Latest version changes for Probe for EPMA (and CalcImage) v. 14.2.5

[John Donovan]

PROBE for EPMA XP/Vista/Win7/Win8/Win10/Win11 Xtreme Edition Version Software Changes

User names (in parentheses) indicate grateful attribution for the preceding bug report or suggestion. Users "rule"!

09/12/25   Fix CL display when switching to eV x axis units. Work more on Bruker HyperMap code.

09/11/25   Modify CL display to select between nm and eV units for x axis. Change warning about JEOL EDS
v.14.2.5   uncheck "Insert PCD After" a timed msgbox if running automation (Neill and McAleer).

      Add further explanation in FormSETSTD on the blank correction (Locock).

09/03/25   Fix ConvertToPrbImg.exe version number code. Replace 10000 with PPM constant in output code.

09/01/25    Fix missing MAN data display issue in Assign MAN Fits window (Boroughs).

08/29/25    Fix minor log text "could not peak center" unnecessary output (Bosenberg).

08/15/25    Work on Bruker EDS/WDS integrated mapping quant code in CalcImage.

08/05/25    Fix typo in std 259 name. Add EXSR string to 8x30 debug statements.

08/02/25    Add more information in MAN warning messages about using Update Fit button if some MAN standard
        intensities are missing when MAN dialog is loaded.

07/20/25    Modify PictureSnap scroll code to scroll better (Boroughs).

07/17/25    New function (MiscIsNetworkDrive) to check if MDB file is on a network drive (Buse). Also add
v. 14.2.4    similar code to CalcImage and Evaluate.

07/09/25    New Classify Image Exporter app v. 1.2.1 to better handle maps with wide/tall aspect ratios.
v. 14.2.3

07/01/25    Modify EOS structure for 8x30 instruments to make magnification an explicit member
        (at byte offset 132).

06/25/25    Modify GetStdSetStd code to disable TDI controls for subsequent duplicate elements.

06/22/25    Remove dead time parameter from SETPHA2 form.Add inte/diff mode graphics to Move window
v. 14.2.2    PHA distribution plots.

06/21/25    Modify get/set PHA code to not pass dead time parameter since it is not actually ever used..

06/20/25    Add update PHA parameters for all elements based on current instrument settings (Neill).

06/14/25    Update Matrix.mdb (>1M binary k-ratios!).

06/08/25    Add links to Youtube videos for interference assignments and MAN backgrounds acquisition and
        blank corrections.

06/05/25    Fix time estimate bug caused by quick std option (Locock).
v. 14.2.1

05/29/25    Add call to RealTimeGetBeamMode to "Automation competed" model dialog timer event to try and prevent
v. 14.2.0    JEOL get SGSP time out driver errors on 8200/8500 instruments (Carpenter and Boroughs).

05/28/25    New Classify Image Exporter v. 1.1.2 to handle columns with no data.

05/22/25    New Classify Image Exporter (CIE) v. 1.0.8 improve export all and skip empty
        columns (Buse).

05/19/25    Modify GridXY*.BAS files to check if Rainbow2.CLR file is present (Buse).

05/15/25    Fix Classify DAT output bug for analytical sensitivity, detection limits, etc output.

05/14/25    Make PictureSnap check rotation error into a warning (Poirier).

05/12/25    Add Classify Image Exporter app to CalcImage (Buse and Boroughs).
v. 14.1.9    Remove trailing tabs (and extra spaces) from Classify output.

05/10/25    Fix bug loading PictureSnap in CalcImage.

05/08/25    Add saving of ACQ files for stage calibration with TXT files (Buse).

05/02/25    Add Save As BMP file (with annotations) to ImageDisplay form.

        Automatically load FormGetQuant when creating a new project (Boroughs).

04/30/25    Add stage IP address and port number for future support direct stage calls.
v. 14.1.8    Fix MAN Z fraction bug (Buse).

04/28/25    Add index of refraction parameter to nominal interference calculation in Standard.

04/26/25    Modify FormGetQuant sample name/title tool tip help to add "Surfer" (Boroughs).

04/22/25    Add Home key event to center main window image for PictureSnap based on current stage
        position. (Seward). Also add a right mouse double click event to center the main
        PictureSnap window on an arbitrary pixel in the full view window (Seward).

04/21/25    Update PFE Reference manual.

04/17/25    Add Home key event to PictureSnap in PFE/Stage to move main window to current stage
v. 14.1.7    position (Seward).

04/16/25    Modify PFE/Stage PictureSnap behavior for display of sample positions from the Analyze!
        window (Buse).

