| OPTICAL SYSTEM |
Clear Focus provides 2 standard optical
systems options for applications that require low and high magnifications.
- High Magnification Optical System – Wesco DZ2 zoom microscope
with stand, focus block, 6”x6” stages, 5-50X objective, and coaxial lighting
- Low Magnification Optical System – Thales Optem Zoom 125
system with stand, focus block, 6”x6” manual
stages, coaxial and ring light lighting options
Custom optical systems such as existing compound microscopes from
Nikon, Zeiss, Leica, or Olympus can be accommodated. |
| Z-AXIS FOCUS MECHANISM |
A motor to automatically drive the Z-axis
focus block is fully integrated onto the focus block. The motor system
contains the motor, driver, and PC interface for the system. |
| PC CONTROL COMPUTER |
The control computer supplied with the
system is a Dell Optiplex GX-270. The computer contains a 3.2 Ghz
or faster processor, 1 GB of RAM, 120 GB hard disk, and
a DVD/CDRW drive. The computer’s operating system is Windows
XP Pro. The computer’s monitor is the Dell Ultrasharp
2001FP. This is a 20” flat panel monitor. The video camera
interface frame grabber card is supplied and installed into this system. |
| VIDEO CAMERA |
A Sentech STC-620CC video color camera
and associated cabling is supplied standard with the system. Options
for 3-CCD color cameras can be accommodated. |
| MEGA PIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA |
Options to use a mega pixel digital camera
with the system are available. |
| CLEAR FOCUS IMAGING SOFTWARE |
The Clear Focus Imaging Software is supplied
fully installed on the control PC. This software has the following
features:
- Real-time acquisition of images from the microscope camera.
- Real-time control of Z-axis focus motor to acquire image stacks
for analysis
- Analysis of image stacks to produce fully in-focus composite images
at high magnifications
- Z-height profile measurement on composite images
- Point-to-point measurement of Z-height on composite images.
- Save image stacks for later analysis.
- Export image information to other programs.
- Email images to colleagues |
