Dentrix Imaging supports the acquisition of intraoral and extraoral images from any Planmeca panoramic machine (which includes the Planmeca ProMax, ProLine, and ProOne) or intraoral sensor (which includes the Pro Sensor HD) that is supported by the Planmeca SDK (DIDAPI) on a computer running the Windows operating system. The Planmeca DIDAPI Kit must be installed on each computer that will acquire images from a Planmeca device.
Notes:
· Before you install the Planmeca device, you must configure the acquisition agent application on each computer that acquires images.
· Planmeca provides a utility (DidapiConfig.exe) that you use to configure specific Planmeca panoramic machine models for use with a computer. This guide explains the setup of only the Planmeca ProSensor DidapiConfig.exe. If additional assistance is required, contact Planmeca support. Contact Planmeca for guidance (and an updated installer package) and/or Planmeca Technical Support for assistance with installing the DIDAPI Kit.
You must first install the DIDAPI Kit.
To install the DIDAPI kit
1. Start the DIDAPI Kit installation wizard.
The Welcome screen appears.
2. Click Next.
The Installation notification screen appears.
3. Click Next.
The Choose Destination Location screen appears.
4. Click Next.
The Select Features screen appears.
5. Select each feature needed for the device you are using, and then click Next.
Note: If you are setting up the ProSensor via USB, select ProSensor USB Driver.
The Ready to Install the Program screen appears.
6. Click Install.
The Setup has finished screen appears.
7. Click Finish.
The Restart Windows dialog box appears.
8. To restart the computer, select Yes, and then click OK.
The control box for the Planmeca ProSensor has an IP address. The default IP address for the control box is 172.26.150.150. You can change the settings for the control box by logging into the web interface.
You can access the Web interface by opening a Web browser and navigating to the index.html page at the control box's IP address. For example, to access the control box at the default IP address, navigate to 172.26.150.150/index.html.
If you cannot access the web interface, you might need to add a secondary IP address.
To add a secondary IP address
1. Open the Control Panel, and then select Network and Internet.
2. Select Network and Sharing Center.
3. Select Change adapter settings.
4. Right-click the Ethernet adapter that is connected to the control box, and then select Properties.
5. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then select Properties.
6. Select Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server addresses.
7. Open a command prompt window, type ipconfig/all, and then press Enter.
8. Use the information from the Command Prompt window to specify the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway, and Preferred DNS server.
9. Click OK, and ten re-open the Properties for IPv4.
10. Click Advanced.
11. Click Add, and then enter an IP address that can access the IP address of the control box. For example, if the IP address of the control box were the default, you would add the IP address 172.26.150.100.
12. Click Add, and then click OK. If the secondary IP has been set up properly, you should be able to access the web interface for the control box.
Note: Set the IP address of the control box to an IP address that is accessible to the computers on your network without needing to set up a secondary connection on every computer.
To set up the Didapi utility
1. Open DidapiConfig.exe (C:\Program Files\Planmeca\Didapi).
The Planmeca Didapi Configuration dialog box appears.
2. Click ProSensor.
3. Click the Network settings tab.
4. Type the IP address of the control box, and then click Ping IP to test the connection.
If the IP address is correct, you should receive a reply.
Note: If you are setting up the ProSensor via USB, use Device Manager to determine the COM port that the device is connected to, and update the Planmeca connection settings.
5. Click Apply, and then click OK.
Once the Planmeca device is functional, you can test it by acquiring an image.
To acquire a test image
1. In the Imaging Procedures list, click Bitewing Single Image.
2. In the tooth selection chart, click the teeth you want to image.
3. In the Acquisition method for this imaging exam menu, click Planmeca ProSensor, and then click Proceed with Acquisition.
4. Acquire an image using the Planmeca ProSensor sensor.
The Planmeca drivers can deliver demo images without hardware attached.
To use Planmeca's test mode
1. Confirm that the Planmeca intraoral or extraoral device is listed and can be selected in the Acquisition Method for this imaging exam menu for an intraoral or extraoral acquisition.
2. Rename _db_Image_pan0.tif to db_Image_pan0.tif (for an extraoral image) or _db_image_intra0.tif to db_image_intra0.tif (for an intraoral image).
3. Acquire an intraoral or extraoral image in Dentrix Imaging.
If the demo image appears, the acquisition agent and Planmeca DIDAPI Kit are installed properly, and the issue is likely with the Planmeca hardware or configuration. Contact Planmeca technical support to assist you with troubleshooting hardware issues or configuration issues (such as setting the IP address of the panoramic machine via the Planmeca configuration utility).
Note: To revert to normal operation, rename the file to the original name (add the underscore to the beginning of the file name).