User defined XY window and Z window within which the background fitting routine is applied
New Measure Dialog
- Real-time calculation of various surface properties
- Unlimited user defined regions (points, lines, parallelograms, circles and N-sided polygons)
- Calculations performed in individual regions, with totals
- User specified colours and annotations for each region
- Surface profiles can be extracted as a spectrum for further analysis
- Save data and configuration to disk
- Print & Save the image, regions and calculations
New Measure & Extract Spectra Dialog (SPS Mapping)
- Real-time calculation and display of multiple spectra extracted from the SPS Mapping data
- Unlimited user defined regions (points, lines, parallelograms, circles and N-sided polygons)
- User specified colours and annotations for each region
- Calculations such as derivatives and averages in real time
- All spectra, and averaged spectra, can be extracted separately for further analysis
Multiple Spectra Plot Dialog
- Real-time display of multiple spectra
- In->Out and Out->In can be treated separately or together
- Highly flexible auto/manual X, Y re-scaling of each / some / all spectra for easy display and comparison
- Specify X and Y markers to compare points on all spectra
- Export all data to TXT files
- Print & Save the multiple spectra
