Windows system:
1. Users can find the stage by Start -> Control Panel -> Device Manager -> Ports(COM & LPT). The name of the Port should be something like Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM*).
2. Choose COM* in eeDAP to connect with stage.
3. Download and install the proper driver
Prior Stage:
Downloading Stage Driver:
2. Download the "ProScan III USB Driver" and software depend on operating system.
Installing Stage Driver:
1. Make sure the stage is connected before installing
2. Install driver from device manager.
Option: Try to use Prior software control the stage.
Ludl Stage:
Normally User can use default driver. User can also download driver and software from Ludl official download page:
http://ludl.com/downloads/.
Linux: use the stage by command: "ls -l /dev/tty*".
The port of stage name could be "ttyUSB0". As the default setting of matlab only automatically recognizes serial port names of the form /dev/ttyS[0-255]. User should create a symbolic by command "ln -s /dev/ttyPS0 /dev/ttyS101" under root account. The S101 could be any integer port between S101 to S109. And please choose the same prot in eeDAP software. The following link provide detail information about build link:
Building linkIf the users don't run the eeDAP under root account, users need provide permission to the account they want to use. They could log in to root account and use following command to provide permissions.
1. Serial prot permission:
"chomd 777 /dev/ttyXXX", where ttyXXX is the port name like ttyUSB0
2. Lock group permission:
a. Command "nano /etc/group"
b. Add linux account name to lock group
c. logout and relogin linux account.
Stage Test:
When the user selects the mode to be "MicroRT", Microscope Real Time, the program will force the user to set the communication port for the stage. The stage must be plugged into one of the communication ports, and the correct communications port must be selected.