04/11/25    Remove more dead code using VB Project Analyzer.Modify shift and zoom code (spin controls)
v.14.1.6    to work better with zoomed wavescan and std/unk plots.

04/09/25    Modify RealTimeImageBeamDeflection code to utilize the DefaultMagnificationImaging global
        rather than the DefaultMagnification global.  This fixes issues with beam deflection
        acquisitions when acquiring data from the Acquire! and Automate! windows (Buse).

04/08/25    Modify warning about ForceNegativeKratiosToZero in Probewin.ini file (Carpenter).

        Add trap for zero index returned for geological sort in Use Specified Output (Carpenter).
       
        Add call to MiscSortGeologicalInit to user specified (and JJD and Wright) output formats.
       
        Improve output speed to Analyze! window grid.

04/07/25    Remove smtp and mail message controls from PFE and other apps. Remove email notification
v. 14.1.5    code and controls from PFE and other apps. Remove smtp and mail message controls from WIX
        deployment code.
       
        Modify PFE code to only print estimated automation time if > 0.

04/02/25    Remove PenPfe code and executable from source code.
v. 14.1.4

03/20/25    Add check for Bragg order in UpdateChangedSample code.

03/27/25    Fix query load event bug when use accidentally tries to close the program (Buse).

03/22/25    Remove more unused variables and code. Uncomment direct get keV code for testing.

        Add StartWin to Maksigning22.bat code signing (somehow missing all this time!)

03/19/25    Tested code for direct TCP/IP calls for 8x30 get mag and get/set keV (von der Handt).
v. 14.1.3

03/15/25    Implement new direct read of beam current code.
v. 14.1.2

03/13/25    Add check for valid date/time string in Base64ReaderInput for corrupted PrbImg files (Allaz).

03/11/25    Add error trap for user not selecting either PHA or peaking scan in Peaking dialog (Boroughs).

03/07/25    More work on MEC stage and column code.
v. 14.1.1
        Modify scan unfreeze delay code to make it more consistent between demo and JEOL
        EDS video (8230/8530) modes. Modify insert Faraday after image acquisition
        to not use delay.

03/06/25    Fix Unfreeze command in TestRemoteImaging.  More work on MEC stage and column commands.
v. 14.0.9    Add UseMECStageColumnInterface keyword to Probewin.ini file (disabled for now).
       
        Update Remote documentation and help file.

03/05/25    Fix Flank TDI output as intercepts and integrated intensities were swapped (Buse).
v. 14.0.8
        Work on MEC stage and column code.
       
        Add Unfreeze command to Remote (imaging) interface (Ruscitto).

03/04/25    Add calls for direct read of Faraday cup, but leave commented out until tested.

03/04/25    Update some doc files.
v. 14.0.7

03/02/25    Add pixel intensity to image cursor in FormIMAGEDISPLAY.

        Fix Bragg boundary pixel coordinate calculation for all orientations

02/28/25    Fix comment in misc Probewin.ini files for ForceNegativeKratiosToZero flag.

        Add JeolGetFaraday3 code to obtain probe current directly from instrument (not tested yet).

02/22/25    Add Bragg intensity smoothing code to Bragg defocus correction
v. 14.0.6
        Add Borisova reference, fix SF boundary output in TypeResults.

02/21/25    Remove "dead" procedures and code. Fix problem in GridCheckGRD when no image
v. 14.0.5    assigned to element by adding filename and also setting disable quant flag in
        CalcImageAnalysisImage to avoid over correction by MAN on zero intensities (Carpenter).

02/20/25    Add string selection control to FormPOSITION (Ruth).
v. 14.0.4

02/19/25    Add check for material and geometry file names that are too long in PENEPMA create
        input file code.
       
        Add check for EDS element in Bragg defocus correction dialog.

02/15/25    Improve display of points in secondary boundary fluorescence correction forms.
v. 14.0.3

02/11/25    Do not ask user whether to get net intensities during automation if using EDS
        simulation mode (PENEPMA).

02/08/25    Remove some unused parameters and procedures.
v. 14.0.2

02/07/25    More work on Bragg defocus correction (Moy).
v. 14.0.1
        Fix Bruker throughput parameter order (needs to be low to high, e.g., 60,
        90, 130, 275, 400, 600, 1000, etc) (Boesenberg)

02/04/25    Update additional standard databases (dhz, dana, srm, etc.) and .dat export example files (Buse).

        Work on Bragg defocus correction code (Moy).

01/30/25    Fix Flank output code if no TDI data is available (Buse).

        Work on Bruker get/set max energy and throughput parameters (with von der Handt).

