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  24 May 2025
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Introduction

You can find here the summary of the manual concerning the triangulation sensor. This device was developed by Stefan Ströbele to study the flatness of CCDs and the mosaics of CCDs.

Summary

Page 1 : The softwarwe ScanArea3
  • Introduction
  • Description of the Triangulation Sensor
  • Some precautions before using the measuring machine
  • Power on the PC and starting the Software
  • The Software ScanArea3
  • The panel ScanArea3
    • The command buttons
    • How to displace the sensor
  • How to calibrate the sensor
  • How to take reference
    • Why must we take a reference file ?
    • Panel SetShapeOfArea
    • Panel Take Reference
  • How to do measurements
    • Panel GetCornerPointsC
    • Panel SetShapeOfArea
    • Enter Z linear translator
    • Start measurement box
    • Save measured data
    • EnterRemeark
    • Choose file to write
  • How to quit the software ScanArea3
Page 2 : The software AnalyseSurface
  • Introduction
  • How to start "AnalyseSurface"
  • The software "AnalyseSurface"
    • Some explications
    • The differents panel's parts
    • The informations to supply
  • Start the software "AnalyseSurface"
    • Load the second surface
    • Load the reference surface
    • Results on the panel "AnalyseSurface"
    • Graphs results
    • Save Data Z
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