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ISM-PRO SOFTWARE
DIGITAL MICROSCOPE
OPERATION MANUAL
Description 2 Click “Next”. As the following picture:

1 ISM-PRO software is for ISM-PM200SA, ISM-PM600SA, ISM-

PM160L digital microscopes. It contains many functions, such as
taking picture, taking video, measuring and so on.
2 Operating system: Windows XP, Vista, Win7.
3 The below table shows relationship between magnification and
accuracy.
ISM-PM200 ISM-PM600 ISM-PM160L
Magnification Accuracy Magnification Accuracy Magnification Accuracy
50X 30µm 450X 6µm 50X 30µm
100X 15µm 500X 6µm 100X 15µm 3 Select the “I accept the terms of the license agreement”, and click
150X 10µm 550X 5µm 160X 10µm “Next”. As the following picture:
200X 8µm 600X 5µm

Software Installation
Note: When installing the software, login computer as
administrator.

1 Put ISM-PRO software disc into CD ROM, and then launch “ISM-
PROsetup.exe”. As the following picture:

4 Click “Change”, change the installed path if needed. Click the

“Next”. As the following picture

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5 Click “Install”, run “ISM-PRO Install Shield Wizard”. As the 9 Select “No, not this time”. Click the “Next”. As the following
following picture: picture:

6 Click “Finish”, finish the software installation. 10 Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)”. Click
the “Next”. As the following picture:

7 After installation, a software icon is shown on the desktop.

Double-click the icon to run the software. 11 Click “Continue Anyway”, and then wait for a second. Click
“Finish”, finish installation.
8 Connect the microscope to the computer USB port, turn on the
power of microscope. The following picture will be shown on
desktop.

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Software Introduction

Take Picture
Take Video Measurement
Video Setting
Measurement
Setting Edge Detection
Input to Excel Measurement
Input to CAD
Language Comparsion

Snapshot Undo/Redo 5 Input Operation

Help Calibration
The picture can be saved as different file types, such as Word,
Excel and CAD. Select the function, click “Save”, save the file.
Picture List Note: If Microsoft Office Starter is installed, the file cannot be
Zoom in
Video List saved as Excel.

1 Take Picture
Take a picture by pressing the button in the software. The picture
appears in the bottom column. Double-click the picture into
“Image Process”. Right-click the picture, the picture can be
saved, deleted, etc.
2 Take Video
Set “Frame rate”, “Time limit”, “Resolution”. Click “OK”, and then
take video. The video appears in the bottom column. Double-click
the video into “ISM-PRO Play”. Right-click the video, the video
can be saved, deleted, etc.

Frame Rate: The number of images display per second. The

higher the number of frames play per second, the smoother the
video playback appears to the user. Input to Excel

3 Video Setting

0.608mm
Set “Video Capture Device”, “Device Setting”, “Video Properties”
and “Change Save Path”. 13
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4 Measurement Setting
Set “Line Type” , “Font” and “Unit”.
R=0.196mm

Input to CAD

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6 Set Language
Set language: English, Japanese, Korean, German, Turkey,
Portuguese, Chinese. When installing the ISM-PRO software, it
can be set the same language as operating system automatically.
7 Snapshot
Enable or disable snapshot function on the digital microscope.
When using the button on the microscope to take picture, the
microscope may shake and the picture may be blurred.
8 Help
c Scale: Click “Scale”, scale is shown in the interface, click it
Click “Help”, select “ISM-PRO Help”, read user manual. Select
again to eliminate scale.
“ISM-PRO Update”, download the latest software from website.
Select “About ISM-PRO ”, check software version and copyright . Note: Before using scale, do calibration.
9 Picture/Video List
Click , picture list is shown in the bottom side. Click , video
list is shown in the bottom side.
10 Undo or Redo
Click , delete last step. Click , undo last step. Click ,
detect all steps before .

11 Right-click Function: There are several functions , as the

following picture.
d Circle: Click “Circle”, concentric circles is shown in the
interface, click it again to eliminate concentric circles.
Note: Before using circle, do calibration.

a Cancel : End the current operation.

b Cross Line: Click “Cross Line”, cross line is shown in the
interface, click it again to eliminate cross line.

e Time: Click “Time”, the current time is shown in the bottom of

interface, click it again to eliminate time.
f Format : Select photo format, JPG or BMP.

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12 Zoom in
The partial image is magnified through this window. You can
select the points more precise with the help of t his function.
a Put the object under digital microscope, rotate magnification
adjustment, and rotate focus adjustment to focus the object.
b Press any measurement key to make this window display the
image where the mouse arrow is positioned.
Note: Please click any measurement key again if you have
moved the object or changed the magnification.
4 Click key, choose a scale mark in the left of interface and get a
c You can magnify the image by clicking left button in this point at the intersection, then choose a scale mark in the right of
window and clicking right button to recover. interface and get another point at the intersection with same
position like before.
d Move the mouse arrow to the target site and use the center
point of the window to select points. Note: The distance of two scale mark shoud be as long as
possible.

Calibration

In order to get the high accuracy, calibration should be done

before measurement or comparison.
1 Put the object under digital microscope, rotate magnification
adjustment, and rotate focus adjustment to focus the object.

Focus Adjustment

Magnification Adjustment

5 Input the exact value of line. Click “OK”, the software will display
2 When the magnification is larger than 60X, select the calibration accurate magnification.
rule 0.1mm for calibration. When the magnification is less than
60X, select the calibration rule 1mm for calibration.
3 Remove the object. Put calibration rule on the white side of
white/black plate, rotate focus adjustment to focus it.

