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1. 32 5 1 3 Username for Spectral Printouts 32 5 1 4 User Bitmap 32 5 1 5 Color Overlay Printing Options 32 5 1 6 Saved Spectrum DPI sci aU DUUM NU DID PSU UR 32 5 1 7 MSA EMSA Save 32 9 2 kg ee nee eee eee ere eee err 42 5 3 Image and Spectrum Overlay Mode 44 5 4 Live Spectral Color Overlay Mode 45 2 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 5 5 Spectral Labeling Utility 46 5 6 Microsoft Word Reports for Spectra 46 5 7 Spectral Color Selection 47 5 8 Particle Options n dic DECR DN 49 9 9 Image TNUMDNAI S 53 5 10 Particle GSR User Interface Support 55 6 SPECTRUM UTILITIES IMAGING DATA 58 6 1 Bitmap qos qc vnu qe aupud ec dutqd be Rua Eom dudes 59 6 1 1 Print Olo 59 59 B t DISK 59 OLAP TOL
2. MEY sasi Bi hemis pr DEE r Pesdandrs Mr 8 Peril 15 ope Pariclama 2507 Pleg ol 5 rpe Plagic chon 2587 Si Poller Donec Propel S ame Popa Gore 25k V 8i 25 rpe Quartz DIY Ehodonz5 Rhedaziig DEY Bi GENESIS Utilities User s Manual EDAX 31l Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 1 2 EDAX Reports amp Annotation Parameters When you create Microsoft Word reports OR Re save image data you have the option to include parameters at the bottom of each map image In the Image Utilities section there 1s now a preview button so you can see what the annotation will look like prior to creating output The Vertical Image Palette mode is now the recommended mode to use because the palette section 1s much larger and more informative because it contains 10 steps instead of 4 5 1 3 Username for Spectral Printouts Used to input your personalized text that will be output in the title bar of each spectra page printed 5 1 4 User Bitmap Logo You can use your own company s logo in the title of each printed page Just follow the instructions on this dialog click on the Set Bitmap button to load a different Logo bitmap that you are familiar with User Bitmap Logo d you wish to use your company Lado in the title of each spectrum Print Page click on Set Bitdap to selecta EDM
3. Cr Es Fm Lr Update Clear All Eben Step Element arem B Data Options v Window OnTop Color Palette Mode PCA Data Extract Y EDAX inc VEOH Lock Aspect LScan Display Spectrum Display Print Comments AutoFS Adjustments Ending KeV Intensit o jme er Starting KeV EE E Intensity Scaling AutoFS each Map June 22 File 5 ave Process User Palette Multiplier 125 Matrix 128 x 100 Number of Channels 1024 DataSize 1 Byte FS 320 4 Gm _ Read Total Spe Phase Clust na Clear All abl Add ROI Counts Delete Classes GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 27 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectrum SpecUtil is a software utility used to Print View amp Convert EDAX Spectral and Imaging data It supports many formats of spectral data that can be read and saved but for image data mainly BMP files are supported F EDAX Spectral Processing Utility File Setup Edit View SPC gt gt Printer SPC gt gt Bmp SPC gt gt M54 Image Lkilities Help LNDSWSR wikia SPC File Total 1 5 Snap Report Spectra spc File Open 28 08 30 00 05 14 98 03 27 98 05 14 98 03 27 98 Kew 3 22 Cnts 317 Stop Speed 100 3 Guiz spe 14 1998 01
4. windows Bitmap Ideally your bitmap file should be 150 pixels Set Bitmap wide and 100 pixels high 5 1 5 Color Overlay Printing Options There is a selection to add Smoothing to the spectra to give the peaks more of a Gaussian shape also you can select to Auto Vertical Full Scale each spectra or just use the full scale of the largest peak of ALL the spectra 5 1 6 Saved Spectrum DPI In the case where you want to save the spectral BMP files with higher or lower resolution you can set the Dots per Inch saved into the BMP file As a default when Spectrum Utility starts this will always be set to 96 Dpi 5 1 7 MSA EMSA Save Format 3 selections are possible A Standard MSA format B ISO22029 format C Standard MSA with 1 column of energies and 1 column of intensities Edit Copy SPC to Clipboard Sends the current spectrum display to the Windows clipboard Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data Edit Create SUM Spectra Used to sum all the selected spectra spc into a single file After using this function click on File Save SPC to store the new file to disk View Live Spectrum Map Launches the Live Spectral Map viewer where you can View stored spd files or actively collecting Live Spectrum maps and change the element lists on the fly View Show Peaks Used to determine the centroid in Ev resolution in Ev and full scale of all the labeled peaks in the current spectrum
5. 60 Lo Display 60 CU Mia NEM EE CMM E IUE 60 CEL N RR 60 o 5 5 60 60 60 Thermal Pale HE 60 5 112 IPSeudo 61 M 5 M 61 63 6 1 15 Creating Bitmap Images with Parameter s Annotation 64 6 1 16 Converting Bitmap Images to ASCII CSV Files 66 62 ROB MDT asus EI TENUIS UNE TNT 67 6 2 1 Selecting the White Image amp 69 6 2 2 Selecting the White Image amp Pseudo Color Overlay 70 6 3 X ray Image 71 6 3 1 Bitmap Folder Orientation 73 6 3 2 Example Merged Output Examples 73 CUTEPDF WRH eee ee 78 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Introduction There are 4 utility packages installed on most Genesis systems They can be very useful for the examination of your spectral and Imaging data and all can be found in the EDAX Genesis folder that s on your desktop C Documents and Settings All UsersWesktop Edax Genesis File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ae E Back e Search ey Folders Bae Address C Documents and Settings All Users DesktoplEdax Genesis hr
6. File and Folder Tasks v al Manuals EDAX EPIC Table Genesis Genesis DPP 2 Genesis 5 2 Other Places Software Shell She Movies Details Th Am 9 LiveSpcMap Screen Spectral Uninstall All Whats Mew in Viewer Capture Utilities v5 11 objects ig Computer EPIC Table EDAX Periodic table of elements This 1s most useful for checking the theoretical energy values for the elemental lines and modifying the Automatic Peak Identification Omission list Screen Capture Used to capture sections of the data displayed on the screen and save it in BMP or JPEG format send it to the clipboard or just print it out Spectral Utility This is a 2 part software package for dealing with all types of 1 Spectral data and 2 Bitmap imaging data LiveSpeMap Viewer Used to examine spectral mapping data either collecting live or after it has been collected Only the EDAX spd file data 15 supported not the older Multipoint Spectrum map data The Multipoint Eagle Vision Spm Spz data files can be converted to the SPD file format using the Convert2 SPD function within the Display Map Results dropdown selection 4 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Other EDAX Non Utility ICONS in Genesis Folder Manuals A folder that contains shortcuts to most of the PDF user manuals for the Genesis software including this manual Only the user manuals for the software you purchased amp
7. 1 1 LSecs 4 Si 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 T 00 8 00 Energy keV zo 512 x 400 Field 9 Particle 602 X 446 Y 71 AvgDiam 31 56 uM Area 782 2 Sq uM Class 2 CaPx Draw Crosses New in V5 1 you can now read in a particle or GSR data set that was saved using the image file format option PNG But the PNG file format is NOT currently supported anywhere else in the spectrum utility software GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 55 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data In the example below the i button has been clicked to move the image for the current field into view Also the Draw Crosses button has been clicked which shows all the particles with crosshairs numbering In this case the particle numbering does not begin with 1 since the Particle Options selection per field is not checked EDAX Spectral Processing Utility File Setup Edit View SPC gt gt Printer Spc gt BMP 5 gt gt 5 EDS gt gt Spc Particle Options Image Utilities Help C IMG 9Fields stub01 Spectra SPC File Total 1 613 Snap Report 00010001 09 05 06 our lt gt 00010002 09 05 06 00010003 09 05 06 23 Stop Speed 100 00010004 09 05 06 Reso 512 x 400 Fus 217 Field 1 Particle 4 00010006 09 05 06 e 00010007 09 05 06 TAA 82 Y 94 00010008 09 05 06 Z AvgDiam 95 79 uM 00010009 09 05 06 a F Area 7205 9 Sq uM 00010010 09 05
8. after you have selected more than 1 E element you can click on Start Mixing Example SpectrumMap ZAF button A file c edax32 utl colormix bmp is created automatically but you can also click on File S ave to save the Image Reso 128 x 100 Example SpectrumMap ZAF_SiK bmp Example SpectrumMap ZAF TiK bmp Example SpectrumMap ZAF_AIK bmp Erample SpectumMap ZAF_SiK bmp SpectrumMap ZAF SiK bmp ExempleSpectumMapZAF NaKbmp SpectrumMap ZAF NaK bmp Intensity Scaling Intensity Scaling Scaling 0 EE com d Start E17 gt 3J Exploring work 89 EDAX Lltilities doc Micros EDAX Spectral Processi QU 11 22AM After loading each image you can use the Intensity control next the selection button to increase or decrease the images intensity before mixing As a default this utility works using standard EDAX 1 matrices like 64x50 128x100 etc but you can also use the size option button located below the info text box GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 67 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data located in the top right of the window to allow you to input the pixel resolution of the bitmap file you are trying to color merge for example 200x200 pixel size Intensity Scaling A dropdown list selection of how intense you want that color There are predefined values 50 10
9. Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 9 Image Thumbnails Thumb Clicking this button will display the window A module that can be used to re collect a better quality image from each particle found in a particle search and save them to individual BMP files This dialog displays the full field image 512x400 Pixels at the center and a new 256x200 image that it collects live from the microscope from each particle in the top right of the window Particle Phase Options ThumbW ail Image Collection C NPARTSUSR Airs ample stubll Fields Processed Particles Processed A T Diameter Stage Location Magnification 1200 Hof Fields 9 Heads it of Particles 153 100 Particle oomOut Factor 1 m Burn in Micron Marker Part H Field X Stage Y Stage x Beam Diameter Class Slow Presentation for DEMO 31052 18555 232 2 BF 1 31052 18555 217 0 24 Clay 31052 18566 gn 87 Clay mecs MDE2 18566 483 1 69 None Lost _ Collect Exty 31052 18566 483 0 24 Clay ae 31052 18555 365 026 Clay Connect to SEM Move To oK Below this 256x200 image are the datasets parameters X Y Class Multiple stage Fields can be reprocessed and all the new image data 1 stored a sub folder of the main dataset named ParticleBMP The total particle list for the Csv file will be displayed below the last fields image Click on the Connect to SEM button to s
10. 5 or 10 spectra per page when you click on the menu item SPC Printer Each time you click on this Icon the next possible mode is enabled The Ist button prints in Black amp White Outline The 2nd button prints in Red Color Outline The 3rd button prints in Red Color Solid The 4th button sets the print mode to print a single spectral region to the printer in outline Mode This will be a Color Overlay of up to 6 spectra per page EDAX Inc 31 McRae Drive Mabwah H J 07430 edax com EDAX Mg Si 5 AT C Sr U ER T 5 NL Ca T Ma aji a a E Lia 241 AT T wel aru 1020 ILS Filename Lahel Full Sznle Hie 25 Obsidian 25kV 4747 100 Direi Olivine 25k V 3012 100 Pemai spc Pentlandite 25kV 1910 100 Pericl 25 Bericlase 25k V 100 Plagio25 Plagiadiase 25kV 2901 100 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 47 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data Toolbar Printer Enable Disable Mode E B If want to automatically preview a lengthy list of the selected spectra you can select the Printer Enabled Disabled switch as a visual preview but as a first pass don t need a hardcopy output Select your spectra of interest set the speed at which you want to preview them then click on the Spc Printer menu item to start the process 48 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual C
