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
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
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
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
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
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