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3.14 AdvancedSettings

AdvancedsettingsareusedtocoupletheStackShotcontrollerwithanotherdeviceorrail.

ModifyingthesesettingsmaycauseStackShottonotfunctionproperlyandshouldnotbe

changedbythenoviceuser.ToenterStackShot’sAdvancedConfiguration,pressandholdthe

CONFIGbuttonforthreeseconds.Thedisplaywillchangeandlisttheavailableadvanced

settings.ToreturntothemainscreenpresstheCONFIGbutton.Thedifferentconfiguration

optionsarediscussedbelow.Allofthesesettingsaremaintainedwhenusingthe“Load/Save

Settings”optionandthroughpower‐cycles.TheSELECTbuttonwillmovetothenextavailable

configuration.ThedefaultsettingsmayberestoredbyholdingtheDOWNbuttonwhen

StackShotispoweredup.

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3.14.1 DistanceperRevolution

Thisconfigurationspecifiesthedistancetherailtravelsinthelineardirectionperrevolution

ofthemotor.Thedefaultisshownbelow.UsetheUPandDOWN buttonstoadjustthis

valueasneeded.

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== Custom Config ==

> Dist/Rev: 1.59 mm

Backlash: 220 um

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3.14.2 Backlash

Thisparameterallowstheadjustmentofthebacklashcompensation.Whenthemotor

reversesdirectionthere(inmostapplications)willbesome“play”inthedrivemechanism.

StackShothasthecapabilitytocompensateforthisgearbacklash“play”.Backlash

compensationisappliedduring“AutomaticStep”mode,“AutomaticDistance”mode,and

anytimethat“AutoReturn”isenabled.UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstoadjustthe

backlashforyourspecificapplication.Thedefaultisshownbelow.

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== Custom Config ==

Dist/Rev: 1.59 mm

Backlash: 220 um

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3.15 USBinterface

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StackShothasaUSBinterfaceforenhancedconnectivity.ThroughthisinterfaceStackShotcan

beremotelycontrolledviaacomputer.Therearenumerousadvantageswiththiscapability:

1. Automaticimagecollectionfromthecamera

2. Advanceduserinterfaces

3. Easyreprogrammingofthecontroller

Cognisysdoesnotitselfprovidethephotostackingsoftwarebuthaspartneredwithtwo

companiesthatprovideexcellentstackingresultsandanautomatedinterface.

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3.14.1 HeliconSoft

UsingHeliconSoft’sHeliconFocuscoupledwiththeirHeliconRemotecamerainterface

software,StackShot’sprecisioncontrolshines.UsingLiveView,HeliconRemotecommands

StackShottomoveauser‐specifieddistancetocollecttheseriesofimages.BecauseitusesLive

Viewandatetheredcamera,ashuttercablemaynotberequiredforStackShot.

EvaluationversionsofHeliconFocuswithHeliconRemoteareincludedontheCDshippedwith

StackShotandalsoavailableat:

http://www.heliconsoft.com/focus_downloads.html

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3.14.2 ZereneStacker

ZereneSystemsStackerapplicationspecializesindeepstacksforthosewhowanttopushthe

limitsoffocusstacking.ThisincrediblyflexibleprogramhasanexcellentStackShotinterface

featuringarotary‐styleknobcontrolforpositioningtherail.Thereisacourseandfine

adjustmentknobensuringtotalcontrol.ZerenedoesnotrequireLiveViewmodewhich

significantlyopensupthenumberofsupportedcameras.Youwill,however,requirea

StackShotshuttercable.AnadditionalbonusisthatZereneStackerisMac‐friendlywith

StackShot!

AnevaluationversionofZereneStackerisincludedontheCDshippedwithStackShotand

availableat:

http://www.zerenesystems.com/stacker/downloads/

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3.14.3 CognisysReflash

Wetriedtoanticipateeve ryoptionthatapersonwouldwantinStackShot.Sometimesthough

afeaturecomesoutthatwouldbefantastictohaveoutthereinthefield.WithourReflash

programyoucaneasilyupgradeyourStackShotfirmwarewhenanewfeatureisreleased.This

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mayalsoincludenewfeatures thatcomputerprograms(suchastheabovementioned)require

toproperlyinterfacewithStackShot.Thereflashprogramisasimpleapplicationthatletsyou

loadthisnewsoftwareontoyourcontroller.ItalsoinstallsthePCdriversrequiredbythe

stackingprograms.ThisprogramisincludedontheCDshippedwithStackShotandalso

availableonline:

http://www.cognisys‐inc.com/downloads/Reflash.zip

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