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System Status Indicator

The System Status Indicator, located above The Workflow Toolbar, displays information about the engage status of the probe as well as crucial system status information that affects operation.

Two engage status displays are available:

  1. Withdrawn
  1. Engaged

Two warning indicators can be displayed:

  1. A red Danger (or something missing) symbol. It is likely that you will not be able to Engage.
  1. A yellow Warning symbol indicates a calibration or setpoint/gain normalization problem.

Absence of a warning indicator means that no problems have been detected.

These warning symbols may be displayed with either an Engaged or Withdrawn icon.

Clicking the System Status Indicator icon opens the System Status Indicator window, shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: System Status Indicator window

Each item in the System Status Indicator window has a red or yellow indicator next to it that indicates a problem with the status of that function.

Indicators are context-sensitive—they are dependent on the microscope type (Dimension Icon, Dimension FastScan, MultiMode...) as well as microscope mode (ScanAsyst, Tapping, Contact...).

A red hexagon indicates Danger. If the System Status Indicator is red, a withdrawn head can not be engaged. The following conditions can trigger a danger signal:
 

I2C not detected

  • Check the connections to the head
  • I2C communications failed: contact Bruker service.

Serial Number Mismatch

  • If the serial numbers in the head do not match those stored inside NanoScope, an I2C dialog will appear, prompting you to choose the appropriate file.

High Voltage Off

  • Turn on the High Voltage power amplifier

High Voltage Overheating

  • Ensure that the High Voltage power amplifier vents are not obstructed
  • Contact Bruker service.
A yellow triangle indicates a Warning. The following conditions can trigger a warning signal:
 

I2C parameter mismatch

  • Write parameters to head if they are known to be good. Refer to I2C for help.
  • Use parameters from the head to create a new scanner file. Refer to I2C for help.

Probes not calibrated:

  • Calibrate probe

Three calibration states exist:

  • Uncalibrated—Choosing an Unknown probe from the Probe Database, will produce an Uncalibrated result.
  • Estimated—the probe values are equal to those in the probe database.
  • Calibrated—the probe values are not equal to those in the probe database.

Absence of a warning indicator means that no problems have been detected.

 

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