Installation & Setup

The table below displays which cameras are compatible to the software.

Compatible ZEISS Axiocams

To install Docker Desktop, you can use the ZEISS Microscopy Installer, with the exception of older Windows versions, for which you need to install an older version of Docker Desktop directly from the Docker website, see table below.

NOTICE

Installation of software, hardware drivers, changes to operating system settings or other system interference beyond the actions needed to operate the software are always in the responsibility of the customer, because the potential impact cannot be estimated.

The following modifications have, in our experience, no effects on the functionality of the PC system:

• Network integration
• Installation of security software/antivirus software (highly recommend if your PC is attached to a network)
• Logon as Domain Users in an Active Directory environment (possibly with local administrator privileges if user needs to install software)
• Installation of standard software (e.g. Microsoft Office)
• Installation of printers
• Windows automatic updates and third-party software updates (Windows Service Packs are to be considered different)
• Information about allowed Windows service packs can be found in the corresponding system requirements for Windows.

Effects of following modifications cannot be estimated:

• Modifications in the Windows operating system
• Implementation of group policies and scripts
• Installation of third-party software with hardware support
• Installation of third-party software for generating large data rates (such as backup software) due to possible performance problems of the simultaneous operation of Fast Acquisition Systems
• Storage of data on network drives by redirecting folder structures (e.g. there can occur performance problems in case of Fast Acquisition systems or limitation of the available data storage capacity (disk quota))

The ZEISS Microscopy Installer allows you to install Docker Desktop for your software application. Docker Desktop is only needed when you want to use containerized features like AI models for instance segmentation. For additional information and possible requirements, see Requirements for Docker Desktop. The ZEISS Microscopy Installer installs Docker Desktop for WSL2.

This Add-In enables you to create customized report templates in Microsoft Word, which you use in ZEN core to collate and export examination results into a Microsoft Word document in a predefined way.

The Add-In is installed on your system and activated in Microsoft Word. The next time you start Microsoft Word, the new ribbon ZEN Report Templates is available, which enables you to create your own report templates or to modify existing ones.

The following instruction helps setting up the tiles region acquisition with the Axiocam 705 pol using both cameras.

1. Attach the Axiocam 705 pol on top and the Axiocam 305 color / 705 color on the side of the dual adapter.
2. Add both digital cameras to one MTB configuration.
3. Rotate the Axiocam 705 pol and the digital color camera on the corresponding C-mount adapter to achieve for each a parallel camera-to-stage orientation.
4. Select the Axiocam 705 pol in Maintenance > Select Active Camera or via the Select Camera tool in any of the acquisition workbenches.
5. Define in Free Mode a manual scaling for Axiocam 705 pol, for all objectives and if zoom objectives are available, in addition for a minimum of 5 zoom magnification levels.
6. Select, if required, the correct image rotation for Axiocam 705 pol in 2D-Acquisition > Extended Camera > Model Specific > General > Orientation for correct tiles region acquisition without stitching.
7. For the validation define a tiles region with the large cross in the center of the particle test slide and acquire a small tiles region to verify correct tiles image acquisition without stitching.
8. Select the digital color camera in Maintenance > Select Active Camera or via the Select Camera tool in any of the acquisition workbenches.
9. Define a manual scaling for the digital color camera, for all objectives and if zoom objectives are available, in addition for a minimum of 5 zoom magnification levels.
10. Adjust the image rotation for the digital color camera in 2D-Acquisition > Extended Camera > Model Specific > General > Orientation so that in camera live mode a centered particle or object has the same orientation independent which camera is selected.
11. To align the zoom factor for Axiocam 705 color and Axiocam 705 pol, change the default setting for Axiocam 705 color in Extended Camera > Mode section > Live Speed drop down list to High Res.

If you want to have the possibility to start ZEN core directly with a certain profile, you can create a specific desktop shortcut.

Profile IDs for ZEN core & ZEN core EM

NOTICE

Risk of Data Loss

The Manage ZEN Settings tool allows you to delete the settings of your application, even if you have not backed them up before, which results in data loss.

1. Back up your settings before deleting to prevent data loss. Alternatively, contact your local Zeiss service representative before using this tool.

You can manage (backup, restore and delete) application settings with the Manage ZEN Settings tool. This includes application data, user profiles, user documents (like calibration files), license and MTB data, as well as logging data.