PRECiV™ software allows the user to manage their microscope and produce repeatable, 2D measurements throughout production, quality control, and inspection procedures.
- Due to the strong data exchange and security features, the process is quick and effective
- Obtain outcomes that adhere to the most recent industry requirements
- Make expert reports that are simple to export to the company’s network
Easy-to-Use Microscope Imaging and Measurement Tools
Intuitive and Collaborative
Users do not need much training to utilize the software’s robust tools as it has a simple user interface. With the support of big, comprehensibly labeled buttons on the navigation tab, it is simple to access the software’s features, such as observation, acquisition, and measurement, to swiftly take exact 2D measurements on moving and stationary pictures.
Use the Software with Minimal Training
The complex options are kept concealed from new users to keep the interface clean. Experienced users can access all the features and functionalities by clicking the “more” button. The home screen can be personalized to make it simple to access the features used most frequently.
The live image starts instantly when the program is turned on, allowing users to start working straight away.
Image Credit: Evident Corporation – Industrial Microscopy
Modular and Versatile Microscope Image and Measurement Software
Extend the Microscope’s Capabilities
Regardless of the brand or age of a microscope, the software is a complete image and measuring solution. All Evident/Olympus conventional industrial microscopes, their coded functionalities, Olympus motorized nosepieces, and Olympus digital cameras are controlled by the PRECiV software.
Image Credit: Evident Corporation – Industrial Microscopy
Easy Set Up
The software effortlessly combines the Evident/Olympus camera, microscope, and accessories. All required drivers are loaded along with the PRECiV software, making it simple to change settings regardless of the Olympus microscope camera or attachment the user is operating.
Applied Technologies
Simple to Use for Imaging and Measurement
Designed for Material Science
The optional Materials Solutions in the PRECiV™ software guides users through the most common materials science applications, from picture gathering to measurements and reports that comply with standards.
Powerful Imaging Tools
The software provides the following for optimum flexibility:
- MIX (directional darkfield)
- Darkfield
- Differential interference contrast (DIC)
- Polarization
- Brightfield
The high-quality pictures needed for industrial applications are provided by robust color rendering and resolution. Users can also easily improve the live image using the practical features in the PRECiV software, which include:
- Anti-glare
- Focus aid
- Digital Reticle
- Live high-dynamic range (HDR)
Acquire Combined Panorama and EFI Images with a Manual Microscope
Users can acquire fully in-focus images using the extended focal imaging (EFI) capability by sequentially taking a lot of images with various focal planes. By sliding the stage over the sample, users can use the panoramic feature to capture images that are bigger than the microscope’s field of vision.
While leaving both hands on the microscope, users can combine the quick EFI and panoramic features with the PRECiV software. A split screen displays the live image and stitched image side by side, and a colored frame indication reveals the quality of each image being stitched together.
Easily access instant panorama mode to manually acquire panoramic images. Image Credit: Evident Corporation – Industrial Microscopy
Instant EFI enables the users to quickly acquire all-in-focus images manually. Image Credit: Evident Corporation – Industrial Microscopy
Repetitive 2D Measurements
The easy user interface and robust capabilities of the PRECiV software enable exact, repeatable two-dimensional measurements on a live or recorded picture, including:
- Magic wand: Automatic area detection
- Auto edge detection*: Reliably measure the distance between points
- Object linking: Link objects to connect existing measurements
- Edge-detected circles*: Automatically detects a circle’s contour and center
- Auxiliary lines*: Easily make complex geometric measurements
The results of measurements can be put on a worksheet and exported to Excel with ease.
*Available in PRECiV Pro and PRECiV Desktop; optional in PRECiV Core.
Image Credit: Evident Corporation – Industrial Microscopy
Guided Workflows for Compliant Measurements
Users are guided through the procedures necessary to gather measurements that adhere to the most recent industry standards by Materials Solutions workflows for applications like grain sizing and non-metallic inclusions, such as:
Image Credit: Evident Corporation – Industrial Microscopy
Image Credit: Evident Corporation – Industrial Microscopy
Connectivity that Enables Efficiency
The user’s system becomes a networked workstation with the PRECiV software, which has several advantages:
- Make use of a floating license and a floating licensing server
- Save configuration files and pictures with ease to OneDrive or a network disc
- Share procedures and configuration data between workstations, including measurements, image processing settings, and materials solutions settings
- Get software updates and security fixes automatically
- Upgrade to new software versions
Pictures can be saved and loaded in a variety of formats, or JPEG images can be saved with calibration data for traceability. Olympus can offer a Manufacturer Disclosure Statement for Medical Device Security (MDS2) that focuses on the NIST Framework for cybersecurity in terms of security.
Software Packages
Different departments in a company can buy a license for the PRECiV™ software at the level they need since it is expandable.
