Las 4.9.0 System Requirements 3zb5c

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Leica Application Suite Leica Application Suite System Requirements V4.8.0 Release Notes V4.1.2

Leica Application Suite System Requirements Includes computer specifications for other Leica Industry Division Software

Abstract This document describes the microscopes, cameras and accessories that are ed by this version of LAS and defines the computer system requirements. Read this document before installing your copy of this software. All reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that this publication is correct and complete, but should any be in doubt about any detail, clarification may be sought from Leica Microsystems (Switzerland) Ltd, or their accredited representative. The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Leica Microsystems (Switzerland) Ltd. Leica Microsystems (Switzerland) Ltd accepts no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. Copyright © 2015 Leica Microsystems (Switzerland) Limited. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form, or communicated to a third party without prior written permission of Leica Microsystems (Switzerland) Ltd. Due to a policy of continuous development, we reserve the right to change specifications without notice. Microsoft and MS-DOS are ed trademarks and Windows, the Windows logo, the Windows XP logo, the Windows 7 logo and the Windows 8 and 8.1 logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Date: Oct 2015 Issue: 31

Table of Contents 1 ed Microscopes, Cameras and Accessories Leica Leica Leica Leica

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DM Microscopes ........................................................................................1 DM Accessories .........................................................................................1 Stereo- and Macroscopes ..........................................................................1 Digital Microscope Cameras ..................................................................... 4

2 Computer System (PC) Specification

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Leica Software Products using this Specification .............................................. 5 Computer Hardware Requirements ................................................................... 6 Notebook Computers ......................................................................................... 8

3 Power Mosaic and MultiStep Components 4 Factors that may reduce performance

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1 ed Microscopes, Cameras and Accessories The following Leica microscopes and digital cameras are ed. For other Leica Industry division software products please refer to the software product specifications for ed hardware and not this section. For LAS Power Mosaic, please see Section 3 for ed equipment.

Leica DM Microscopes DM8000, DM12000 DM1000, 2000, 2500, 2700 M/P, 3000, 4000 B/M, 4500 B, 4500 P, 5000 B, 5500 B, 6000 B/M DM4, 6 DMI8, 3000, 4000 B, 5000 M and 6000 B DM500, DM750, DM750 P, DM1750, DM IL DM2000 LED / DM3000 LED DM4000 B LED, DM4000 M LED and DM4500 P LED FSC, FSM CTR 4000-6500, 7000

Leica DM Accessories Scanning stages External light source EL6000 External filter wheels (configure only, not used by LAS) TIRF module (configure only, not used by LAS) Motorized duo documentation tube Oasis-blue XYZ controller 11501261 Motorized stage 75x50 with integrated controller for DM40006000 B (not Power Mosaic)

Leica Stereo- and Macroscopes M205 A, fully motorized stereomicroscope with 20.5:1 zoom range M205 FA, fully motorized fluorescence stereomicroscope with 20.5:1 zoom range M205 C, coded stereomicroscope with 20.5:1 zoom range LAS System Requirements

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M165 FC, manual fluorescence stereomicroscope with coded filter wheel, zoom and iris and 16.5:1 zoom range M165 C, coded stereomicroscope with 16.5:1 zoom range M125, manual stereomicroscope with 12.5:1 zoom range Zooms in configuration DVM2000 VZ85, VZ85 R, VZ85 C, VZ85 RC, VZ105, VZ105 C, VZ15 M Zooms in configuration DVM2500 VZ10, VZ10 M, VZ10 MC, VZ18 BGA, VZ75, VZ75 C, VZ80, VZ80 R, VZ80 C, VZ80 RC, VZ100, VZ100 C, VZ700 C DVM3000 and DVM5000 (for firmware update only) LED illumination LED3000 RL (Ring Light), LED3000 SLI (Spot Light Illumination), LED3000 NVI (Near Vertical Illumination) LED illumination LED5000 RL (Ring Light), LED5000 SLI (Spot Light Illumination), LED5000 MCI (Multi Contrast Illumination), LED5000 CXI (Coaxial Illumination), LED5000 HDI (High Diffuse Illumination) LED illumination for VZ series (10 450 433 and 10 450 432) M-Series Long / Short Focus Columns (10 450 257 and 10 450 022) M-Series Long / Short Motor Focus Columns (10 450 258,10 450 050, 10 450 502, 10 450 503)) USB interface for new manual focus drive coarse/fine MZ-Series Long / Short Motor Focus Columns (10 446 041 and 10 446 176 FluoCombiTM attachment for fluorescence stereomicroscope with coded objective positions Fluorescence objective revolver with coded objective positions MZ16 A and MZ16 FA Z6 APO A and Z16 APO A, motorised Macroscopes Z6 APO, Z16 APO, manual Macroscopes IsoProTM motorized XY stage Configuration of UMC Configuration of new footswitch MZ16 F, MZ16, MZ12.5. MZ10 F, MZ9.5, MZ7.5, MZ6 DMS300, DMS1000

