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Creating a Recipe

A new, blank recipe, “My Recipe,” is created when the Recipe window is opened. The File > New Recipe clears the current recipe and allows you to create a new recipe. File > Open Recipe clears the existing recipe (if saved) and opens a previously saved recipe.

The Edit > New function allows you to add recipe steps below a selected step. Right-clicking on a step also provides access to the Edit functions. Only functions that are allowed can be added. Other functions are grayed out. Recipe step order can be changed by dragging steps. Step order is enforced, i.e. moving a step to a logically impossible location is not allowed. Table 1 shows a list of allowable parent functions and Table 2 shows a list of allowed child functions.

Function Allowed Parent Functions
Alignment Load Sample, Real-time
Auto Tune Alignment, Auto Tune, Image Analysis, Image Set, Load Sample, Real Time, Report, Site, Site Order
Capture Image Measurement
Image Analysis Alignment, Site, Site Order, Nanoscript, Real-time, Root
Image Export Image Analysis, Image Capture, Image Set
Image Set Alignment, Auto Tune, Load Sample, Measurement, Real-time, Root, Site, Site Order
Load Sample Real-time
Measurement Site
Move To Alignment
Nanoscript Alignment, Site, Site Order, Image Analysis, Root, Real Time
Real-time Root
Report Alignment, Site, Nanoscript, Image Analysis, Real-time, Root
Site Alignment
Site Order Alignment

Table 1: Allowed Parent Functions

NOTE: Root is displayed as My Recipe.
Function Allowed Child Functions
Alignment/Origin Auto Tune, Image Set, Move To, Report, Site, Site Order
Auto Tune Auto Tune, Image Set, Report
Image Analysis Any Offline function, Image Export, Report
Image Capture Auto Tune, Any Offline function, Image Export
Image Export Image Export, Report
Image Set (offline) Image Analysis, Report
Load Sample Alignment/Origin, Auto Tune, Image Export, Image Set, Report
Measurement Auto Tune, Capture Image, Image, Image Analysis, Image Set, Report
Nanoscript Auto Tune, Image Set, Nanoscript, Report
Real-time Alignment/Origin, Auto Tune, Image Analysis, Image Export, Image Set, Load Sample, Report
Root (My Recipe) Image Analysis, Image Export, Image Set, Real-time, Report
Report No children allowed
Site Auto Tune, Image Analysis, Image Set, Measurement, Nanoscript, Report
Site Order Auto Tune, Image Analysis, Image Set, Report, Site

Table 2: Allowed Child Functions

NOTE: Root may have only one Real Time child. Site may have only one Measurement child.

You can browse for files by clicking the file browse button, shown in Figure 1, that appears on the right when you select a file name.

Figure 1: File Browse Button

 

All recipe steps are given a Name which you can override by typing in the Name field.

All recipe steps have a Notes field which allows you to insert comments.

Many recipe steps have a Professor associated with them. Click the Professor icon to launch an assistance wizard that guides you through programming this recipe step. The Professor generally provides full access to the NanoScope software and interface for a given step.
 

You may delete a step by highlighting that step and selecting Edit > Delete or right-clicking and selecting Delete.

You may save you recipe with the File > Save Recipe or File > Save Recipe As commands.

 

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