11. Reso 1024 x 800 Particle 25 X 758 Y 222 Diam 15 75 Field 7 10 00 12 00 14 00 16 00 18 00 Energy keV 57 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data There are 3 separate tabs that can perform different image utility tasks and they are the Bitmap Viewer RGB Mixer and X ray Map Image Merger See the text below the graphic for the function descriptions This window 1s now displayed as a full screen window to make viewing of the image data easier File You can use this selection to open new file datasets or 1f you are in RGB Mixer mode or the Bitmap Image Viewer and you ve created a new color bitmap then you can use this menu to save that bitmap file Print Screen Sends a snapshot of the current display to the system printer ConvertBMP to JPEG Converts all the selected images from BMP file to highly compressed JPG files Compression is typically at least 10 1 ConvertBMP to CSV Converts all the selected images from BMP files to ACSII CSV files This function is new in V4 60 Exit To Close the Image Utilities window The first step for using any of these 3 imaging utilities is to read in the first file in the mapping filename series by clicking on Image Utilities from the Spectrum Utility main menu and selecting a bitmaps filename This will then display the tri tab Image Utilities window Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 1 Bitmap Image Vi
12. intensities of all of the lines Total Ka When your checking lines for elements this option is checked it will usually display the averaged energy value for all the lines of that element not just the KAI line 6 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 2 EDAX Epic Table The energies can be edited in this table so that the EPIC table can be customized for each detector if desired To edit the values highlight the old value type in the new value and then click on Change If the original values need to be restored click on the Reset in the EPIC tables main menu z 2 hange Lancel 8 Inten Line Inten Line ET 0 5 Kab 0 000 Liab 0 000 0 0 Lzab 0 628 15 0 L3ab 0 615 38 0 M1ab 0 000 0 000 Maab 0 000 0 0 M dab 0 000 MSab 0 000 0 0 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 2 EDAX Epic Table The Omitted Elements The Omitted element list contains 15 default elements that will not be included in an Auto Peak ID However other peaks can be manually added to a peak list in the same manner as any other element Elements can also be added or removed from the Omitted List if desired To access the omitted element list click on AutoID in the menu of the EPIC table The current list of omitted elements will be shown To add an element simply click on that element on the EPIC chart To delete an element highlight the element in the list and then click Delet
13. used to grab any portion of a Windows screen and copy it to the clipboard It can also save the image to disk or send it to your printer You must move the capture window and cover the screen area you wish to grab Then click on Capture Only the image will be copied to the clipboard However sometimes you need to grab more than one image with or without the same size and location Then use the Setup button for a more customized setup The following window will be displayed when you click Added to V5 20 Added new button picture of Camera to just click and drag on screen area Click on this button draw the Red Box to cover the area you wish to place on the clipboard and then paste the data into your desired application e g Microsoft Word 3 1 Grab32 File Requirements The Grab32 program needs three files to run they are all located in C Edax32 Utl Grab32 exe Grab32 Hlp MSVBVM60 DLL CreateAVI exe This utility can be used on any PC even without EDAX software installed by simply placing these 4 files into the above mentioned folder If you wish to use JPG files a full Genesis installation will be required Chapter 3 EDAX Screen Capture Clicking the Setup menu item will display the following window to setup output parameters EDAX Screen Capture Setup File GebCapturePos AVI Tool Help Image Grab Location Top Height Capture Setup Options Always on Top Exit after
14. 00060003 2 3 2 45 Energy keV GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 45 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 5 Spectral Labeling Utility If you want to view and or print the labels of all your spectra files this 1s the utility to use Click on File Spectrum Labels to start this utility Just select the spectra you want the labels for from the Disk Spectra column click on Select and then on Label to view the labels If you just want to output all the labels to the printer click on Print ALL Click the Path button to select a new file path for spectra file Spectrum LABEL Utility PrintAll Select Label Copy Print Help Path C XI GXUSBXminerals2Xspcs Disk 5pectra Selected Spectra Labels 00010001 A 00010001 spc Field 1 Particle 1 365 00010002 spc 00010002 spc Field 1 Particle 2 365 Class 1 037512 7C a10 Fit 85 5 00010003 spc 0001 0003 spc Field 1 Particle 37365 zClass 3 Fe Barnet Fit 95 7 gt 00010004 spc 00010004 spc Field 1 Particle 4 365 lt Class 3 Fe Garnet Fit 91_ 75 00010005 spc 00010005 spc Field 1 Particle 5 365 lt Class 3 Fe Garnet 95 8 gt 00010006 spc 00010006 spc Field 1 Particle 6 365 lt Class 1 0375127Cal 0 Fit 85 25 0001 000 0001 000 spc Field 1 Particle 77355 zClass 3 Fe Barnet Fit 35 9 00010008 00010008 pc Field 1 Particle 82365 lt Class 1 0375127Cal 0 Fit 84_2 gt 0001 0009 spc 0001 0009 spc F
15. 06 00010011 09 05 06 00010012 09 05 06 00010013 09 05 06 00010014 09 05 06 00010015 09 05 06 00010016 09 05 06 00010017 09 05 06 00010018 09 05 06 00010019 09 05 06 00010020 09 05 06 00010021 09 05 06 00010022 09 05 06 00010023 09 05 06 00010024 09 05 06 00010025 09 05 06 Sort Classes Class 4 Garnet In the example above if you have Classification selected as the crosshair color the crosshair color will be defined by the class of the particle A table was also be displayed 8E EDAX Spectral Processing Utility File Setup Edit View SPC gt gt Printer Spc gt BMP SPC gt gt MS amp EDS gt gt 5pc Particle Options Image Utilities Help C PART USR 9Fields stub01 dili Standard E Spectra SPC File Total 1 613 Snap Report 00010001 09 05 06 00010002 09 05 06 Reso 512 x 400 00010003 09 05 06 Stop Speed 100 Field 1 Particle 1 00010004 09 05 06 PET S x 187 Y 393 00010005 09 05 06 S Bhce ees AvoDiam 87 1 uM 00010006 09 05 06 CN E 00010007 09 05 06 Det Area 5357 8 Sq uM 00010008 09 05 06 b Class 4 Garnet 00010009 09 05 06 00010010 09 05 06 00010011 09 05 06 00010012 09 05 06 00010013 09 05 06 00010014 09 05 06 00010015 09 05 06 00010016 09 05 06 00010017 09 05 06 00010018 09 05 06 00010019 09 05 06 00010020 09 05 06 00010021 09 05 06 N dp aa Pa 130 00010022 09 05 06 A 00010023 09 05 06 00010024 09 05 06 A
16. 1s completed Repeat Capture location It will use the same location to grab the image So you do not move the main program anymore after you properly Setup and Load Slow Capture for eDrawing Slows down the capture process to allow grabbing images being produced by eDraw software eDraw requires a lot of computer processor time so you must turn this option on to grab images more reliably Print Orientation When outputting screen shots to the printer you select either a Landscape or Portrait format Printed Area When outputting screen shots to the printer you can select to print the data in the actual size you selected or expanded to fill the full page of paper Keyboard Print Screen to Printer When this option 15 selected you can leave the Screen Capture software minimized and by simple pressing the print screen button on your keyboard will output the entire screen snapshot to the printer Keyboard Print Screen Capture Same as above option but the screen snapshot is sent instead to a image BMP JPEG file Timed Screen Capture Selecting this option allows the software to automatically save picture to disk at the time interval in seconds that you define Save Images BMP JPG to disk Program will create BMP or JPG file after each Capture Auto Save Option to use if you wish to save several files with names that are numerically incremented Files are saved with increment numbers of 1 such as AA11
17. 95 29 44 31 43 31 08 16 33 95 31 08 31 08 30 26 30 67 32 31 31 49 31 43 33 95 32 31 13 43 33 31 08 31 08 33 95 32 31 3a r2 30 26 29 44 31 49 33 54 20 52 30 62 33 54 33 54 31 9 31 08 34 77 30 67 31 9 33 95 15 zi sed Il ji pe il l H NI ARN Air an a D al F i E 25 i QM 0 d i E how EDAX CSV Data Plotted 1n Excel 660 GENBSIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 2 RGB Mixer A tab used for mixing of 2 or 3 images using 3 possible colors red green and blue The resultant image is displayed and saved in 24 bit color mode and can produce vivid colors and interesting shadings that aren t possible to see using color pixel substitution modes of other packages Select a filename from the list select a color button Red Blue Green repeat for other images and then select Start Mixing to produce a mixed image View Displays the mixed image in a full image mode to make small features easier to see These true bitmap images can be saved to disk using the file save menu item EDAX Image Utilities Example SpectrumM ap File Print Screen ConvetBmp Jpeg Exit Bitmap Image Viewer RGB Mixer Map Image Merger citumiiusRichipto24 First use File to select the folder and 4 Start Mixing EE _ View Green or Blue buttons to colorize
18. AA12 It is best to assign the filename with letters and that ends with a number Save file in JPG Format When un checked the image files will be saved as 24 bit color Bitmap files with NO Compression When checked it saves as JPEG with a 95 quality mode which typically results in a 90 reduction in file size with minimal loss in printable image quality You can change the path and filename to be used in the Auto Save mode by simply typing in the edit box at the bottom of the window The New Paths will be created automatically There is also a Browse button to define a path filename 4 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 3 EDAX Screen Capture Path amp Filename to save Images to Disk CANE dass Ut Grabs2 441 01 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 15 Chapter 3 EDAX Screen Capture 3 4 AVI File Creator If you click on the Setup Menu option AviTool The following window will be displayed FPS Frames per Second Typically use a value of 1 here as the speed of playback Fast Auto Name A quicker way to define the input starting filename and the output AVI filename You will see the first image displayed after you select a path Alternately you can select the Source and Destination filenames for the images Create AVI from Picture Files Options FPS 0 1 te 10 Source First Picture File Browse gt E Smaller slower Destinations fev File gt Browse gt E Image S
19. You are given the option to send these results to the printer SpecUtil Centroid tt Resolution amp Full Scale Data silos es Sa es I Do you need hardcopy View SNAP Spc into Genesis Spectrum Launches a Top Most floating window above Genesis Spectrum to load spectra into easily into the Genesis Spectrum tab The spectrum utility window will minimize at that point s SpecUtil Snap Spc a i i Esta Dl RES LBK 3 27 1888 3 35 44 AM This window be closed by clicking the OK button or the close button in the right of the window The button can be used to re define the path used to display spectra files Clicking on the spectral filename will display that spectrum in the Genesis Spectrum tab and also the date and time the file was saved The pathname being used 1 displayed directly above the spectral listing If the pathname 1 too long to fit it will always be displayed in the tooltip area This window can be minimized to remove it from the display and or it can be resized to reduce the amount of space it consumes on top of Genesis Spectrum tab GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 33 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data You can also use the keyboards up down arrow keys to slide through the spectral filenames to view While the spectral data 15 being loaded the path name will be displayed in red and cursor switches
