AlliGator 1.04 release

[AlliGator Software Support]

The source code is available at: https://github.com/smXplorer/AlliGator/tree/main/src

The Installer is available at: https://github.com/smXplorer/AlliGator/blob/main/installer/latest/ (use the button on the left hand side of the window if the file is not automatically downloaded).

From the version history page:

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed memory-less file dialog in Load/Save IRFs & Fit Data from/to HDF5 File

  • Fixed bug in Clear Phasor Plot Overlays button action

  • Fixed handling of Low and High Color Scale colors in overlay (Fit Parameter Map)

  • Fixed handling of Low and High Color Scale colors in overlay (Phasor Ratio)

  • Fixed erroneous Notebook close dialog, which was showing up even when AlliGator’s main window was open

  • Fixed Decay Fit Parameter Map’s “Refresh Image” menu item

  • Fixed bug with color ramp range update in Decay Fit Parameter Map update

  • Fixed bugs in Chi^2 normalization for fixed offset cases

  • Fixed bug in weight computation for weighted fit

  • Fixed calculation of weighted/unweighted fit Chi^2 and parameter uncertainties

  • Fixed reported Guess Parameters

  • Fixed Guess Parameter calculation to account for internal normalization factors

  • Fixed erroneous NaN uncertainty on fixed offset parameter

• New Features

  • Added High and Low color overlay of Decay Fit Parameter Map in Source Image

  • Added High and Low Colors to the Phasor Ratio/Average Lifetime color scale in Settings>>Phasor Plot

  • Added support for .mat SS2 file

  • Implemented support for individual dataset selection within mat files (vs summing all datasets)

  • Added busy icon to most tasks

  • Added Abort button during loading

  • Added overlay of Phasor Plot Color Map vertices

  • Added CV to intensity-sliced analysis

  • Added bin location option for Sliced Mean, SDV & CV plots

  • Added Power Law and Power Law with Offset Fits to Lifetime & Other Parameters graph context menu

  • Removed Graph Tipstrips as they are superseded with native tipstrips for strings

  • Added Save/Load/Clear Local IRFs menu item to Analysis:FLI Dataset menu

  • Implemented Drag & Drop of Local IRFs file

  • Changed menu item: Batch Conversion >> Batch ptu Files Conversion

  • Added option to enter a loaded Decay Fit Parameter Map’s size in the absence of the corresponding dataset

  • Added option to change the Decay Fit Parameter Map’s resolution

  • Decay Fit Parameter Map Display Range min and max values now auto-adjust to the max and min slider values

  • Added option to find optimal offset by max R^2 or min Chi^2 in 1- or 2-Exp NLSF analysis

  • Changed default constrained fit parameter range to [-Inf, +Inf]

Reminder:

There is not need for Administrator rights to install AlliGator, as it is installed on a per user basis in the local user application folder.

AlliGator version 0.51 and above use LabVIEW 2021 SP1 runtime (free): https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/downloads/software-products/download.labview-runtime.html#443841

and Vision Development Module 2021 runtime (license required): https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/downloads/software-products/download.vision-development-module-runtime.html#409837