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<h1>Remote Microscope software 1.0a1 released</h1>
<b>Andrew M. Kuchling</b> (<a href="mailto:akuchlin@cnri.reston.va.us"><i>akuchlin@cnri.reston.va.us</i></a>)<br>
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Version 1.0alpha1 of CNRI's Remote Microscope software is now<br>
available.  The Remote Microscope system allows users to access and<br>
control an optical microscope over the Internet using a Java applet,<br>
as demonstrated at the recent Python conference.  <br>
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This is relevant to the SANE list because it uses SANE and, in<br>
particular, David Skoll's DMC backend to handle the acquisition of<br>
images.<br>
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Overview<br>
========<br>
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As part of the MEMS Exchange project, CNRI is working on fully<br>
automated and remotely controllable semiconductor inspection<br>
microscopes to let chip designers view their wafers from any location<br>
having an Internet connection.  However, Internet microscope access<br>
can be useful in other fields, such as biology or material science.<br>
We're releasing the code for our microscope software in the hope that<br>
other people will find it useful and will contribute suggestions,<br>
improvements, ports to new systems, etc.<br>
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The system consists of a server that manages the microscope and<br>
handles TCP connections, and Java-based client software that allows<br>
users to control the microscope.  Currently the server software has<br>
been run on a Linux machine connected to the following devices:<br>
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	* Leica INM200 optical microscope<br>
	* Polaroid Digital Microscope Camera <br>
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It shouldn't be too difficult to get the server running on other<br>
operating systems.  Adding support for a different digital camera or<br>
microscope will be more difficult, but such portability is important<br>
to us, so we're willing to provide guidance and help to anyone trying<br>
to do that.  Extensibility is important to us, because one of our<br>
future goals is to extend the system to support different microscopes<br>
and cameras, and even other inspection devices such as scanning<br>
electron microscopes and profilometers.<br>
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Where to find it<br>
================<br>
<p>
At the Remote Microscope home page, you can find screen shots, more<br>
technical information, the software license, and the actual code.<br>
<p>
Remote Microscope home page:<br>
	<a href="http://www.mems-exchange.org/software/microscope/">http://www.mems-exchange.org/software/microscope/</a><br>
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Requirements<br>
============<br>
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The client software should run in any Java virtual machine that<br>
supports version 1.1 of the Java specifications.  We've been using<br>
either Netscape 4.06 and up, or the 1.1 version of Sun's JDK.<br>
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The server software requires Python, the Python Imaging Library, and<br>
the SANE (Scanners Are Now Easy) API.  Consult the following URLs for<br>
more information about the required packages:<br>
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Python: <br>
	<a href="http://www.python.org">http://www.python.org</a><br>
Python Imaging Library: <br>
	<a href="http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/index.htm">http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/index.htm</a><br>
SANE:<br>
	<a href="http://www.mostang.com/sane/">http://www.mostang.com/sane/</a><br>
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Mailing lists<br>
=============<br>
<p>
A mailing list (microscope-list) has been created for discussion of<br>
the microscope software, from both the user and developer perspective.<br>
There's also a moderated list for announcements (microscope-announce).<br>
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Mailing list info:<br>
	<a href="http://www.mems-exchange.org/software/microscope/lists.html">http://www.mems-exchange.org/software/microscope/lists.html</a><br>
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We're working on a way to let users take our microscope for a test<br>
drive; that will be announced on the microscope-announce mailing list<br>
when it becomes available.<br>
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	Regards,<br>
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A.M. Kuchling			<a href="mailto:akuchlin@cnri.reston.va.us">akuchlin@cnri.reston.va.us</a>
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