Add the cause to the diSPIM errors and tooltips to the advanced timing settings

src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/AcquisitionTab.java

@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ private void createUserInterface() {
         final boolean isUsingAdvancedTiming = settings.isUsingAdvancedTiming();
         cbxUseAdvancedTiming_ = new CheckBox("Use advanced timing settings",
                 12, isUsingAdvancedTiming, CheckBox.RIGHT);
+        cbxUseAdvancedTiming_.setToolTipText("Use the advanced timing values above "
+                + "instead of the ones computed from the slice settings.");
         // initial enabled or disabled state
         swapTimingSettingsPanels(isUsingAdvancedTiming);
 

src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/gui/tabs/acquisition/AdvancedTimingPanel.java

@@ -79,9 +79,21 @@ private void createUserInterface() {
                 timingSettings.scansPerSlice(), 1, 1000, 1);
         spnCameraExposure_ = Spinner.createDoubleSpinner(
                 timingSettings.cameraExposureMs(), 0.0, 1000.0, 0.25);
+        spnDelayBeforeScan_.setToolTipText(
+                "Delay from the start of the slice to the start of the scan.");
+        spnScansPerSlice_.setToolTipText("Number of scanner sweeps per slice.");
+        // TODO: add a tooltip to the scan duration, SCAPE sets the sweep from the slice duration
+        spnDelayBeforeLaser_.setToolTipText(
+                "Delay from the start of the slice to the laser trigger.");
+        spnLaserTriggerDuration_.setToolTipText("How long the laser trigger stays high.");
+        spnDelayBeforeCamera_.setToolTipText(
+                "Delay from the start of the slice to the camera trigger.");
+        spnCameraTriggerDuration_.setToolTipText("How long the camera trigger stays high.");
+        spnCameraExposure_.setToolTipText("Exposure set on the camera.");
 
         cbxAlternateScanDirection_ = new CheckBox("Alternate scan direction",
                 timingSettings.useAlternateScanDirection(), CheckBox.LEFT);
+        cbxAlternateScanDirection_.setToolTipText("Alternate the direction of the scanner sweep.");
 
         add(lblDelayBeforeScan_, "");
         add(spnDelayBeforeScan_, "wrap");

src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/PLogicDispim.java

@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ public boolean prepareControllerForAcquisition(
         try {
             core_.setShutterDevice(plcLaser_.getDeviceName());
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            model_.logging().reportError("could not set shutter to " + plcLaser_.getDeviceName());
+            model_.logging().reportError("could not set shutter to " + plcLaser_.getDeviceName()
+                    + ": " + e.getMessage());
         }
 
         if (settings.stageScan().enabled()) {
@@ -323,7 +324,8 @@ public boolean prepareControllerForAcquisitionSCAPE(
         try {
             core_.setShutterDevice(plcLaser_.getDeviceName());
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            model_.logging().reportError("could not set shutter to " + plcLaser_.getDeviceName());
+            model_.logging().reportError("could not set shutter to " + plcLaser_.getDeviceName()
+                    + ": " + e.getMessage());
         }
 
         scanDistance_ = 0;
@@ -1131,7 +1133,8 @@ public void setPathPreset(int side) {
                 core_.waitForConfig(group, preset);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            model_.logging().reportError("Couldn't set the path config " + preset + " of group " + group);
+            model_.logging().reportError("Couldn't set the path config " + preset + " of group " + group
+                    + ": " + e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 

src/main/java/org/micromanager/lightsheetmanager/model/acquisitions/AcquisitionEngineDispim.java

@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ void finish() {
                 final Datastore.SaveMode saveMode = SaveMode.convert(acqSettings_.saveMode());
                 datastore_.save(saveMode, savePath);
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                model_.logging().reportError("could not save the acquisition data to: \n" + savePath);
+                model_.logging().reportError(e, "could not save the acquisition data to: \n" + savePath);
             }
         }
     }