Overview

The ScanImage Machine Configuration Editor is a graphical user interface used to configure the settings of microscope hardware to be used in the ScanImage application.

Only sections that are always required and sections that are dependent upon the entry and existence of certain information are available. For instance,the PMT Controllers section would not be available for setting entry unless the "Analog PMT Controller" option is selected as an additional component in the General ScanImage Settings section.

After ScanImage has been installed, when the ScanImage Machine Configuration Editor is run, four buttons are available on the bottom of each page: OK, Apply; Revert; and Cancel.

• OK commits all changes made on all settings pages to the Machine Data File (MDF) and closes the ScanImage Machine Configuration Editor.
• Apply commits only those changes made to the current page, to the Machine Data File (MDF) . The ScanImage Machine Configuration Editor remains open for additional data entry.
• Revert changes the data on the current page back to its last applied state (Applied button was pressed) or its original state at the time the ScanImage Machine Configuration Editor was opened (Applied button was not pressed).  The ScanImage Machine Configuration Editor remains open for additional data entry.
• Cancel Changes the data on all pages back to its last applied state (Applied button was pressed) or its original state at the time the ScanImage Machine Configuration Editor was opened (Applied button was not pressed) and closes the ScanImage Machine Configuration Editor.