ZEN core 3.10

Base Software

We have extended and improved the Free Mode user interface:

• You can save and easily restore Free Mode configurations including workbenches and tools using the new Free Mode templates functionality.
• To organize workbenches better, you can sub-divide them by categorizing tools into individual Tool sets.

We have introduced a new data management mode which allows you to store results in selectable project folders at the start of the work. In Project Folder Mode the ZEN core Archive is disabled for result storage.

A new tool was introduced for dual camera systems which allows you to directly switch between cameras in every acquisition workbench.

New Magnetic Cursor for Interactive Measurements: The new cursor allows you to position relevant points more precisely and easily.

3D Toolkit

Orthogonal 2D projections in XZ, ZY and XY are now available in the 3D viewer. In order to deeply investigate a 3D volume visually, you can set slices in the 3D viewer and change the position and angle of the slice, and cut the data in both directions away.

Technical Cleanliness Analysis (TCA)

Note: In April 2023, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA) awarded ZEISS with its machine learning based object classification in TCA first place in the REINER! Fraunhofer Technology Award. ZEISS One Scan Technology for TCA and particle analysis has been granted a US patent (US 11,692,928 B2) in July 2023.

New features for TCA

With ZEN core release v3.9 the Dual Camera Option for the TCA Edit View was introduced. This functionality was extended and provides now with ZEN core v3.10:

• a manual offset correction for particle centering in live mode of the color camera in TCA Edit View
• the option to select the color camera in the EDF acquisition step

The extension of the TCA Edit View improves the efficiency in routine analysis. Switching between the Axiocam 705 pol with different polarization orientations (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°) and the color mode of the second camera offers you extended sample information, supports the identification of “difficult” metallic particles, and facilitates the detection of particulate contamination sources for root cause analysis. With the new introduced functionality to the EDF acquisition step it is now possible for you to acquire color images for the TCA report.

Note: The Dual Camera functionality for TCA is best supported by the combination of Axiocam 705 pol with Axiocam 305 color or 705 color and is highly recommended.

ZEISS Zaphire Connector

The Zaphire Connector has been discontinued with ZEN core 3.8 due to technical incompatibilities. To transfer images from ZEN core to Zaphire use ZEN core 3.6 or earlier.

Smartproof 5 and Visioner 1

ZEN core 3.10 is not compatible with Smartproof 5. The ZEN core version for Smartproof 5 has been discontinued. The last compatible version is ZEN core 3.8.

ZEN core 3.10 version must be ordered also for ZEN Visioner 1. The previously existing special configurations are not available anymore.

For upgrades to ZEN core 3.10 the general ZEN core 3.10 upgrade numbers do apply also for Visioner 1.

ZEN core starter

For ZEN core starter 3.10 only a limited number of options are available. Do not upgrade a ZEN core starter version 3.4 or earlier and licensed modules as this might result in a loss of functionality.

In general, the included functionality for ZEN core starter has increased reducing the need for some of the previously needed modules.