01/26/25    Add Bragg order (in Roman numerals) to on/off/net count labels in user specified
v. 13.9.8    output (Ruth).

        Modify energy and throughput parameter loading from Probewin.ini and InitData.

01/15/25    Fix combined keV sample setups bug when combining standard sample (Boroughs).

01/14/25    Fix get TC in JEOL MEC EDS (McAleer).

01/11/25    Modify dead time value format from 2 to 3 decimal places (Boesenberg).
       
        Add Bragg defocus parameters to TypeCounts.

01-09-25    Update Probewin pdf and Help file.

01/08/25    Update Remote.pdf.

01/04/25    Finish dynamic oxygen by stoichiometry code. Add boundary fit coefficients for Bragg defocus
        correction (Moy).

[John Donovan]

The ProbeForEPMA.msi installer now updates the Standard.exe app properly!
john

[John Donovan]

Added Thermo support files for spectrum image (SI) file access to ProbeForEPMA.msi installer (v.10.1.6).

Everyone who wants to use the new Hyper-Imaging feature in CalcImage, as described here:

https://smf.probesoftware.com/index.php?topic=83.0

will need to run the ProbeForEPMA.msi installer again (no need to un-install PFE first).

[John Donovan]

New versions (and updated documentation) are now available for the Matrix and Remote COM servers (v. 10.1.7)

https://probesoftware.com/Update.htm

[John Donovan]

The ProbeforEPMA.msi installer now automatically installs the Thermo spectrum Image (SI) DLLs for the CalcImage "Hyper-Imaging" feature, which automatically integrates WDS quantitative x-ray maps with EDS (hyper-cube) spectrum images.

Apologies for attaching a brochure from the EMAS 2013 meeting to this post, but it does already provide a nice overview of these new CalcImage features- and I'm just too lazy to re-format it!   

I should add, though current users of Probe for EPMA already know, all users may obtain new features for free, by simply clicking the Help | Update Probe for EPMA menu! 

[John Donovan]

The current version of Probe for EPMA, with all the latest software and features updates and a current copy of the Probe Software user forum (i.e., this user forum), are now available from Probe Software through our DVD subscription service.

If your laboratory computer running Probe for EPMA is not connected to the Internet for security or other reasons, please contact Probe Software to find out about our automatic DVD subscription service.  With this service you will be able to update your Probe for EPMA software and browse our user forum from your probe computer even if it is not connected to the Internet!

Please contact Barbara at Probe Software for more information:

barbara@probesoftware.com
541-343-3400

[John Donovan]

Check out this new "self documenting" feature for manual acquisition now available in v. 10.2.3 of Probe for EPMA:

https://smf.probesoftware.com/index.php?topic=71.msg649#msg649

[John Donovan]

I should have done this a long time ago, but the latest v. 10.2.4 now automatically loads all EDS spectra that are associated with standard samples if you select to have standard intensities loaded when performing a Load File Setup in Probe for EPMA.

[John Donovan]

All PFE apps and installers beginning with v. 10.2.5 are now digitally "signed":

https://smf.probesoftware.com/index.php?topic=42.msg744#msg744

[John Donovan]

Add ImageShiftPresent and ImageShiftType keywords to INI file.

For JEOL 8900/8200/8500 and Cameca SX100/SXFive this keyword will default to true, but for the 8230/8530 the keyword has to be added and edited manually in the [hardware] section of the Probewin.ini file.

[John Donovan]

Add ImageShiftPresent and ImageShiftType keywords to INI file.

For JEOL 8900/8200/8500 and Cameca SX100/SXFive this keyword will default to true, but for the 8230/8530 the keyword has to be added and edited manually in the [hardware] section of the Probewin.ini file.

Just wondering if any 8230/8530 operators have edited their Probewin.ini file and tested this set image shift code for the new JEOL instruments that Philippe Pinard sent us.

[John Donovan]

No bump in the version number, but the latest v. 10.3.3 now has modified the TDI acquisition code for combined condition samples. This should significantly reduce the delay between the Faraday cup out and the TDI counting start.

Try a TDI acquisition with a combined condition sample and let me know what you think!

[Richard Walshaw]

A nice simple question for you:

will PFE run on windows 8?

Richard

[John Donovan]

A nice simple question for you: will PFE run on windows 8?

Gareth Seward can answer this best. See this thread also:

https://smf.probesoftware.com/index.php?topic=105.0

[John Donovan]

The latest list of pre-calculated binaries for fast Monte-Carlo matrix corrections is found here:

https://www.probesoftware.com/download/Calculated%20Alpha%20Binaries.txt