PRECiV Capture
PRECiV Capture is an entry-level offering for clients who wish to use their current microscope to take simple 2D measurements and gather digital pictures for purposes like arriving goods inspection.
PRECiv Core
PRECiV Core balances cost and functionality, offering expanded focus images and measurement export possibilities for an exceptional value. It is ideal for clients in QA laboratories and inspection rooms with a strong focus on images.
PRECiV Pro
PRECiV Pro is the most potent and flexible version of the software since it contains all of the features and functions. Customers in QA/QC, failure analysis, and anybody else who wants to create analytical reports and measurements to validate a sample or production lot can all use the features available in the Pro edition.
PRECiV Desktop
Customers who wish to post-process their data away from the microscope with all available measurement and analysis capabilities but without camera and image capture controls can use the desktop version of PRECiV software.
Table 1. Source: Evident Corporation – Industrial Microscopy
| |
Capture |
Core |
Pro |
Desktop |
| Image Acquisition |
| Basic image acquisition from Olympus cameras, including auto calibration |
Y |
Y |
Y |
X |
| Extended image acquisition, including HDR, Live HDR (with the DP74), and position navigator |
Y |
Y |
Y |
X |
| Halation removal using the MIX slider (microscope) or LED ring light (stereo microscope) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
X |
| Extended Focal Image (EFI) using manual or instant mode |
X |
Y |
Y |
X |
| Large-size image acquisition (panorama) using manual or instant mode |
X |
Y |
Y |
X |
| Combined EFI and panorama using manual mode |
X |
O |
Y |
X |
| Image and Customization Tools |
| User interface with functions grouped by purpose |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Overlay information layer (scale bar, cross hair, digital reticle) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Live zoom and annotations |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Measurements / Image Analysis |
| Basic interactive measurements (arbitrary line, circle-to-circle distance, polyline, freehand polyline, linear ruler, perpendicular line, freehand polygon, rectangle, rotated rectangle, 3-point circle, 3-point angle, 4-point angle, point coordinates, point counts) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Advanced interactive measurement, including auto-edge detection and auxiliary lines (arbitrary line, vertical line, horizontal line, circle-to-circle distance, polyline, freehand polyline, linear ruler, perpendicular line, multiple perpendicular lines, multiple parallel lines, throat thickness, freehand polygon, closed polygon, interpolated polygon, magic wand, rectangle, rotated rectangle, 2-point circle, 3-point circle, edge detected circle, multipoint circle, rotated ellipse, 3-point angle, 4-point angle, angle ruler, point coordinates, midpoint, point count) |
X |
O |
Y |
Y |
| Image enhancement filters (matrix filters, color and contrast adjustment) |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Reporting |
| Data export to an Olympus workbook |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Data export to Microsoft Excel |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Report and presentation creation in Microsoft 365 or Office 2019 |
X |
O |
Y |
Y |
| Device Support*1 |
| Olympus microscopes*2 and Olympus cameras*3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
X |
| 3rd party SWIR camera |
X |
O |
O |
X |
| Optional Add-Ons |
| Count and Measure |
X |
O |
O |
O |
| Materials Solutions for PRECiV (e.g. Grain Sizing, Non-Metallic Inclusion, Cast Iron, Layer Thickness, Porosity, Particle Distribution, Coating Thickness, Phase Analysis, Dendrite Arm Spacing) |
X |
O |
O |
O |
| Chart comparison on selected standards for grain size, graphite sizing, non-metallic inclusion, and hardened metals |
X |
O |
O |
O |
Y Standard Feature; O Optional Feature; X Not Available
Table 2. PC Requirements. Source: Evident Corporation – Industrial Microscopy
| PC Requirements |
| CPU |
Intel Core I7, Intel Xeon or equivalent or higher |
| RAM/HDD |
8 GB/2.4 GB free space |
| Operating System |
Windows 10 (64-bit); Editions: Pro, Pro for Workstations, Enterprise (Version 20H2 or later) |
| .Net Framework |
Version 4.6.2 or higher |
| Optimized Resolution |
1920 × 1080 |
| License Type |
Internet connection or code-based |
| Graphics Card |
64-bit graphics card with 2 GB RAM (compatible with CUDA 9.1 with special combinations) |
1 Please contact Olympus for supported device information
2 Supports BX41M-LED, BX51, BX51M, BX53M, GX41, GX51, GX53, GX71, MX51, MX63, MX63L, SZ61, SZX10, SZX12, SZX16, SZX7, SZX9, BX3M-CB, BX3M-CBFM.
3 Supports LC30, DP22, DP23, DP27, DP28, DP73, DP73 WDR, DP74, SC30, SC50, SC100, SC180, UC90.