
Calibration
Linearity Correction
316 Dimension 3100 Manual Rev. D
17.4 Linearity Correction
For applications which demand good linearity, the following procedure can be used to optimize the
linearity correction parameters for individual scanners. As discussed previously, linearity correction
is especially important for long-range scanners.
17.4.1 Adjust Mag0 and Arg
1. Select Microscope > Calibrate > Scanner to display the Scanner Calibration dialog box.
2. Set the mag0 and arg values while noting the scan beginning and ending.
Note: When Line direction is set to Trace, the beginning of the fast scan is on the
left, as indicated by the arrow base. Because the display monitor screen itself is
not linear, use the Realtime Zoom box to check mag0 and arg.
Note: When viewing up or down scans, check the image against itself, not the
residual image from the previous scan. Be careful to compare only the part of
the scan drawn since the last parameter change.
Adjust Fast Mag0
1. After engaging, click on Microscope > Calibrate > Scanner to open the Scanner
Calibration window. As parameters values are changed, the effects will be seen on the
display monitor.
2. Move the mouse cursor to the display monitor and select Zoom Out to produce a box whose
size and position can be changed by alternate clicks on the left mouse button.
3. Adjust the box until it is about one-third the size of the scan.
4. Click once on the right mouse button to set the box, free the cursor, and move to Execute.
Note: Clicking twice will execute a Zoom, which you do not want to do.
5. Select Fast mag0, the first scanner parameter to modify.
6. Move the zoom box to the start of the fast scan (on the left if the Line direction is set to
Trace).
7. Move and size the zoom box until the beginning third of the scan's features are exactly
aligned with the zoom box.
Note: The beginning third of the scan is the standard for judging almost all of the
linearity values. Ignore the set of features near the edges of the scan since these
may be distorted slightly.
8. Move the zoom box to the end third of the scan.
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