20. at a time highlighted with a blue box to select which line series you which to use for a particular element Then click on an element from the periodic table Click on the Update button to refresh the x ray map displays m nm Read Spd Starts the manual Reading mode to display the spectrum map data During this time a progress bar is displayed and at the conclusion the time spent in seconds creating the map overlays 1 displayed ROI Scan Scans all possible elements using the currently selected line series L or M Lines and a list 15 displayed with their ROI intensity values Double click on this list to erase it from the display GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 2 Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer The ROI s with greater then the background count will be displayed The minimum ROI value is based on the in the dropdown list Bkg Subtract 100 The Bkg Subtract dropdown list has fixed integer increments 1 2 3 but you also type in any value you like e g 0 45 EDAX Live Spectral Map Display i The system will mow scan ALL Ehe Line ROI Energies 657 AK 445 Pr Nd sk 1511 Th Fal cu 557 944 KK 755 _ Update Data Options RT s with greater then 400 counts will be displayed This minimum value is based on the in the dropdown 4 Bkg Subtract 100 Color Palette Mode 2 distinct color scaling modes are possi
21. be correctly merged No Inver Hn Invert A Invert TY Invert Att Invert 6 3 2 Example Merged Output Examples Simple merge Bitmap example of 6 256x200 x ray maps GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 73 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data Multi Field X ray Map Merge Large Area of 272 Fields signal Backscatter Detector Imaging amp Mapping Montage Map Collection 128x100 Maps in a 16 x 17 Matrix 272 Fields X ray Dwell 5 Msec Collecied on Philips 215 January 05 2001 X ray Map Size 2040x1700 Pixels GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data The SPD data merge mode currently is now supported in V5 1 X ray map data can only be built using ROI windows Net or concentration maps are not supported Using SPD mode will give the best field field balance of intensities This enables SPD mode When you use this mode the following window will be displayed when you click on the X ray amp Image merge button as a reminder of the elements saved in the spectrum file saved with the map New in V5 2 you can use ROI Data or NET Data Select this by the SPD Output Data Type In the future Wt mode will also be possible When building maps in SPD mode there 1s also now a txt file generated so can easily read the results of the map generated 128x100 5Locas SlowSpd0002_AlK bmp 128x100 5Locas SlowSpd0002_CK bmp 1
22. button in most of the Genesis tabs or you can click Epic Table Icon in the EDAX Genesis folder on your desktop The layout of the EPIC table EDAX Peak Identification Chart 1s based on the periodic table and contains the positions and energies of the peaks for all series of an element The energy data 1n this table could be edited 1f needed to fine tune the Peak Identification for a specific detector The EPIC table can be started from the expanded Peak ID section by clicking on the EPIC button found on most of the main control panels of Genesis EPIC The periodic table of the elements is displayed as shown below Clicking on any element will display the major peak positions for K L and M alpha lines for that element in the center portion of the table DxEnrg32 EDS Set 2 Energy Print Reset Comp Oxide AutolD Help EDS Energy Table 0 F Ne Si 5 Ti Cr Mn Fe Ni Cu Zn Ge Se Br Kr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te l Us Ba La HE Tal Ww 05 Ir Pt TI At Fin Nd 5 Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Yb Lu Total Ka Th Am Cm Cf 9 Lw To examine the complete energy table for an element click on the element in the periodic table and then click the EDS Energy Table button to display the energy and relative
23. capture Print Orientation Printed Area Landscape Actual size Portrait Ful page Keyboard Print Screen to Printer Keyboard Print Screen Capture Timed Screen Capture Secs Save Image to disk Auto Save Save files in JPG format ERES Path amp Filename to save Images to Disk Ut Graba 3 2 EDAX Grab32 Setup Menu File Used to select the proper path and filename for next BMP JPG file to store Printer Setup Used to select the printer desired for output to GetHomePos Size amp Move the main grab window first Then click GetHomePos to locate the future program location You may also edit the location from the 4 text boxes The numbers displayed used are in Screen Pixels 16 GetCapturePos Size amp Move the main grab window first Then image grab location can be set by clicking this You may also edit the locations from the 4 text boxes AviTool Launches another utility shell used to merge image files bmp jpeg to the AVI file format Windows Movies WITH Compression Back Back to main program It will be ready for new image grab GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 13 Chapter 3 EDAX Screen Capture 3 3 EDAX Grab32 Setup Options Always On Top The capture window 15 displayed on top of all other windows it cannot be hidden when this mode is active Exit after Capture Automatically closes the window application after a capture
24. palette file to disk Print Outputs the current palette RGB values and colors to the printer Exit Closes window and saves the current palette to c edax32 utl default pal Left click on the gradient image to select a color Right click on the gradient image to save this color into the palette at the current index The palette is always composed of 64 colors TRUE Color UPDATE button Copies the current color into the current index Color Ramp Used to build up a sequence of color entries Clicking on First Color sets the starting point of a ramp and Last Color will do a linear fill of the range Color Palette Selection File Print Exit Green 63 Blue B3 Color Ramp Index t First Color 0 Last Color E Update GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 61 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 1 14 Data Scaling The intensity data scaling has 3 modes of operation Default Where the intensity data 1s displayed as it was collected AutoScale Where all the maps that are selected are displayed relative to the maximum intensity map Manual Where you define the Set User Maximum Intensity values for the maps Scaling Methods Hin Max Set ROI Map User 0 153 Manual Data 0 154 The Data Min Max is the acquired range of the data You can only input the User Max valu
25. the Genesis Spectrum tab software s selection Overlay Mode With this mode set the spectra displayed within this utility will be in outline GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 4 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 2 Snap Reports Used to create Microsoft Word reports easily from EDAX spectral amp Image Data Just click the Snap Report checkbox in the top right of the window to enable this function When you first check the Snap Report option you will see a small outline of a box displayed in the spectral display area This 15 the default area where the image will be displayed BS EDAX Spectral Processing Utility File Setup Edit View SPC gt gt Printer Spc gt BMP SPC gt shi54 ED5 2 5pr Image Lilities Help Cg Standard Spectra SPC File Total 2 57 image Overlap None I Snap Report Examp1e1 ii 09 19 06 Large Image Examplei 11 09 19 06 Bitmap File Total 1 455 1 1 12 09 19 06 Kev 2 36 12252 Stop Speed 100 4 4 Examplel 13 09 19 06 CAIMGUSR Example SpectrumMap spe 07 Jul 2002 13 36 40 Examplel 14 09 19 06 LSecs 2469 Examplei 15 09 19 06 Examplel 16 09 19 06 Example 5pectrumMap 07 07 PchH un 02 11 00 06 0 tt 01 09125106 11 0 tt 02 09 25 06 11 0 Bitmap Images Sample gel 07 09 97 Sample nak 07 09 97 Sample 07709797 sample phl 07709797 Sample phm 07 09 97 Sample prl 07 09 97 Sample sik 07709797 Sample sk 07 09 9
26. to the clipboard or File Save Spc as Bitmap to save it to a file If you read in a Particle Analysis or GSR datasets you can generate a display that contains Spectral Image and Quant Results The image filename will be displayed in the bottom left corner of the display GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 4 Live Spectral Color Overlay Mode Up to 6 spectra can be displayed live in 6 different colors and manipulated Just click the toolbar button next to the Word Template Dropdown list Select the Multi Color Overlay checkbox and each time you click and select a spectrum it will be added to the list and displayed Reset Used to clear out all the selected spectra Re Scale Used to scale all the spectra to the one that has the largest full scale count value Each of the spectra s filenames will be displayed directly above the total spectral display F EDAX Spectral Processing Utility File Setup Edit View SPC gt gt Printer SPC gt gt Bmp SPC gt gt M54 ED5 5pc Image Lkilities Help C GSRAUSRAGSRS ample 2stubs9 Stub02 Spc SI Standard amp E Spectral Multi Color Overlay SPC File Total 1 50 Snap Report Multi Color Overlay ReScale Reset Kew 2 35 1132 Stop Speed 100 2 00010001 5 COGSRUSRGSRSamplestubsSf stub 2 Spc 00020001 00030004 00040003 0005000 00050003 00050005 1 5 00060001 00060002
27. 0 150 or you can type in any number and press enter Clicking on the View button will display the single full RGB image as seen here below DAX Image Utilities File Print Screen ConvertBmp gt gt Jpeg Exit 1 FeK bmp greeni OK bmp greenl SiK bmp E f 2 windows Laszlo Herczeg The Taming o EDAX Spectra 6 1 515 Utilities User s Manual Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 2 1 Selecting the White Image amp RGB Mode Make your 2 or 3 element selections then enable this checkbox option and pick the Image file to use and then click the Start Mixing button Using this mode you can mix x ray data with the Electron image collected and can produce images with superior details because the image will be composed of topographical data and x ray components DAX Image Utilities Map File Print Screen ConvertBmp gt gt Jpeg Exit RGB Mixer Map Image Merger Hn25878163662 hitachi cUIMG Green256 green1_2ZrL bmp Start Mixing Clear All View iv White Image amp RGB Map Overlays 1 TiK bmp 1 ZrL bmp greenl FeK bmp 1_ greenl SiK bmp Intensity Scaling Intensity Scaling Intensity Scaling Select Red 100 Clear Select Green 100 7 Clear Clear Laszlo He The Uru EDAX 5 EDAX Ltil 4 A Qa Jg 7 48 AM GENESIS Utilities User s M
28. 0 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer Spectrum Displey Starting with Genesis V4 60 there was the ability to view the spectral data from a reduced area of the stored or live SPD file The center X Y coordinates are displayed along with the X ROI intensities for each element To identify unknown peaks in the spectrum you can click on the PeakID Lines Checkbox Fe Ep to scroll down up the periodic table to view each elements K L M characteristic lines Each time you click on the map data and the eXtract checkbox is selected the spectral data from a small area of the SPD will be displayed If the software 1s updating the maps automatically it will also update this spectrum FS 344 7 keV 6 95 extract x 797 Y 66 _ Read Total Spe PeakID Lines Fe gt ROI Counts Starting with Genesis V5 20 there was the ability to extract data from a reduced area or a single data point from the SPD file As you can see above a reduced area 15 being used since the reduced selection is active yellow ReadTotalSpc If you wish to read back in the total spectral data for the map click this button The total counts for the map in millions will be displayed next to the button Window Top Using this option will keep this utility always visible on top of any other window like Genesis Element Line Series Selection You can select 1 elemental line
29. 13 26 HewQuiz 14 Elements L5ecs 0 1 3 2 00 3 10 4 20 5 30 6 40 7 50 8 60 4 70 Energy keV Used to read in a spectral directory This is the list of file types that can be opened Clicking on any of the filenames in the spectrum list will display that spectrum You can select multiple files if you click and drag on the list or use the keyboard Shift Click sequence EDAX Windows Spectra ED Particle amp Phase Data or GSA csv 9900 Spectra eds LCS Spectra csv Electron Flight Simulator Spectra spe MSA Spectra emsal Emispec Spectra WDS Spectra GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data Save SPC as BMP Used to save the current spectrum display to a Bmp or Jpg file Spectrum Labels Displays a utility to view and print all the selected spectral labels for cataloging purposes Print Screen Outputs the currently displayed Spec Util window to the system printer Printer Setup Standard Windows Printer Configuration 5 1 Setup Displays the following dialog to configure data display amp output d spectral Image Utility Setup Options of Spectra per Printed Page EDAX Reports amp Annotation Params 1 10 KV Magn Microns Extra Grids Horz Image Vert Image Save Palete Pate BMP Username used in the Header of all Spectrum Printouts EDAX Inc 81 McKee Drive Mahwah N J 07430 fedax
