Detector Temperature, Acquire, And Focus Are Grayed Out (Versions 2.5.19.0 And Earlier) - Princeton Instruments PI-MAX System Manual

174
Detector Temperature, Acquire, and Focus are Grayed Out
(Versions 2.5.19.0 and earlier)
These functions and others will be deactivated if you have installed a camera being run
under USB 2.0 and have opened the WinX application software (WinView/32 or
WinSpec/32) without having first turned on the ST-133. They will also be deactivated if
you have installed a camera being run under USB 2.0 and a Princeton Instruments high
speed PCI card was also detected when RSConfig.exe was run.
1. Check to see if the ST-133 is connected to the host computer and is turned on. If
2. Close the WinX application, verify that the ST-133 is connected to the host
3. If the ST-133 is connected and on, the USB 2.0 camera may not be listed as
4. Run RSConfig.exe (accessible from the Windows|Start|Programs|PI Acton
5. Using Notepad or a similar text editor, open PVCAM.INI, which is located in
PI-MAX/PI-MAX2 System Manual
it is not connected or is connected but not turned on, go to Step 2. If it is
connected and on, go to Step 3.
computer, turn on the ST-133, and reopen the WinX application. The formerly
grayed out functions should now be available.
Camera 1 in the PVCAM.INI file.
menu). If the USB 2.0 camera is listed as Camera 2 (Princeton Style (USB2) in
Figure 103), you will have to edit the PVCAM.INI file.
Figure 103. RSConfig dialog box: Two Camera Styles
the Windows directory (C:\WINNT, for example).
If the contents of the file look like: Change the headings so the contents now look like:
[Camera_1]
Type=1
Name=Camera1
Driver=rspipci.sys
Port=0
[Camera_2]
Type=1
Name=Camera2
Driver=apausb.sys
Port=0
[Camera_2]
Type=1
Name=Camera1
Driver=rspipci.sys
Port=0
[Camera_1]
Type=1
Name=Camera2
Driver=apausb.sys
Port=0
Version 5.F