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DMS300 Cleanliness Expert, DMS1000 Cleanliness Expert S6 D, S8 APO VZ85, VZ85 R, VZ85 C, VZ85 RC, VZ105, VZ105 C, VZ15 M EZ4 D, EZ4 HD, EZ4 W, EZ4 E MacrofluoTM Fluocombi / Revolving nosepiece by USB for TL RCI and IsoProTM motorized XY stage for USB / RS 232 serial adapter (11 532 295) Transmitted light base for Stereo Microscopes TL4000 RCITM Transmitted light base for high-end Stereo Microscopes TL5000 Ergo External light sources (Photonic CLS 150XD, CLS 150LS, CLS150 LED, KL1500 LED Plus, KL2500 LCD, KL2500 LED, EL6000) Oasis-blue XY controlled stages with Z series, M series, DVM2500 LMT260 XY Scanning Stage (for TL4000 and TL5000 Ergo – requires appropriate adapter)

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Leica Digital Microscope Cameras This release only s the following Leica Digital Cameras on a Windows PC meeting the requirements detailed in Section 2:

FireWire A (1394a)

FireWire B (1394b)

USB2.0†

USB3.0†

DFC280

DFC295

IC80 HD

DMC29001

DFC290

DFC290 HD

ICC50

DFC3000G2

DFC320 R2

DFC310 FX

ICC50 HD

DFC7000T2

DFC300 FX R2

DFC345 FX

ICC50 W

DMC45003

DFC340 FX

DFC360 FX

ICC50 E

DFC350 FX R2

DFC365 FX

MC120 HD

DFC420

DFC400

MC170 HD

DFC420 C

DFC425

MC190 HD

DFC480 R2

DFC425 C

EC4

DFC490

DFC450

IC D

DFC450 C

IC 3D

DFC495

DFC500

DVM2000 DVM2500 DFC550

Note 1) DMC2900 will work with a USB2.0 interface Note 2) DFC3000G & DFC7000T requires a USB3.0 interface and will not work with USB2.0 interfaces. Note 3) DMC4500 will work on USB 2 Interfaces but with only 1 image format available (Full Frame) † The Web Sharing module does not USB 2 or USB 3 cameras LAS only s the cameras listed in the table above. Other cameras are not ed Multiple Cameras with LAS: LAS s the use of multiple Leica cameras, with the same interface type, connected to the same system. FireWire A and FireWire B cameras can be used together. LAS does not mixing FireWire and USB2.0 or USB 3.0 interface cameras on the same system at the same time. Note: only one camera can be active at a time. Multiple Leica DFC500 and DFC550 cameras connected to the same system are not ed LAS System Requirements

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2 Computer System (PC) Specification Leica Software Products using this Specification  This PC specification also applies to the following software products with the restrictions mentioned:  LAS V4.7  Leica Map Start and  For all other software products, please refer to their individual specifications. Windows Operating System Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Pro, 32 or 64 bit 

LAS requires .NET3.5. Windows 8 does not install .NET3.5 automatically. If .NET3.5 is not installed a message will be displayed when trying installing LAS. Click on the link below to go to the Microsoft website for instruction on ing and installing .NET 3.5 on the Windows 8 operating system http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh506443.aspx

Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate, 32 or 64-bit. Check Cameras section for specific Windows OS . Windows XP is not ed Windows 10 is not ed Microsoft Office Where applications require Microsoft Word or Excel, then Office 2003 or later must be used. Multi-lingual : Chinese, Japanese and Korean require Windows 7 Ultimate. Windows 8 may require the of a language pack either direct from the Control or via the Microsoft Center Windows Hardware Detection Service: The Windows Hardware Detection Service must not be disabled. Windows Experience Index: With Windows 7 and 8 a Windows Experience Index of 4 is required for simple acquisition and 5 or higher when multiple images will be processed. LAS System Requirements

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Installing the Leica FireWire driver may de- the LAS license file. Check the LAS Installation Guide help for re-ing guidance.