30. 28x100 5Locas SlowSpd0002 CuK bmp 128x100 5Locas SlowSpd0002_LMS bmp 128x100 5Locas SlowSpd0002_MnK bmp 128x100 5Locas SlowSpd0002 OK bmp 128x100 5Locas SlowSpd0002 TiK bm Note The Elements button selection above in the V5 20 release 1s not functional GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 75 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data Selecting to rebuild the maps in ROI mode will display this window EDS Spectrum Elements Selecting to rebuild the maps in NET mode will display this window EDS Spectrum Elements 7 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data All data is first read from all the SPD files and then a list of intensities is generated The image on the right side is an example of the even intensity balance between 2 vertically oriented fields that were merged spectrum tt Image Utility EJ ROI Intensity Results 35 197 Sik 1191 FEK 684 Sk 156 RhL 2455 EE Z292 2307 TE 4599 620 148 Mink 307 pas gus Ask 148 YK Sus ce E In SPD NET Mode after the scan is scanned the Minimum and Maximum intensity values are displayed spectrum tt Image Utility Intensity Results mE EIS 5916 2775 LE 14450 1 4306 7004 Mok 24 5 2450 uk 3600 SEG GENESIS Utilities User s Manual du Chapter 7 CutePDF Writer 7 CUTEPDF Writer Cute
31. 7 Sample tik 07 09 97 Sample znk 07 09 97 AlK bmp 09 14 06 08 sss CaK bmp 09 14 06 08 TI x 215 310 455 5 50 Energy keV E3 Snap Report Spectra Spectra Bitmap Images Images Add 1 Addi Example 5pectrumH ap spe Sample sik bmp Add M ult Add Mult Insert Insert Hake Report Clear ALL Help OF Tips To remove a single name from the grid select it amp press the keyboards Delete key Double click on a Spectrum or Image name from the SnapReports grid to display it in the SpecUtil window You must first check the SnapReport checkbox before using the File Open function 420 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data You can only insert names into cells that were previously filled Add 1 Insert Click to Add or Insert a file name The files used can be from different folders Add Mult A ne mode added in V5 1 allows you to add in all the selected files names from either the spectra or bitmap filename listings Clear ALL Clears out all the Spectra amp Image Names En Snap Report Spectra Bitmap Images Examplel O1_spc 09 AIK Examplel1 02 spc 09 Add Mult Add Mult 1_ spc 09 Fek bmp Insert Insert Examplel 04 5 09 bmp Examplel 5 spc 09 Cak Report Clear ALL Examplel_06 spc 09 FeK bmp Help Examplel_O spc Example 5pectrumM
32. C S gt j 00010025 09 05 06 6 ii EE 10 Sphene Sort Classes 56 GENBSIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data If the Windows display 15 set to 1280x1024 screen resolution or higher you are able to view the spectral data on the top of the window and the full fields image below it You must manual stretch the bottom of the window to see the image at the bottom EDAX Spectral Processing Utility File Setup Edit View SPC gt gt Printer SPC gt gt Bmp 5 gt 5 EDS gt gt 5pc Particle Options Image Utilities Help Snap Report C SGSRXUSRSGSRS ampleX2stubsSfXS tub 1 Spectra lt 1 SPC File Total 1 34 PX 00010004 00010005 00010006 00010007 00010008 00010009 00020001 00020002 00020003 00030001 00030002 00030003 00030004 00040001 00040002 00050001 00050002 00060001 00070001 00070002 00070003 00070004 00070005 00070006 00080001 lt Sort Classes GENESIS Utilities 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 04 26 05 User s Manual CAGSRUSR GSRSample 2stubs9f Stub 1 SPC 00070004 spc 26 Apr 2005 09 36 08 Stub Stub01 Particle 25 Field 7 lt Class 7 1 Com Pb LSecs 4 Stop Speed 100 4
33. GENESIS UTILITIES Sa ETE Pl PER EPIC Table Screen Spectrum LiveSpchap Capture Utility Viewer USER S MANUAL COPYRIGHT O 2007 EDAX INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED EDAX INC 91 McKee DRIVE MAHWAH NJ 07430 USA TSL advanced microanalysis solutions AMETEK MATERIALS ANALYSIS DIVISION 9499 203 98120 July 06 2007 Version 5 20 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter Introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUC TION Men 4 2 EDAX EPIC TABLE UTILITY eese rene nene nnn nnn nnns 6 Th Omitted JI Bie BE 8 The Compound Calculation Utility eere tera tenner ttem re eer ene terete 9 3 EDAX SCREEN CAPTURE a 12 3 1 Grab32 File Requirements 12 3 2 EDAX Grab32 Setup Melle S GSP idu 13 3 3 EDAX Grab32 Setup Options eere eene 14 3 4 AVI File Creator nennen nnne nnn nnn nnn nnns 16 4 LIVE SPECTRUM MAPPING DATA VIEWER 18 5 SPECTRUM UTILITIES 28 91 CN ec 29 5 1 4 Number of Spectra per Printed Page 30 5 1 2 EDAX Reports amp Annotation
34. K K 766 850 TiK 404 AIK 47 FeK 635 ALL Maps Displa 26 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer Data Extraction Mode New in V5 20 you can view your spectral map data using Phase Cluster Analysis mode This can only be used for high quality data offline The process for creating the maps 15 slow and takes approximately 1 minute for a 128x100 map To enable this function select from the Color Palette Mode drop down PCA Data Extract Up to 6 phases can be added just click on an area of the map then a new spectrum from that area will be displayed click on the Add button to add that phase When you are done adding phases click on the Read SPD button to generate the phase map The status area will display ChiFit while the data is being processed Below the phase map is the area fraction for each phase You can define the selection of phase areas from the reduced area mode or Spot mode EDAX Live Color Overlay of Spectral Map Data C IMG USRAExample S pectrumM ap spd H i Be Bi Cj k Ca Sc V Cr Mn Fe Ni Cuj Zn As Sr Y Zr Ruj Rh Pd Cd In Sn Sb Taj w Re Os Ir Pt H TI Pb Bi Ce Pr Euf Gd Tb Erf Tmf Lu Th u Puf
35. PDF Writer Although this is not a Genesis utility developed by EDAX this PDF utility is provided on all Genesis V4 5 or later CD s On Genesis V5 1 or later the 2 installer files are also copied to the folder C edax32 Genesis for convenience The EDAX Genesis media has included on it a freeware PDF writer program that can be used in place of your standard printer driver So anything Single Page Output you want to send to the printer can instead be sent to a PDF file Installation Requirements Supports Microsoft Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 2003 Requires PS2PDF converter such as Ghostscript recommended Listed here below is the PDF writers webpage address is you wish to find out more about enhanced versions of their products http www cutepdf com products cutepdf Writer asp Create PDF documents on the fly for Free Portable Document Format PDF is the de facto standard for the secure and reliable distribution and exchange of electronic documents and forms around the world CutePDF Writer formerly CutePDF Printer is the free version of commercial PDF creation software CutePDF Writer installs itself as a printer subsystem This enables virtually any Windows applications must be able to print to create professional quality PDF documents with just a push of a button FREE for personal and commercial use No watermarks No Popup Web Ads Thanks to Acro Software Inc 102 Kentucky Drive Yorktown VA 23693
36. U S A Voice Fax 1 443 494 0019 Web Address http www cutepdf com Products CutePDF writer asp for supplying a freeware edition of software to create PDF files with using the same print function you now use from any of the applications on your computer Chapter 7 CutePDF Writer The 2 Files needed from the Genesis CD are located the V5XXGen Manuals Disk1 folder Installation files required 1 Converter exe Installation of Postscript Print Engine Run this 156 WinZip Self Extractor converter exe 2 CuteWriter exe Installation of Cute PDF writer Run this 2nd CutePDF Writer 2 6 x64 Then in the windows Control Panels Printer section select the CutePDF Writer as the default printer Optional Installation file for Multiple Page PDF Support CutePDFEvl exE Installation for Evaluation version of Advanced PDF Writing tool Opt There may be a problem if you install this amp Cutewriter exe together GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 79 Chapter 7 CutePDF Writer When you send something to this printer device the following window will be displayed where you can select the name of the PDF file you wish to save 80 Save in BTHIN tj 7 10 Spectra pdf riksdata T3 OvlvSpeckra pdfF USR T3 001 Spectra pdf T3 O55pectra pdf T3 005 Spectra pdf Filename Example Spectral PDF File Save Dave as type PDF Files pdf L an
37. and filename of the dataset will be displayed directly above the x ray maps image data Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer You can then click the Read SPD button to do a one time read and display of the current mapping elements Or if you want the map to be updated periodically use the AutoUpdate dropdown list e g 20 Secs as a default the software is set to Autoupdate Off EDAX Live Color Overlay of Spectral Map Data C IMGSUSRExample S pectrumM ap spd H He i Be BAI EENEN F Ne ca ELS Sc Ti V Ni Cu 2 Se Br Kr Sr Y Zr Ruj Rh In Sn Sb Te Xe Laj Hf Ta Os Ir Pt H Pb Bi At R Update Clear All Step Element Grey Scale oa Scan Data Options Window Color Palette Mode 6 Color Substitute EDAX nc 27 v Lock WY Aspect Ratio LScan Display SpemmDiphy Comments AutoFS Adjustments o Maps View Intensity ROI Copy Mode Read SPD SPCJnfo 0 Secs File Save Process Multiplier 125 m Matrix 128 x 100 Number of Channels 1024 DataSize 1 Byte Options 2 Intensity Scaling AutoFS each June 22 Clicking on the SPC Info button reads the mapping elements Maximu
38. anual 69 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 2 2 Selecting the White Image amp Pseudo Color Overlay If you wish to mix pseudo color images and electron images both checkboxes must be selected This will allow you to mix multi color image overlays with the electron images or PCA maps and electron images The example below is a Map You must place the pseudo color image only in the bottom left most image cell Once you select the checkbox s you will see the button name change to Select Pseudo Cick Start Mixing when you have defined both images DAX Image Utilities Map File Print Screen ConvertBmp gt gt Jpeg ConvertBmp gt gt CS Exit RGB Mixer Map Image Merger bmp Start Mixing Clear All f 1 White Image amp RGB Map Overlays White Image amp Pseudo Color Overlay manual1to8b bmp 2 3 Intensity Scaling Intensity Scaling Intensity Scaling Select Pseudo op Clear 100 Clear Select Blue 100 Clear fg 2 windows Ex v Laszlo Herczeg c EDAX Lltilities do EDAX Spectral 7M GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 3 X ray Map Image Merger A tab used to merge multiple Bitmap Only files into a single file Multiple images can be collected by several EDAX software packages and using this mode can stitch all them into 1 file Mapping Data can be merged from 4 dist
39. ap IK bmp Examplel spc Example 5pectrumM ap Lak bmp Make Report Starts the report generation process The number of Spectra Images will be displayed and the Microsoft template name currently defined to use for the report will be displayed Spectrum tt Image Utility IsitOKtocreate a word Report Far all 6 spectra Is it OK bo create a Ward Report For all 6 images You will be using the Word Report template ImgPlus Dat When you have clicked the Snap Report checkbox another checkbox beneath it will be displayed That would be Large Image mode When this option is selected the image will be displayed on top of the entire spectral display and gives you a better view of large complex image files In large mode the image displayed has 7x more pixels Small image mode 1 close to a 110x90 pixel size the large display is about 512x400 pixels GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 43 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 3 Image and Spectrum Overlay Mode A new function available in V4 60 1s the ability to overlay Spectral and Imaging data on a single view The resultant bitmap file created from this process 1 always 512x400 pixels in size true color This mode is only possible if you checked the Snap Report option checkbox You will see the Image Overlay option selection Then click on File Open select a path amp filename to display At this point a spectral and Image bitmap lists wi
