Zeiss LSM 510 Manual

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INTRODUCTION TO LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY LSM 510 DuoScanCarl Zeiss Performance Features of the LSM 510 … LSM 510 META DuoScan3-8 B 45-0021 e 03/063.4.3 Computer Hardware and SoftwareThe LSM 510 and LSM 510 META is controlled via a standard high-end Pentium PC. Linking to theelectronic control system is made via Gigabit Ethernet interface. The PC comes with the WINDOWS XPoperating system.The instrument is fully motorized, permitting fast change-over between methods as well as automaticoperation. Parameters once set or complex examination sequences once established can be saved andreproduced; therefore, complete application programs can be loaded and performed by pushbuttoncontrol.The software of the LSM 510 and LSM 510 META have two levels. On the simple operator interface level,a result will be achieved after a few prompts; graphical prompting of the user in conjunction withautomatic setting of many parameters is an ideal tool for daily routine jobs. The expert level offers perfectfacilities for individual settings of functions and parameters.Conversion of the light signals into a digital image is effected by means of four 12-bit A/D converters,each of which can generate 4096 brightness levels.The software provides an enormously wide range of image processing functions, including all standard2D/3D (stereo, projection) functions identical to sophisticated 3D reconstruction capabilities (surface andalpha rendering), digital processing of voxels and 3D measurement functions (surface areas, volumes).As all files and images are recorded in MS Access databases, elegant image database editing is just aseasy as transferring the records to other programs.