Commands Tab

Available Observables

Observables are conditions or parameters that can be determined and observed during the course of the experiment. Select observables, actions and tools by clicking on the black triangle at the right-hand edge and dragging the desired action from the list to the desired input area.

The following observables are available:

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Analysis

Analysis observables contain measurement parameters from image analyses that have been previously defined, e.g in the Image Analysis Wizard. Only those variables that are specified through the selection of the measurement program appear in the list.

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Experiment

Experiment observables relate to the experiment currently running and display the current time point or the current Z-stack plane, for example.

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Hardware

Hardware observables include, for example, the status of connected devices, such as trigger devices, or incubators.

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Environment

Environment observables describe the system environment, such as the time or available memory space on the computer.

Available Actions

Actions are possible actions and reactions that can be performed during the experiment. These can vary greatly and include, for example, changing microscope hardware, changing camera parameters, generating notifications or audible alerts, calling up other programs or canceling the experiment.

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Experiment Actions

Commands that can be used to modify a running experiment on-the-fly. It also includes modifying hardware parameters which are typically part of an acquisition experiment, like exposure times or light source intensities.

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Hardware Actions

Hardware Actions are modifications of a running experiment concerning the incubation, XYZ positions and the Digital IO ports.

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Extra Actions

Commands that can be used to log any kind of data into a text file or to start an external application outside ZEN at any time during a running experiment.

Editor Tools

The Editor tools include sample scripts, allow to play sounds or write debugging outputs.

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Examples and Templates

Contains a small collection of script samples to illustrate some basic ideas of the feedback script. You can adopt the sample scripts by double-clicking. After receiving a prompt, the current content in the script window is overwritten entirely .

Validate Script

Checks your script for errors. An information is displayed if your script is valid or not.

Information

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IO Card Port Labels

Contains the exact naming of the available IO ports for the current system.