40. ays the 3 imaging utilities for working with bitmap data Those functions are fully explained in Chapter 6 Help Contents Displays the On Line help file last updated at version 3 5 Help Users Manual Displays this PDF file Help Display Purchased Genesis Software Reads what software was purchased and 15 available the Genesis License key file You must navigate to the path of the Genesis edx or GenesisRemote edx license key files Help Display Installed Genesis Software Reads what software was installed previously via the Computerld txt file Help About Display the software version number and creation date GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 35 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data EDS Spectral Format Types SPC EDAX 32Bit and DX 4 16bit Spectra and Macintosh EDS EDAX 9900 9800 System Spectra MSA Microscopy Society of America V1 0 Single Column ASCII SPE Electron Flight Simulator Native Format CSV Separated Values ASCII Macintosh Note Because of the fact that EDAX Macintosh spectra and DX4 Phoenix spectra have the same file extension SPC when you read in MAC Spectra you can convert them at a time by double clicking on the filename in the list box If you wish to convert multiple MAC spectra to EDAX Windows format first select the folder then disable the Printer toolbar button in the top right of the Application and then click on SPC gt gt Printer You will be pro
41. ble Substitution Overlay whereby the highest relative intensity per image data point 1s displayed and RGB Color Merging The later mode can only be used for 2 or 3 elements The following is an example of the color output mixing using RBG mode EDAX Live Color Overlay of Spectral Map Data C IMG Green256 qreen1 spd C N g Al eS Sc Ti V Cr Mn Co Ni Cu Zn Ge Se Y Zr Nb Rh Pd Ag In Sn Sb Te Laj Hf Taj WI Re Os Ir Pt H TI Pb Bi Po Ac 5 Euf Dyf Erf Tmf Th Puf Cr Fm Lr Update Clear All E Else 3 Step Element aree 3 I e sem Data Options v Window OnTop Color Palette Mode RGB Color Merge Y EDAX fac Nav 03 2006 LScan Display Spectrum Display Print Comments AutoFS Adjustments Intensit 0 Y Maps View Copy Had ROI Read SPD AutoUpdate Off SPC Info 1 Secs File Save Process 125 z Matrix 256 x 200 Number of Channels 2048 DataSize 1 Byte Options 2 Intensity Scaling AutoFS each Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer Intensity Scaling You can use Auto scale to let the software automatically determine the maximum intensity per element or you can use Manual Scaling where you set the intensity scaling values per elem
42. cal Image Palette and the 10Scale pal supplied user palette file This palette consists of 10 distinct colors DAX Image Utilities Map Example SpectrumMap ZAF_CaK bmp File Print Screen ConvertBmp gt gt Jpeg ConvertBmp gt gt CS Exit Bitmap Image Viewer RGB Mixer Map Image Merger CHIMGIUSRExample SpectrumMap_Nak bmp Example SpectrumMap_Fek bmp Example SpectrumMap_Irmng bmp Example SpectrumMap_KK bmp Example SpectrumMap_MgK brnp Example SpectrumMap_Nak bmp Example SpectrumMap_PK bmp Example SpectrumMap_Sik bmp Example SpectrumMap_TiK bmp Emo 1024Image Amp npie nur oF 2 Eram ZAF CIK bmp Example SpectrumMap ZAF ane Example SpectrumMap 24F Imq b Display Multiple Copy to Clipboard a Print Multi Color Zoom of Images per Page a E Palette User Palette User Palette 15 5 31 0 46 5 62 0 Data Scaling Bitmap Save Complete Scaling Min Max Use 0 Manual Data 61 89 Clicking on the preview window area will automatically erase it GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 65 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 1 16 Converting Bitmap Images to ASCII CSV Files After you have read in the Bitmap files you wish there is a menu function Convert BMP to CSV Clicking this function will output a CSV file for each of the highlighted filenames A warning message will be displayed for larger size imag
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44. com User Logo If au wish to use your company Logo in the title of each spectrum Fade click on Set Bitdap to selecta windows Bitmap Ideally your bitmap file should be 150 pixels Set Bitmap wide and 100 pixels high Picture Save Format EMSA MSA 15022029 Save Format Emsa HMsa A Bitmap 15022029 C values Color Overlay Options Smoothing AutoFull Scale Each Spectra opectrum amp Printed Font Saved Spectrum Bitmap DPI Font 3b Dots Per Inch GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 29 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 1 1 Number of Spectra per Printed Page You can select to use 1 5 or 10 spectra per page If you need to view the spectrum with the greatest detail select 1 By enabling the Grids option the spectrum will be displayed in the spectral area of the window with grids but the grids will not appear on the printouts Example 1 spectrum Page Example 5 spectra Page Black amp Outline Color and Outline Inc 1 McRae Drive H J 17435 cca EDAX 4 m rm NM NONU NUM pulum EDAX Pawel op Folin Cd Tir 0 Off 15 327 20 30 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data Example 10 spectra Page Color and Solid Fill EDAX Inc 91 Hofes Drive Matwah 7 07430 Mimil S
45. dently This can be useful for instance if you are interested in only watching the image data and not the intensity values as they are updated TC T Ratio This option was added to the Genesis V4 60 software Selecting it will maintain the window aspect ratio more correctly to view image and intensity data This applies when the window is in sizable mode not when maximized or in Option display mode Display starting with V4 60 there 1s the ability to extract the linescan data from the stored or live SPD file There is still the limitation of 6 elements Just click this option checkbox and then the Draw Line button When you draw any line on the map data you will see the extracted line profiles displayed The Lines X Y coordinates are displayed along with the X ray ROI intensities for each element Note Linescan Display and Spectral display cannot be used at the same time By enabling the checkbox Keyboard Arrow Shift you can use the keyboards 4 directional keys up down left right to shift the position of the extracted line data EDAX Live Color Overlay of Spectral Map Data C IMGSUSRExample S pectrumM ap spd Real Time Linescan Display Draw Line Keyboard Arrow Key X Y Shift Read SPD AutoUpdate Off SPC Info 0 Secs JA EE un ferr uem PO mme PP Ny om Mee toe gt m AA RIS VO PEE ew ex Options 2 amp Ful Scale 1434 Close 20
46. e Once all of the changes have been made click on the save button Select the program that the list 1s to be applied to choice 9 for Genesis Spectrum and Mapping and then click To review an omitted element list click on read at the bottom of the element list and then select the program for which the list is to be reviewed Head Omitted Element List nt Enter the program number ta READ the list fram Total 15 1 SEM Quant ZAF amp EOS Control 2 TEM Quant Materials SO 3 TEM Quant Biological 4 Bulk Huant amp VISIONS SEM Multipoint Analysis b TEM Multipoint Analysis EDS Automation 9 Genesis SEM Quant 10 Genesis TEM Materials Quant 11 Genesis TEM Biological Quant 12 Genesis SEM Multipoint 13 Genesis TEM Multipoint Application 9 Genesis Quart Head Delete Save 14 Basic SEM Autoga 15 Basic Genesis SEM m 8 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 2 EDAX Epic Table The Compound Calculation Utility Another feature of the EPIC table is the calculation of the atomic and weight percents from a chemical formula In the menu click on the Comp selection In the displayed window enter the elements by typing the symbol into the top edit box or clicking on the element in the main EPIC window Enter the number of atoms in the formula unit into the At No edit boxes and click Wt or At in the menu Ca
47. e works well for displaying the large number of spectra acquired in a particle analysis Other features now available in Spec Util such as particle histograms for all of the chemistry and morphology characteristic creating a numbered particle location map as well as adding the bitmap of the zoomed particle and or the quantitative results to the printout make SpecUtil an excellent accessory for particle data reporting To begin open the csv file that 1s created with each particle analysis gt Use the File Open pull down menu switch the file type to EDX Particle amp Phase Data CSV Browse for and open the csv file from the desired analysis gt new selection particle options will now appear in the menu bar Clicking on this option will open the Particle Options Window When the window opens one of the histograms will be displayed on the left hand side of the window and the options selections will be on the right side Select the first morphology characteristics box and click the view Button clicking the View Next button the histogram for the next characteristic can be viewed all GENESIS Utilities User s Manual That histogram will now be displayed By 51 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data the way down the list To look at a particular characteristic deselect the checked category select a new category and hit View The same can be done with the Chemis
48. e when you select the Manual dropdown mode Directly above this dropdown 1s the type of data you are displaying This can be Image ROI Net or Wt Manual Data Scaling is only possible if you have selected on the Setup Page Vertical Image Palette and you must use the User Palette mode GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 63 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 1 15 Creating Bitmap Images with Parameter s Annotation Clicking on the button allows you to save all the selected images to new subfolder named Annotate This assumes that you have checked the following options on in the main applications menu s Setup Dialog As you can see you can select many possible combinations of parameters The output image is always 512x400 pixels in size at true color The output file can either be a BMP file or a JPEG file The example below was created while the Thermal64 palette was selected EDAX Reports Image Data Params KV Magn Microns Extra Horz Image Vert Image Save y E Palette BHP Palette E 3 Met Kv 10 2500x 2um Net Inten Dwell 500us 300 16000 24000 32000 644 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data Clicking the Preview button allows you to quickly see what the map output will look like in the BMP file or the Word Report This example is using a Wt x ray map with Verti
49. emente Step Element Scan Grey Scale Image Ea Data Options v Window OnTop Color Palette Mode 6 Color Substitute v yA inc Lock Aspect Ratio Intensity Scaling AutoFS each Map June 22 LScan Display Spectrum Display Print Comments AutoFS Adjustments Copy prend gt ResdSPD 7 _ SPCInfa T Secs File Save Process Multiplier 125 gt Matrix 128 x 100 Number of Channels 1024 DataSize 1 Byte 2 S ALL Maps Displa Click on Image to Zoom You can get a much better view of the individual maps by clicking once on the map image and it will be displayed atop the periodic chart area Click on the small version once again to erase the large image The example here below shows a zoomed Map EDAX Live Color of Spectral Data ple 5 Map spd Read SPD pac c Off SPC Info en 1 Secs TiK 404 sks Click on j to Zoom GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 25 Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer If you select 12 map display you can then select 12 elements but only the first 6 will be used for the Live X ray map overlay When using the 12 maps view mode the intensities for the 2 6 maps will be displayed next to the x ray map signals name Click on to Zoom ic K 944 K
50. ent This gives you greatest control over the visual map data Each time you click the Update button will cause the full scale values to Auto Scale so don t do this when you are in manual scaling mode click the Read SPD button instead The Max values were not displayed in versions prior to V4 60 Manual Scaling True Mas Nak 2100 181 1300 228 500 496 GIK 1000 1511 1000 oof 404 TIK 1000 AutoFull Scale Adjustments When you are in Auto Scaling mode and you wish to adjust the overall image brightness up down you can use this percentage amount to accomplish this The default value 15 always 125 Subtract is the minimum counts in all channels that will be used for threshold the display This should typically only be used for very high quality maps All the x ray map data displayed is based on Region of Interest ROI data extraction NET intensity WT or any other method is currently not possible The resolution value saved within the spectral file SPC 1s used to calculate the ROI widths Step Element mode used to step up amp down the periodic chart so you can examine X ray map data from all possible elements amp lines one at a time You can only examine ROI data within the SPD data cube of Channels defined Attempting to do so will display a warning message Grey Scale Image Mode When you are examining 1 element at a time using Step Element mode the defaul