Computer Hardware Requirements Note – a PC Performance check program is included on the LAS DVD and this should always be used before installing LAS. The specifications listed below should be considered the minimum to ensure smooth and reliable operation of LAS Processor: Intel i3 or higher with U clock of 2.5 GHz or faster. For highly demanding tasks such as Montage and MultiStep it is recommended to use a PC with a minimum Intel Core i5 processor or better. RAM: 4 GB or more of system RAM recommended. For optional modules and for processing large image stacks, 8 GB or more of system RAM is highly recommended. Hard Drive: 256 GB or higher, SATA 7200 rpm, 8MB cache, formatted as NTFS. Approximately 2 Gbytes of disk space for a full installation and an additional free space of 10Gbytes for efficient operation. Further space is required for data and image storage, which depends on the application and frequency of use. The free space must be checked regularly. For the optional MultiStep Module it is recommended to have a minimum of an additional 10Gb of free space. Monitors: 19” or larger monitor set to screen resolution of 1920 x 1200 (recommended), 1600 x 1200 or 1280 x 1024. If a monitor has yet to be purchased and a large screen area is needed, a monitor with a resolution of 1920 x 1440 is recommended. Dual Monitors: LAS is configured for display on a single monitor or if dual monitors are available they should be configured as 2 separate monitors with the desktop from Monitor 1 extended onto Monitor 2. Graphics: 128Mb Ram minimum for single monitor or 256Mb Ram for dual monitor. Shared memory is not recommended. PCI Express. LAS System Requirements

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128-bit memory bus width. 32 bits operation. for Direct X Version 9c or Direct X Version 10 or later for Windows 7 and Direct X version 11 for Windows 8 The minimum graphics adaptors are the Radeon X800, ATI Fire GL V7200 and recommended adaptors are NVidia GeForce 9800GT, ATI FirePro V480O or equivalent using the PCI Express bus or later models. Select ‘High quality’ or ‘Optimal quality’ where Direct 3D options are offered by the graphics card and not ‘Balanced’ which appears by default. Integrated graphics cards – part of the motherboard layout – are not recommended as they have reduced performance. Use of system or shared memory by the graphic card will impair performance. Some annotation and measurement overlays may not perform as expected. The latest graphics drivers must be installed. Obtain these from the PC or graphics board manufacturer, not Microsoft Corp. Not all graphics boards are compatible with all features of LAS. If it is found that some graphics elements do not appear or are corrupted, exchange the graphics board. The bit-depth of the graphics display system must be set to 32 bits. Hardware acceleration should be set to ‘full’. External Connectors USB2.0 (Minimum), (USB3.0 recommended for the DMC2900 camera and required for the DFC3000G camera and DFC7000 T): is required for each of the following application and components in simultaneous use: USB camera. Microscope. Microscope additional controls. Leica LAS optional license Dongle. Leica Map Start or Dongle. Other Components Keyboard and PC Mouse with wheel. The wheel should also act as a third button. 600W PSU if all options are installed. Full-height card slots for optional interface boards e.g. Oasis. The slot next to the Oasis board needs to be free or at least the next board must have low profile components.

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FireWire controllers: Depending on the type of camera, a powered 1394b 9-pin FireWire OHCI port is required for use with Leica DFC cameras. As FireWire interface boards from some manufacturers have issues with non-Leica drivers, we recommend the use of the FireWire boards in the list below. Please note that you will also need the FireWire -B-B cable 11 600 269, if both camera and PC have a 1394b (FireWire -B) connector. All DFC cameras are now supplied with a suitable FireWire -B board and FireWire -B-B cable. FireWire 1394B is required with Windows 7 and 8 OS.

Notebook Computers Notebooks are normally designed for power saving rather than performance and so it is necessary to be careful in identifying suitable configurations. A true ‘desktop replacements’ using desktop components in a movable but heavy case is required and should be compared with the Desktop specification above. Some Notebooks have automatic power saving features. Please be aware that LAS cannot control these and if they become activated, the performance of LAS will be very poor as will other programs. Notebooks cannot be fitted with the Oasis XYZ control board so cannot be used with LAS Power Mosaic, LAS Cleanliness Expert, LAS, when a motorised stage or focus are to be used and are connected to an Oasis XYZ control board. Otherwise the recommended processor is the Intel Core i7 with speed greater than 2.0GHz. As Notebook configured processors use a slower memory bus and slower hard-drives, the overall performance is not as good as the Desktop equivalents. The smaller screen size of Notebooks may not be comfortable for use with high-resolution images. Make sure that the vertical resolution is at least 1024 lines because many Notebooks have lower vertical resolution that limits the image size and display. It helps to place the taskbar on the left edge of the screen to avoid loss of vertical resolution. For Notebooks it is important to ensure that the display does not use an ‘integrated’ graphics controller. This will severely restrict live image performance. A dedicated and modern graphics controller is needed such as NVidia Quadro NVS 160M or later.