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 Notes: 1 Measure Length of Line or Distance Between Two Points
a The screen will display a prompt window in the lower right a Click at the start point, draw a line to the end of line and click.
corner after you launched the software. b Put result in the appropriate position.

b After calibration, rotate focus adjustment to focus the

object. If rotating the magnification adjustment, do
calibration again .
c The software remembers the last time calibration results.
If the magnification is the same as the last time, you need 2 Measure Distance Between Point And Line
not do calibration again. a Click at the start point, draw a line to the end of line and click.
b Click at the point.
c Put result in the appropriate position.
Measurement On-line

Notes:
a Confirm to do calibration before doing measurement.
b Measure different objects in same magnification after
doing calibration.
c After calibration, rotate focus adjustment to focus the
object. If rotating the magnification adjustment, do 3 Measure Distance Between Two Parallel Lines
calibration again. a Click at the point of one line, draw a line to the other line and
The measurement tool is at the upper-right of screen. click, make sure reference lines and parallel lines in
superposition.
b Put result in the appropriate position.

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4 Measure Length of Continuous Line
a Click at the start point, draw a line to the second point and
click.
b Put result in the appropriate position. A: Area
c Draw a line to the third point and click… R: Radius
d Double click at the end point. G: Girth

7 Measure Radius, Angle, Length of Arc

a Choose the first point on the Arc and click.
b Choose the second point on the Arc and click.
c Choose the third point on the Arc and click.
d Put result in the appropriate position.

T: Total length of continuous line.

5 Measure Area of Rectangle

R: Radius
a Click at the corner of rectangle. Arc: Length of arc
b Draw a rectangle to the across corner and click.
c Put result in the appropriate position.

A: Area 8 Measure Angle With Three Points

W: Length a Click at a point of one side of the angle, draw a line to cross
H: Width
point and click.
b Draw a line to a point of another side of the angle and click.
c Put result in the appropriate position.

6 Measure Radius, Girth And Area Of Circle

a Choose the first point on the circumference and click.
b Choose the second point on the circumference and click.
c Choose the third point on the circumference and click.
d Put result in the appropriate position.

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9 Measure Angle With Two Lines 13 Detect Line Automatically And Calculate Length
a Click at a point of one side of the angle, draw a line to the a Automatically searches the highest black-white contrast
second point of this side and click. value by means of image processing.
b Click at a point of the other side of the angle, draw a line to the b You can select multi points then click the right button to
second point of this side and click. display the length of line.
c Put result in the appropriate position.
c Put result in the appropriate position.

14 Detect Circle Automatically And Calculate Area, Radius, Girth

a Automatically searches the highest black-white contrast
value by means of image processing.
b You can select multi points then click the right button to
display the result. A: Area, R: Radius, G: Girth.
c Put result in the appropriate position.

15 Detect Arc Automatically And Calculate Radius, Angle, Length

10 Measure Distance Between Two Circles a Automatically searches the highest black-white contrast
a Click at a point of the first circle. And draw a circle just like value by means of image processing.
Measure Three Points Circle . b You can select multi points then click the right button to
b Put result in the appropriate position.
c Draw the second circle like the first one. display the result. R: Radius, Angle, Arc: Length of arc.
d Put result in the appropriate position. c Put result in the appropriate position.

16 Detect Two Lines Automatically And Calculate Distance

a Automatically searches the highest black-white contrast
value by means of image processing.
b You can select two lines along the edges then click the right
button to display the distance.
cc Put result in the appropriate position.
17 Detect Two Lines Automatically And Calculate Angle
a Automatically searches the highest black-white contrast
11 Add Number With Circle I value by means of image processing.
12 Add Text A b You can select two lines along the edges then click the right
Input text. You can change the font style, click “Font” . Click button to display the angle.
“OK”, put words in the appropriate position. c Put result in the appropriate position.

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Picture Measurement Comparison

Notes:
Take a picture, double-click the picture into “Image Process”. In order
a Confirm to do calibration before doing comparison.
to get high accuracy, you can select picture measurement.
Measurement on-line is more convenient. b Measure different objects in same magnification after
doing calibration.
Notes:
c After calibration, rotate focus adjustment to focus the
a Confirm to do calibration before doing measurement. object. If rotating the magnification adjustment, do
b Measure different objects in same magnification after calibration again.
doing calibration. Create line, angle or circle with disired size to be compared
with workpieces.
c After calibration, rotate focus adjustment to focus the
object. If rotaing the magnification adjustment, do 1 Create Line
calibration again.
a Click at a point, draw a line and click.
1 Measurement Tool : Functions in “Image Process” are the b Input the length of line, click “OK”.
same as measurement on-line. c Press the head of the line and hold the mouse, move the
mouse, adjust the line position. Press the tail of the line and
hold the mouse, move the mouse, adjust the line length.

Head Tail

2 Edge Detection Measuring Tools : Find the image edge

automatically. The working methods are same to measurement
2 Create Angle
on-line.
a Input angle vertex coordinates, click “OK”.
b Press the angle vertex and hold the mouse, move the mouse,
adjust the angle position. Press the angle edge and hold the
mouse, move the mouse, adjust the angle.

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 Image Process

1 Double-click the picture into “Image Process”.

3 Create Circle With Tolerance

a Input radius and tolerance values, click “OK”.
b Press the center of circle and hold the mouse, move the
mouse, adjust the tolerance circle position.

2 Image Process
Click to make image process tool(as below picture).

3 Paint
Click to make paint tool(as below picture).

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5 Edge Detection
Edge detection can draw the outline of the image automatically.
Local edge detection can draw the outline of the selected area.
Overall edge detection can draw the outline of the image.

Local Edge Detection Overall Edge Detection

6 Select, Delete, Move
Click , select the element, the element turns red. Click ,
delete it. Click , move it and click.

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