51. es 256 amp up just to warn you that Microsoft Excel will only support 256 columns of information Most of the pertinent parameters saved in the 1pr Image Parameters File are attached to the header of this file CAMS Clean Samples Date 772002 19 48 Matrix 128x 100 22 YD imm Field Width 556 5furn Dwell gus Datatype 6 100 SMin 1 54 Frames 399 AY 1 2 3 1 5 B g 10 1 9b 72 90 77 97 95 93 15 100 96 72 99 19 98 36 90 77 2 97 54 98 36 99 36 99 16 98 36 TB 98 36 98 36 ga 18 99 18 3 95 9 95 59 99 36 97 95 97 95 98 36 90 77 97 95 4 97 95 98 77 99 36 98 36 98 36 98 36 97 54 99 18 52 7b 97 54 5 93 59 97 95 99 36 97 95 93 15 90 77 97 54 98 36 5 99 36 JE 96 05 98 36 99 15 98 36 18 97 95 97 13 B4 41 96 31 95 15 90 77 98 36 90 77 93 15 99 19 90 77 97 95 97 95 96 72 97 95 97 13 99 15 99 16 99 18 Un r7 9 97 95 96 72 97 54 99 36 99 59 SB rr 99 59 gb 72 90 77 99 96 10 02 36 99 36 99 18 99 18 98 36 ga 97 54 99 18 97 95 IB 11 33 54 42 99 93 95 54 99 96 97 54 99 96 5d SB Pr 12 33 54 34 36 35 16 50 36 94 26 99 36 99 36 SEL Pr 97 54 13 33 95 32 31 31 9 33 95 33 13 38 05 61 44 71488 92 21 96 72 14 3313 35 59 3b 34 3b 32 72 33 54 33 95 33 95 32 31 3b 41 15 38 46 40 07 32 31 31 49 3b 33 54 33 13 11 49 3E 29 05 16 29 88 20 41 22 05 33 13 33 13 32 31 31 49 31 9 33 54 35 15 17 30 26 20 92 27 0 30 26 31 08 32 72 33
52. etup the imaging and microscope control functions Start Initiates the particle image data collection sequence GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 53 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data Reads Sets the number of averaging reads you wish to perform on the images collected The larger the value the better the image quality The minimum is 100 and the maximum is 1000 Particle ZoomOut Factor Selects how many times the actual particle size you wish to scan The default value is 1 0 the maximum value 1 3 0 The larger this value the greater is the area scanned around the particle If the particles are quite small this 1s a useful function Slow Presentation for DEMO Selecting this option will slow down the process by 10x so you can visually watch each step more carefully Collect e Collectsa single image ExtXY Enables or disables the EDAX control of the microscope image Example of imaging ZoomUp using the Image ThumbNail mode Thumb ail Image Collection LT E E SMayl3a T est Fields Processed 17 3 Processing Particle 10 7 275 244 Y 325 Diam 705 Stage Location 4 447 Y 1 406 Magnification 325 H of Fields 3 Read H of Particles 275 500 Sz 1406 Start Collect amp Extxy fonnect to SEM 1406 1406 1406 54 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 10 Particle GSR User Interface Sup
53. ewer The first tab it is used to view amp print images and create Word reports Near the top of the window there is the current path and filename for the image being displayed Just below that is a file list you can click on to select I image or a group of images DAX Image Utilities ROI Map Example SpectrumMap_Tik File Print Screen ConvertBmp gt gt Jpeqg ConvertBmp gt gt CS Exit Bitmap Image Viewer RGB Mixer Map Image Merger JCIMG USR Exemple SpectrumMap AK bmp Example AIK bmp Example SpectrumMap_CaK bmp Example SpectrumMap_CIK bmp Example SpectrumMap_Fek bmp Example SpectrumMap_Inmg bmp Example SpectrumMap_KK brop Example SpectrumMap_Mgk brmp Example SpectrumMap_Nak bmp Example SpectrumMap PK bmp AIK d BE CaK Max 718 CIK Max 780 FeK Max 529 Eram SpectrumMap SiK bmp T Sp TiK bmp Sta Eu Erample fainted aid 1024Image We gt m UM D A T gt i A A _ Print Multi Color Zoom Zoom ae Dee Su Annotate s it of Images per Page 4 wl Em E Palette GreyScale User Palette Im E 4095 KK Max 656 MgK Max 174 NaK Max 153 87 175 262 349 Data Scaling 433 SiK Max 1270 Max 349 6 1 1 Print Multi Color Outputs all the selected images to the printer The image output to the printer tries to do a best fit layout on the paper There are 3 optimized sizes 2 6 12 images per sheet
54. g added to the bitmaps for each field Starting from 1 instead of the running total check this option 0 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data ThumbNails Displays a window where you can collect better quality images bmp files for each particle that was collected from the Particle Analayis software Note Spectrum Utility CANNOT process an entire Multi Stub Mode JOB Automated Data result b ut vou can process each STUB individually by loading the CSV file from each Stubs sub folder one at a time USING SPEC UTIL TO DISPLAY PARTICLE PHASE DATA Partide amp Phase Histogram Data C IMG Partide can3 L 13 185 234 282 330 378 42 475 161 210 258 306 354 403 451 Average Diameter Microns Chemistry Morphology ZAF Concentrations Y Feret Sik MnK Orientation Chemical Classifications View View Print Multiple Histograms Print Graphic Sav Siro gor ine Bitmap Option Build Location Bitmaps Attach Spectrum Results Attach Particle Data to SPC The EDAX Spectral Utility program compliments Particle Phase analysis by providing easy meaningful and comprehensive methods of displaying the large amount of data generated in a particle analysis The basic function of spec util printing ten spectra per pag
55. hapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 8 Particle Options By clicking on File Open selecting the Particle amp Phase or GSR CSV data type and then choosing a filename the dataset 1s read and the Phase Options menu item will be displayed Click on the main menus Phase Options to access it s functions Particle Phase Options Farticle amp Phase Histogram Data MOTO Chemistry CAPARTWUSRAirSampleistub I E X Feret OK Y Feret Nak Mok AwgDiameter LongProj Area KK Perimeter Cak Shape TIK Aspect Rat Orientation Chemical Classifications View View Next Print Graphic 5S aveBimp of Bins Print Multiple Histograms 10 Bitmap Options Build Location Bitmaps Blue Attach Spectrum Results 10 49 17 49 24 48 31 47 Attach Particle Data to SPE 13 99 20 98 27 98 34 97 Particle per Field Nails Min 0 ElmentalDustubution Sik ZAF Concentrations 34 97 OK View Displays the first selected dataset you have checked e g X Ferret View Next Displays the next possible selection in either the Morphological selections column or the Elemental selection column Copy Transfers the histogram displayed to the windows clipboard Print Graphic Prints the histogram currently displayed Save BMP Saves the histogram displayed to a BMP of your choice Print Multiple Histogra
56. ield 1 Particle 9 365 zClass 3 Fe Barnet 31 2 UD TUUIUspc 00010010 Field 1 Particle 10 355 00010011 spc 00010011 5 Field 1 Particle 11 365 lt 1 03725127 10 Fit 81 7 00010012 spc 00010013 spc 00010014 5 6 Microsoft Word Reports for Spectra This mode 1 only supported on Genesis systems and Vision32 because it relies on the EDAX Ultra report software option to be installed If this option 1 not properly installed the W button will not be displayed or will display it grey ed out In the most basic mode of using the software by clicking on the W button the software will send all the active spectra to a Microsoft Word report using the template you have selected The dropdown list next to this button contains all the templates you have created If this 1s a particle analysis dataset the Spectrum Quant Results and Particle bitmap will all be sent to the report if using the Standard Template You can create any type of custom report with the Report Templates Wizard so the reports are not limited to single analysis per page if you create your own custom report layout simply click on the Wizard selection at the button of the template drop down list 46 98 Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data 5 7 Spectral Color Selection The following 4 toolbar icons are used to set the color amp print mode desired The first 3 modes can print 1
57. ifferent builds in 1 folder When you are merging x ray map data you can select a Intensity Scaling Normalization Boost Percentage If the x ray maps don t have enough contrast this will make the map data easier to see Here below 1 an example of the display after merging 2x3 fields You can see at the bottom of the image area the path filename and maximum intensity for the data DAZ Image Utilities File Print Screen M Ir ConvertBmp gt CSy Exit C BimaphageViewr R amp BMkr w Image Viewer RGB Mixer k WMG Bucke Fld0001 Largel0001_4lk bmp Output Folder E IMG Hi Res Merge os Software Collection Module Multi Point Automation Spa 1 Folder Particle Analysis Images C Mizion32 Mult HMaps No Inver 256 x 200 X ray Size b of fields found Imaging amp Mapping 22 of elements found 33 Intensity Scaling Normalization Boost 4 2 of X Axiz Images 3 of Y Axis Images Demo Slow Display VTMCBUCERGFLDOOUDGLARCGElIO005 ZRL BMP 240 Field Inte 5 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 3 1 Bitmap Folder Orientation sometimes with Particle Analysis datasets the stage X Y orientation does not match the actual field data collected For this reason you can select to invert the X Y or X amp Y scan data fields so that the data can
58. inS5 wds 26 Feb 2004 12 31 44 EvCh 1 0 Dell 1 0 Element Fe 304 50 11 6 3 3 5 9 KCnt 4 6 2 3 0 0 0 450 0 488 0 525 0 553 0 600 0 5638 0 5675 0 13 0 750 Contents of Example WDS File Above First 8 Channels of data LABEL DATE 26 Feb 2004 TIME 11 31 43 _KV 10 0 MAG 8000 WD 14 00 SPOT 69 00 _ 28 600 TILT 2 TAKEOFF 40 07 _DIFFR 3 W S1 2D 60 600 DQX 1431 PROP HV 2050 GAIN 20888 BLM 118 LLD 179 ULD 3200 START 450 0 END EV 750 0 EVSTEP 1 0 DWELL 1 0 Region 1 of 1 Data points 301 450 0 0 0 451 0 0 0 452 0 96 0 453 0 112 0 454 0 109 0 455 0 120 0 456 0 114 0 457 0 130 0 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 39 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data Spectrum Sorting Mode Sort Classes If you read in a Particle Analysis or GSR dataset Csv that was collected using the Classification mode this option button will be displayed below the spectra file listing and selecting it allows you to sort out the spectra for only the classification groupings you are interested in It will display the of spectra within that class the number of the class and the classification name Spectra Sorted by Classification Qnty Class Class Mame 15 0 177 1 375i7Cal 10 2 038759 9 5 38Al75 19C315 1 6 Plagioclase Sort Restore Print UnSort OK Sort Inserts only the Checked classes into the SpecUtil mas
59. inct software modules Genesis Maps Line Tab Genesis Particles Analysis GSR for images only Multipoint X ray Spectrum Maps Eagle Vision At the top of the window is the current path and filename selected this can be changed using the File Open menu item Below that there are 2 merging modes possible IMG or X ray DAX Image Utilities Map File Print Screen ConvertBmp gt gt Jpeg Exit C IMG USR Sample1 istub01 Fid0001 search bmp search bm 001 pow wa qt For Particle Analysis you must use the IMG Hi Res button For imaging you can use IMG Hi Rez if you are trying to mix only electron Images Use X ray amp Img Merge if you are trying to mix x ray bitmap data GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 71 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data If you select Particle Analysis merging there 15 an option displayed next to this selection to invert the X axis field orientation This may be necessary to correct for an orientation problem in the collected data Below these selections the image resolution 1 displayed and the total number of fields found YOU must input the number of X and Y Axis fields into the 2 white input boxes below the image resolution Clicking on the merge buttons will place a single merged BMP file into a new folder MapMerger in the current working folder You can change the MapMerger folder name to whatever you like so you can create several d
