Marsico Hall Microscopes Facility (MHMF.ORG)

0.  Notices:

• 	VisioPharm booking calendar
  	http://microscopy.unc.edu/booking

• The VisioPharm program must be allowed to shut down completely before signing off (log off)
• Please carefully Sign Off (log off) from Windows when done and after VisioPharm has completely shut down
• Using VisioPharm has a steep learning curve
• Rebooting the computer in order to disconnect other users running VisioPharm can damage the VisioPharm installation

1.  Introduction:

VisioPharm is a pathology image analysis program for the detection and segmentation of structures in chromogenic and fluorescent samples based on shape, size, texture, color and other parameters.  It allows learning and batch processing.  The software is installed on a Windows 10 Enterprise workstation located at 7230 Marsico Hall.  Images are typically from slide scanners and other high content sources.

2.  Notes:

• A mhmicroscopy domain account is required to log into the workstation - Ask Michael for an account or a password reset. 
• Explicit permission is required for remote desktop connection to the VisioPharm workstation.
• Your mhmicroscopy domain account needs to be a member of the visiopharm-grp security group (ask Michael) in order to have permission to use the VisioPharm database on the workstation
• Campus File Servers (e.g. CF Center Shared/Group/Home, \\minsky.med.unc.edu\vs200, etc.) can be connected to from the workstation and used to download data into the computer and VisioPharm database.
• The Visio-Database is on the E: drive which is a high speed M.2 solid state storage.  Since space is limited on E: longer term file storage should on the G: or D: drives or network drives.

3. Operating the system:

• Starting
• Creating a blank database
• Importing images
• Creating Apps
  • Edit
  • Optimizing
• Running processes
• Shutdown software
• Transfer data
• Sign out

4.  First time use (new user):

5.  Known Bugs:

6.  Reporting Problems:

• Please contact Michael or Alessandra
• Contact VisioPharm for technical problems only.  They charge for App development and user assistance.
  

7.  Dealing with software crashes:

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