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1.Click the TM3000 software icon on the desktop (figure 5)
2. While the SEM pumps down to vacuum the software will display this status screen.
3. When the machine is fully under vacuum the start up screen opens (Figure 6). Note the screen will appear black at first. The electron beam gun is not activated until a user presses Start.
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NOTE: All files need to be moved to USERVOL and DATA1 by the end of the expedition.
Uploading Data
1.Open SEMUploader (Figure 7)
2. The Main Window opens up (Figure 8). Click Select Image in the upper left corner.
3. Navigate to the images and select the desired .tif file.
4. The image populates the screen. Click Process to move forward. OR click Exit if you decide to upload later. CLEAR will clear out the image from the selection. The user can select another image right away if the one chosen is not the one that they wanted to upload.
5. After clicking Process the sample information window appears. In this window we can assign a sample to the image and text files. The image can be assigned to a sample id either through the Hierarchy tab or the Text Id Tab. Use the Hierarchy entry by clicking through the appropriate Expedition, Site, Hole, Core, and Section. The samples off the section will pop up after the other fields have been entered. To use the Text Id entry type in the Text Id of the Sample and Click Validate Text Id.
6. After the sample has been selected go through teh drop down lists below. Only the Category Field is required. Below the the categories are described:
7. Click Upload. This creates the new .SEM file that will upload into the database. A message box pops up indicating the file has been created.
MUT Upload
1.Click on the MUT icon to open the software
2. Login to MUT with your LIMS applications username and password.
3. The files should populate when MUT opens.
4. Click Upload.
The software can be left open in the background with the Automatic Upload box checked.