60. installed will be displayed here Mame ei Library Matching ar Electronic Signature E Genesis Users Guide Eri Genesis Drift Correction A Genesis SPR A Genesis Imaging A Genesis Maps Line A Genesis Multipoint Ei Genesis Multipoint Spectral Mapping usd Genesis Spectrum Ej Genesis Ultra Report an Genesis Utilities Users Guide Ej Genesis WDS PA Genesis WD5 Shell EDAX Software Movies This icon is installed only on English Genesis systems This program is used as a launcher to view the EDAX Software movies These movies are based on Genesis 2 5 to 3 6 software versions but are very informative on how to use the Genesis software Genesis Icon used to start the main Genesis software Genesis DPP 2 Shell Icon used by the installation engineer to align amp calibrate the newer systems EDS detector s This applies to both Silicon based and Apollo 10 40 SDD as well Genesis SG 2 Shell Icon used by the installation engineer to align amp calibrate the systems imaging beam control Uninstall ALL Icon used remove all the EDAX Genesis software from the workstation Warning Use of the application will un install ALL the software in the folder C EDAX32 What s new in V5 20 Windows help file that outlines what is new in the latest version of the Genesis Software GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 2 EDAX Epic Table 2 EDAX Epic Table Utility The EPIC table can be started by clicking the EPIC
61. is next to the R button AuK T um 571 8 This means for AuK energy 571 8 um thickness of Pb will absorb 90 AuK energy This 1s all that needs to be done However you may use any material such as stainless steel In step 6 you can also select cell 2 next Pb for PbK energy 0 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 2 EDAX Epic Table Menu Oxide This 15 a small utility for oxides to calculate its weight in element or oxide Wt form Select the elements from the periodic table Then edit the oxide ratio with the mouse and input the value in the text box Press the C Change button or the return key will update the table After inputting all of the Wt column click on Elem from the menu will do the Elem calculation Input all Elem column and hit Wt from the menu It will do Oxide calculation Use Rest button to calculate the last one oxide value 100 rest wt Under menu Others you may also calculate the oxide wt from the oxide ratio alone or input number of atoms in Elem column You may also calculate the mass abs coeff once you do this a manual Save function will become available This function can only be used on a DX 95 using the Compton method with XRF Combine or XRF No Standards software GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 11 Chapter 3 EDAX Screen Capture 3 EDAX Screen Capture SnapScreen SEs Capture Only a Print Print Full Screen Setup The Screen Capture program 1
62. lculate Compound amp Others WE ARE Copy Print Others Save OF 46 745 2 000 23 255 SOFTWARE MENU Menu Energy Used to select the energy table Normally the user will deal only with set 2 However the user may examine but not modify the data in set 0 set 1 and set 3 File Open Peak Set 2 If you wish to view the contents of any Dxenrg2 eng file that has been customized you can read it in File Save Peak Set 2 You can save a customized copy of the dxebrg2 eng file to any name you like Always On Top If you want the EPIC table to stay as the Top Most window above all others This 15 the default mode Menu Print To print the energy table for any currently selected element It can also print the modified element list in Set 2 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 9 Chapter 2 EDAX Epic Table Menu Reset The application software always loads DxEnrg0 eng amp DxEnrg2 eng If the system is configured for a non sapphire detector when you click on the Reset function the DxEnrgl eng file is copied into the DxEnrg2 eng file If the system 1s configured for a Sapphire detector when you click on the Reset function the DxEnrg3 eng file is copied into the DxEnrg2 eng file Menu Comp This is a small utility to calculate the Weight and Atomic from the chemical formula Select the elements from the periodic table Then select the atomic number with the mouse and input the atom number in the text box Press
63. lecting via the Maps Line Genesis Tab or Eagle Vision or saved spectral map data in Color overlay mode using the same 6 color palette 32 shades per Color as 1s used in the Genesis Maps Line tab Or you can use the RGB display mode for true color mixing of 2 or 3 elements One of the key features of this utility is that you can change the element list as the data is being collected This software can be started in 3 different ways 1 You can click on Start All Programs EDAX Genesis and LiveSpcMap Viewer 2 You can start this software from the Spectrum Utilities software View Menu item or 3 just double click on the file C Edax32 Utl LiveSpeMap exe from the Windows explorer This software can only be used if you have purchased the Genesis Medium or High Resolution Spectrum Mapping Option or the Eagle Vision software When you start the software you will see the following window appear At this point the software can be set to read live collecting data from the Genesis Maps Line tab or you can read in a stored spectrum mapping data file SPD Fj EDAX Live Color Overlay of Spectral Map Data _ Im gt Frames SEE messer ueupdate oi E Dff m If you are collecting live data just click on the SPC Info button and the elements Maximum of 6 will be set as will the data set that is being colleted The Read SPD button and the Auto Update dropdown will then become enabled The path
64. ll be selectable 2 possible draw colors are selectable by the dropdown list Black or White the selection will be used to draw the spectral parameter data onto the image F EDAX Spectral Processing Utility File Setup Edit View SPC gt gt Printer SPC gt gt Bmp SPC gt gt M54 Image Lkilities Help CC Stand SPC File Total 53 53 Image Overlay white Tex I Snap Report Bitmap File Total 1 228 Large Image Spectra spc sssesss 06 07 20705 ssseees 07 ssseses 08 ssseees 09 sssssss 10 5555555 11 5555555 12 5555555 13 5555555 14 5555555 15 07 20 05 07 20 05 07 20 05 07 20 05 07 20 05 07 20 05 07 20 05 07 20 05 07 20 05 07 20 05 921215 Kev 0 08 13 Stop Speed 100 4 2 CIMGUSRCopy of Example S5pectrumMap spc 18 Jun 2002 09 52 48 Chiorite 38 86 20 96 34 83 1 44 3 84 0 28 LSecs 240 16 7 SSEsses l6 Bitmap Images aug3i Zaf KK hmp 08 31 05 aug3i Zaf MgK bmp 08 31 0 aug3i Zat HaK bmp 08 3110 aug3i Zaf OK bmp 08 31 05 aug3l Zat SiK hmp 08 73170 aug3i Zaf TiK bmp 08 31 0 chipi024 AlK bmp 02 17 01 1024 BSE bmp 02 16 01 1 1024 CrkK bhmp 02 17 01 chip1024 02 17 01 chipi024 10 08 02 0 1024 bmp 02 17 01 lt 0 60 0 92 1 24 1 56 1 88 2 20 2 52 Energy keV 0 28 chipi024 bse bmp You can use the main menu Edit Copy Spectrum to send the data
65. m of 6 from the file C Edax32 Genesis GenMaps Spc file amp the Spectral Mapping collection mode properties For Live mapping updates you can select the Auto Update period for the display typically this should be longer than the frame time used for the map being collected These are the possible time update periods for this selection Im Secs Autallpdate Lff 20 Secs 3l Secs 40 Secs AO Secs bl Secs Options Displays the periodic chart to change your own element selections Click on Update after making your selections There is a limit of 6 elements in substitution mode or 3 using RGB mode When you use this Options mode it will force the image display to a smaller size to fit both the image and the periodic chart You can extract data from the ROI s of K L or M lines as long as the energy you select is within the region of the SPD file that was stored You cannot extract ROI data for multiple lines of a single element e g CuL CuK GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 19 Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer Window Resizing If you are NOT in Options Display mode you can click on the Maximize button to view the Map data full screen or you can click amp drag on the X axis boarder to expand shrink the window you need to maintain a 1 1 Aspect ratio In this resize mode the window 1 not forced to keep a fixed aspect ratio you can size the x width and y height of the window indepen
66. mpted if you wish to Convert the Mac spectra to Windows Spectra Also the original MAC spectra file will be re saved with the file extension Mac Current Active Folder Displays the folder name where the spectral data 15 currently being displayed from Each time you use the File Open mode this field will be updated This 1 located directly below the main menu C EDS USA 36 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data Total Spectra List A file listing directly to the left of the spectral display of all the spectra files that are the current active folder To the right of the filename 15 it s date time By clicking on the filename it will display the contents of that file As a default when you use the File Open mode to select a folder all the spectra in that folder will be selected highlighted and any operation you select will be performed on all the selected spectra When you make multiple selections of spectra for example by click and dragging on this list or Control Clicks the number of selected spectra and the total will be displayed above the spectral movement controls Speed 100 Spectral Processing Speed Selection This 1s the print speed control used to adjust the display update time per spectra when the SPC gt gt Printer mode is used The range of Delay times possible 15 from 0 1 second 99 to 10 seconds 1 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 37 Cha
67. ms Used to print up to the first 6 datasets you have checked Number of Bins Used to select the number of columns to load the dataset into GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 49 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data Chemical Classification If the X ray data was collected in the Particle Analysis software with the Classification option checked this option will display the class type groupings in columns Particle amp Phase Histogram Data D fme Usriminerals2 a 1 HMone B 2 375127 1 Frequency 100 8 038Ti50 B 4Fe Gamet Bg so38A175119Ca16 8 Plagioclase Chemical Classes Build Location Bitmaps Used for burning the analysis location coordinates into new BMP Loca Bmp files using selectable colors The new bitmap file will be named Loca BMP The stars indicate the field number of the image The BuildBitmaps Color Selection dropdown list 1s the color that will also be used for the crosshairs on the small particle images printed or in the Word Report in multiple mode A new entry for V5 1 last one is Classification Attach particle on Printouts When you want to do a multiple spectrum printout this will print with each particle with it s associated spectrum Attach Particle Data on SPC When you want to do a multiple spectrum printout this will print the intensity or Concentration data from it s associated spectrum Particle Numbers per Field If you want the numberin
68. of paper i EN 6 1 2 Copy to Clipboard Send the current displayed image to the windows clipboard 6 1 3 Disk File Save Clicking on the button allows you to save all the selected images to a new subfolder named Annotate GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 59 Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 1 4 Preview Annotation Displays the selected image map with all the annotation that was selected from the Setup EDAX Reports amp Annotation Params window of Spectrum Utility Once you select this you can just click on another filename and it will also be displayed in this preview mode Clicking again on the preview window displayed will close it 6 1 5 Display Multiple You can select up to 16 filenames from the list and by selecting this function all will be displayed in the image area s The image name and maximum intensity Smax will be displayed next to the images name 6 1 6 Zoom To get a better view of image data this will switch between displaying the small image in the bottom of the window as a single large image and 16 image view mode 6 1 7 W button Used to create Microsoft Word reports the active image filenames will be sent to the report Depending on how you ve selected the Setup Word Report Image Data Parameters will determine what extra parameters will be attached to each image output 6 1 8 of Images per Report When using the W bu
69. port When you read in a Particle data or GSR Data set using the File Open ED Particle amp Phase Data or GSA csv sequence the display of the window will be stretched out to display each particle You can see the spectrum the quant results and the particle information each time you click on a spectra filename Clicking the button switches between viewing the spectral data or the 512x400 image view for the currently selected field 5 EDAX Spectral Processing Utility File Setup Edit View SPC gt gt Printer Spc gt BMP 5 gt gt 5 EDS gt gt Spc Particle Options Image Utilities Help C IMG SFields stub01 PH Spectra spc 00090035 00090036 00090037 00090038 00090039 00090040 00090041 00090042 00090043 00090044 00090045 00090046 00090047 00090048 00090049 00090050 00090051 00090052 00090053 00090054 00090055 00090056 00090057 00090058 00090059 Sort Classes 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 09 05 06 17 17 bye a 10 ile 17 17 ye SPC File Total 1 613 Snap Kev 2 29 Cnts 45 Stop Speed 100 C IMG 9Fields stub01 SPC00090048 spc 05 Sep 2006 17 31 54 Stub Stub01 Particle 602 Field 9 Class 2 Ca Px Fit 91 3 gt