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3 Power Mosaic and MultiStep Components ed Components: 12 730 074

LAS MultiStep

12 730 181

LAS Power Mosaic

12 730 182

LAS Power Mosaic Plus

11 561 104

Oasis-blue XYZ kit for Power Mosaic

12 730 195

Oasis-blue Encoder kit for Power Mosaic

12 730 196

Märzhä Scanning Stage, 130x85mm, 2mm with Encoders

12 730 197

Märzhä Scanning Stage, 130x85mm, 2mm

12 730 198

Stage insert for one slide for SCAN 130 x 85

12 730 199

Stage insert for four slides for SCAN 130 x 85

11501260

Märzhä Scanning stage 100x100 mot., for DM40006000, S 2mm

11501262

For 11501260 - Stage insert for 2 slides 3”x 2” (76 x 52 mm)

11522605

Märzhä Scanning stage 75x50, 2mm –incident light only

11600183

For 11522605 - Glass plate 160x116x3mm

11532502

For 11522605 - Metal insert 160x116

11600184

For 11522605 - Holder for glass slides 3"x1"

11600185

For 11522605 - Holder for slides frames 70x70mm

11532701

For 11522605 - Stage insert 160x116x7mm (for Cleanliness Expert filter holders

Some Oasis boards may not be correctly configured for use with Power Mosaic pattern navigator. If Power Mosaic Plus is installed and pattern navigator does not appear, DI. to get the Oasis card license code updated. ed Microscopes: Only the microscopes listed are suitable for use with Power Mosaic and MultiStep: DM 5500 B, 6000 B/M. DM 4000 M - With addition of external focus motor. Generic microscopes with motor stage and motor focus. Macroscopes Z series, Stereomicroscopes M series and DVM 2500. DMS 300 and DMS 1000 (MultiStep only) DM 12000, 8000 motorised version only, no Turboscan, no Oasis board required

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ed Cameras: Only the cameras listed are suitable for use with Power Mosaic: Turboscan and Standard scan modes and MultiStep: DFC400, DFC300FX, DFC310FX, DFC350FX, DFC360FX - Requires trigger cable included with Oasis-blue kit. MultiStep and Standard scan only: DFC290, DFC295, DFC420, DFC425, DFC450, DFC450C, DVM2500 - Do not use a trigger cable. The Set Shading feature sometimes fails with these cameras, please Di. for advice. Hardware: 12 730 193 Oasis-blue Controller board and Cable Kit for stepper stages includes: XY Cable with Märzhä Round Connectors Z axis and DFC Trigger Cable split cable Smart Move or Joystick I/F Cable MIC Box -Thru (cable / ribbon cable / plate) Focus adapter for Märzhä /DM6000/ Prior focus drive. Motorized Stage with Stepper Motors: Please refer to the table. Note: At least one stage insert is also required. The Smart Move controls the stage and focus: The focus knob on the microscope stand is disabled when configured for Turboscan.. 11 505 180 Smart Move for DM/DMI Series. Other scanning stages may also be used but suitability must be confirmed in advance of use. Motorized Focus: DM5500-6000 use internal focus motor driven by Oasis using CTR MIC control cable with Z breakout. 11522607 External motorized fine focus for DM2500M/P / DM2700M/P 11522608 External motorized fine focus for DM4000M and DM4500P 11522606 External motorized fine focus for DMI5000M and DMI3000M Encoder Option: 12 730 195 Oasis-blue Encoder kit for Power Mosaic used where best accuracy is required with high-mag objectives. Includes daughter board that fits on the Oasis-Blue board and modified XY Cable for Encoder Inputs. LAS System Requirements

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Requires 12 730 196 Märzhä Scanning Stage 100 x 80mm 2mm with Encoders.

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4 Factors that may reduce performance s should be aware that deviating from the hardware and software recommendations may affect Leica Application Suite performance. The following is a list of situations to be avoided; it is not exhaustive. Operating systems other than the Windows-based versions listed. Integrated graphics, AGP graphics, graphics that share U memory and using a mobile graphic device. Displays on dual monitors with low performance graphics card. Monitors with less than 1024 vertical resolution. Less than 400 MB free RAM before LAS starts. 700MB is required for LAS MultiFocus and LAS MultiStep and 1 GB for LAS Power Mosaic. Installed RAM of 4 GB or more RAM is required. Other programs running at the same time as LAS. Using any other than the recommended Intel i3 or higher range. Using system power saving. Using ‘sleep’, ‘hibernation’, and auto power-down modes. It is recommended to disable ‘sleep’, ‘hibernation’, and auto power-down modes when using LAS as it has been found on some systems that the application does not recover properly, especially when using sequence modules such as Multi-Time, Multi-Step. Personally constructed personal computers. An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacture-installed operating system. Multi-boot environments. Shadow or Animated cursors and UI graphics. Hyper threading is not expected to improve performance. Saving images on a remote or server computer. Anti-virus/Anti-Malware applications running whilst LAS is in use

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