Microscope Stage Upgrades
Upgrading your microscope stage to a stage with stage encoders or a motorized stage enable automated tracking in BIOQUANT OSTEO or BIOQUANT Life Science. Whenever you move the stage, BIOQUANT knows. This allows BIOQUANT to do cool things, like track what has already been measured on previous, overlapping fields of view, preventing duplicate measurement.
A tracking stage also makes it faster to stitch images together, with options ranging from manual stitching to automated slide scanning. See Microscope Upgrade Kits for details.
ASI Motorized Stages
These stages are controlled by BIOQUANT software to move the sample and, in some cases, automatically adjust focus. Supports the rotating sample holders. Used with BIOQUANT SCAN.
Marzhauser MTM Stages
These stages are moved by hand. BIOQUANT software can ask the stage for the current position of the sample. Supports the rotating sample holders. Used with live image measurement.
Marzhauser EK Stages
These stages are moved by hand. BIOQUANT software can ask the stage for the current position of the sample. Only supports the spring arm slide holder. Used with live image measurement.
Specifications
MS4400 XYZ AF | MS4400 XY | MTM XY | MR EK | |
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Manufacturer | Applied Scientific | Applied Scientific | Marzhauser | Marzhauser |
Model Number | MS-4400 Autofocus | MS-4400 | MTM-MR | EK-MR |
Movement | Motorized XYZ | Motorized XY | Manual XY | Manual XY |
Movement Accuracy | ||||
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Encoder Geometry | Rotary | Rotary | Linear | Linear |
Encoder Sensor | Optical | Optical | Magnetic | Magnetic |
XY Resolution | .02 microns | .02 microns | .05 microns | .05 microns |
Z Resolution | .05 microns | N/A | N/A | N/A |
XY Accuracy | +/- .7 microns | +/- .7 microns | +/- 1 micron | +/- 1 micron |
Controller Features | ||||
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Display | XYZ Position Focus Value |
XY Position | XY Position | XY Position |
PC Interface | 9-pin Serial | 9-pin Serial | 9-pin Serial | 9-pin Serial |
Slide Holders | ||||
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Spring Arm | 25x75mm 50x75mm |
25x75mm 50x75mm |
25x75mm 50x75mm |
25x75mm 50x75mm |
Rotating | 25x75mm 50x75mm |
25x75mm 50x75mm |
25x75mm | N/A |
Well Plate | 85x127mm plate | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Multi-slide | 25x75mm x 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Physical Specifications | ||||
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Compatible Microscopes |
Most Upright Most Inverted |
Most Upright Most Inverted |
Most Upright | Most Upright |
XY Mount Type | Bolts / Dovetail | Bolts / Dovetail | Bolts / Dovetail | Bolts / Dovetail |
Z Mount Type | Direct to Axel | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Stage Mass | 6 kg | 6 kg | 4 kg | 2 kg |