70. pter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data MSA Spectral Data The following is an example of an EDAX spectral file converted into the MSA file format which is ASCII This can be read and examined in Microsoft Excel ZFORMAT EMSA MAS SPECTRAL DATA FILE VERSION 1 0 ZTITLE Anchor Premium Grade DATE 2 25 2005 ZTIME 8 36 54 AM ZOWNER Jenny COMMENT Converted by SpecUtil32 of EDAX INC ZNPOINTS 2500 ZNCOLUMNS 1 ZXUNITS Energy eV ZYUNITS _ Intensity Y ZXPERCHAN 10 ZOFFSET 0O ZCHOFFSET 0 ZSIGNALTYPE EDS ZXLABEL X RAY Energy YLABEL X RAY Intensity ZBEAMKV kV 25 ZLIVETIME s 100 ZEDSDET SIBEW SPECTRUM Spectral Data Starts Here 3 1 3 etc ZENDOFDATA If you use the X Y mode in the Setup dialog the energies in Ev will also be output 105 0 Q 2D D 4 20 0 U 40 0 0 QUUD U 60 0 U TU 4 p Du us 90 0 4415 LUO U LL0 0 T9 120 0 12040 TS 140 0 104 Log 95 Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data WDS Spectral Data Since WDS scans are typically a small of channels scanned the SpecUtil software does not give you the option to re position the data on the display The Start and End energies are defined by the wds file which 1 actually an ASCII file If you wish to output the scans to the printer select the WDS gt Printer main menu function to start this process CWDSWUSRVnDISSample V Fe
71. splay Process MultiField Setup Window Help 5 5 T m OBB ral Preset None Amp Time yos i 2 B t kv 13 9 Mages Te 512 400 5 x e Collect Reads E E idi Collect LL 2 E v g 5 ts ze 5 Color Overlay of Spectrum Map Data Dd AY Al 2 00 4 00 6 00 8 00 10 00 DT96 47 4297 21333 5 470 FS 1419799 TotC start Genesis Imaging Mapping 1 windows ResdsPD SPC ee A high resolution 512x400 map collecting live with both the Maps Line tab displaying the individual maps and the live showing the overlay of them Note This utility can only support SPD data sizes Counts per Channel 1 Byte 256 2 Byte 65000 4bytes Any is NOT currently supported and not practical 24 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer Maps View Three options are possible 0 6 or 12 individual maps Using this option allows you to view the maps with no substitution so you can see the true makeup of each selected map EA EDAX Live Color of Map Data kK m mw Ti V Cri Mn Fe Co Zn a Zr Nb Te Rul Rh Pd Ag Cd In Hf Ta Ww Re Os Ir Pt Au H TI In Fm Nof L Update Clear All El
72. t color used for the image data is RED Sometimes using this Grey Scale Image mode can make image features easier to see File Allows you to manually select a stored Spectrum Map Data file Spd Now in V5 2 when you read in a file the image from the x ray map is displayed first Save Copies the color image displayed to a BMP file Print Outputs the current image with Comments you ve written to the printer Copy Transfers the displayed color image to the windows clipboard Process Allows you to create the max channel spectrum for the map Comments Allows you to write text comments to simple identify your sample The Genesis Maps Line tab in V4 60 was improved to support Slow Spectrum Mapping Non Live and this utility GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 23 Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer After selecting an SPD file using the File button the parameters for the SPD file will be displayed below the periodic chart 128 x 100 Humber of Channels 1024 DataSize 1 Byte Computer Memory warning message may be displayed if you are trying to display map data when the available system memory 1s less then that required to fit the entire dataset into it The overlay creation process will still work but may be 5x slower This happens mostly when using the 512 or 1024 map matrices High Resolution Map Example a _ x File Edit View Collect Di
73. ter spectral listing Restore Reverts back to the original master spectral listing Print Outputs a listing of the spectra for the enabled classification groups to the printer Un Sort Reverts back to the master spectral listing and disables the sorting mode 40 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data Spectral Processing Abort If during a long spectral print sequence you want to stop the printing just click on this button Stop and the software will terminate the printing printed data that was submitted will continue to printout until the print buffers are cleared EDS Spectral Display The main display area 1s where you can manipulate a spectrum s start end energies and vertical scale by simply clicking and dragging on a section of the spectrum Only 1 spectrum can be displayed at time unless you check the Multiple Spectra Toolbar button You can also use the spectral control buttons located above the spectrum to adjust the spectrum display You can also use the keyboard keys to alter the spectral display region Page Up HorzExpand Page Down HorzCompress UpArrow VertExpand DownArrow VertCompress Cursor Left right with arrow keys and Home Whenever you click on a section of the spectrum displayed the keV energy and counts at that channel are displayed directly above the spectrum Solid Versus Outline Spectra The spectral display Spectral Utility follows
74. the C Change button or the return key will update the table After inputting all atomic numbers in the column clicking on Calc W will calculate the Wt and At You may copy or print the data You may also change Wt Use the Rest button to calculate the remainder 100 rest wt Then press the At menu function to calculate the At and Atomic number ratio which will be scaled to the first Atomic number After getting the Wt data many other calculations can be easily done under the Menu Others There 1s an additional feature useful to calculate X ray Transmission These are the steps used to measure the x ray transmission using this Program For example if you need to know how thick the Pb layer must be in order to Stop Au X ray line energy for 90 radiation then perform the following steps 1 Run the DxEnrg32 program and select the Comp menu item 2 Select Au by clicking on the Au cell from the table 3 Select Pb by clicking on the Pb cell from the table 4 Input the Wt for Au say 0 01 then click on the C button or press enter 5 Click on the button to derive the remainder of the Wt 6 Click the first column with the cell containing 1 next to Au This selects the Au energy the Line is controlled by the EPIC Windows K L M Radio Selection 7 Click on the Others menu item and select the last one in the list X ray Abs in film 8 Enter absorption default 1 90 Then click on the OK button 9 The result
75. to an hourglass to show the system is busy Scroll slowly to view all the spectra C EDSAUSRSStnIss s pc Stniss Steel SpecUtil Snap Spectrum IEEE BEI 3 27 1998 8 35 44 AM Em 12 00 34 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 5 Spectrum Utilities Spectral Data The following main MENU functions all run in batch mode This means that all the spectra you have selected will be converted to the file type you have selected when you click on one of these selections SPC gt gt Printer Starts outputting EDS spectra to the printer SPC gt gt BMP JPG Converts EDS spectral display to Windows Bitmap or JPG format SPC gt gt MSA Converts EDAX Windows spectra to MSA Msa format Ascii EDS gt gt SPC Converts 9800 9900 collected spectra to Windows SPC format CSV gt gt SPC Converts EDAX CSV spectral data to Windows SPC format SPE gt gt SPC Converts Electron Flight Simulator spectra to Windows SPC format MSA gt gt SPC Converts MSA Msa format Ascii to EDAX Spc Windows format WDS gt gt Printer Starts outputting WDS spectra to the printer WDS gt gt Bmp Converts WDS spectral display to Windows Bitmap files New V5 1 Main Menu Particle Options If you read in a Particle Analysis or GSR dataset s Csv this menu item will become visible and it allows you to create histograms of this data Main Menu Image Utilities Clicking on this function first asks you the starting BMP filename and then displ
76. try Ifa class library has been utilized a classification data histogram can be created by checking the Chemical Classifications box at the bottom of the list and then hitting the view button The histograms can now be printed by checking the desired categories and clicking the Print Multiple Histograms button Up to six histograms can be printed at once scaled to be six per page or a single graphic can be printed on a full page by clicking on Print Graphic A histogram can also be saved as a bitmap by clicking on the Save BMP button This will open a window to select a name and location To add the particle zoom to the spectra printout check the Attach particle data to SPC box To add the quantitative results click on the Attach Spectrum Results checkbox These options will now be utilized when printing the spectra in the 1 5 or 10 spectra per page modes For the display of data it may also be useful to have an image with the particles labeled with their number To do this click on the Build location Bitmaps button A bitmap file will be created for each field The color of the numbers can be selected before building the maps by choosing a color from the drop down menu The image will be saved as LocaXXXX bmp with X being the field number Using each of the different display modes for particle data in SpecUtil and easy informative report can be created cans F1ld00015 Locadool1 BMP Mag 1000
77. tton this allows you to control the visible image resolution of the images copied into the report So if you only want 4 images per page it will make stretch out these 4 images to provide more detail for viewing them easier 6 1 9 Palette 4 possible palettes are possible Grayscale Thermal Pseudo and User Palettes The purpose of the palettes 1s to bring out image details that cannot be seen using the default palette of the image 6 1 10 Grayscale Palette Displays the palette that s stored in the Bitmap file this 1s not necessarily gray but is comprised of multiple shades of a single color e g Red 6 1 11 Thermal Palette 16 color palette heat scale starting with black then red yellow and white 60 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 6 Spectrum Utilities Imaging Data 6 1 12 Pseudo Palette 16 color palette containing a wider separation of colors of the rainbow 6 1 13 User Palette mode used to save edit print and view 64 colors you wish to use within a single palette pal file Click on the User Palette button to display the dialog to adjust the color palette For some default settings there are 12 Palette files supplied on each system They are saved in the c edax32 utl folder and end with the file extension pal They are Red Green Cyan Yellow Blue Magenta Rainbow Thermal64 Pseudo AE AE2 and 10Scale File Open Reads in a PAL palette file from disk File Save Saves a PAL
78. tyle l Standard reate AV Play Using pe Close p Showlmages 2 453 Nov 23 2005 ers C Bounce creating TO Click the Create AVI button to start the conversion of image data to AVI Movie data 16 GENESIS Utilities User s Manual Chapter 3 EDAX Screen Capture The following window will be displayed It allows you to select the compressor method for the AVI output file Using Uncompressed will output an AVI file the same size as the sum of the size of all the input image files Video Compression Compressor Compression 21 n ELITS About Key Frame Every 0 frames Len Date Bate 0 KB sec Here 15 a listing of compressors available a typical laptop computer using Windows Microsoft videa 1 Cinepak Codec by Radius Microsoft H 253 Video Codec Intel 4 2 Video Vv 2 50 Microsoft H 251 Wideo Codec Intel Indea R Video R3 2 Intel Indea Video 4 5 Intel UY codec lndeo video 5 10 Microsoft ALE Full Frames I ncompressed Microsoft Video 1 Depending on the compressor you have installed on your computer the compression of data can be anywhere from 0 to 95 During the compression process the completed will be displayed in RED in the completion status bar GENESIS Utilities User s Manual 17 Chapter 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer 4 Live Spectrum Mapping Data Viewer This 15 a utility used to view Live col

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