ScopePro Plug-In

Automate the movement of your Microscope and/or Stage

Automaticlly control complex microscopy equipment in a simple and repeatable manner

Scope-Pro is designed for Image-Pro Plus and Image-Pro Express users who want to control and program the movement of their automated microscope and/or stage. This plug-in allows you to: l Control complex microscopy equipment in a simple, repeatable manner for reproducible results

Reduce the need to place your eye to the ocular during image acquisition
Virtually eliminate the need to manually adjust microscope controls
Automate repetitive routines for better quality control and increased efficiency

Save time with Point & Click simplicity

Standard point-and-click functions of the stage control include single step movement in any X, Y, or Z direction. Scope-Pro also controls your motorized filter wheels, shutters, filter sliders, and lamp settings. Individual configurations of all your automated equipment can be saved and returned to by simply selecting the configuration name. Once a configuration is selected, all of the components automatically move to the desired positions. Hardware configuration is done through an easy-to-use tab dialog, allowing user specification of component types and names.
Image acquisition is also integrated into Scope-Pro, use a single command or press a button to capture an image with a desired microscope setting.

Features

Software control of microscope hardware, including several brands of filter wheels, shutters, stages, and automated microscopes
Repeatable settings for all optical parameters associated with an image capture
Capture Z-stacks of images as a stack or sequence
Stage scanning and auto-focus algorithms for both brightfield and fluorescence microscopy automate the generation of sharp
Z-Stack composite images
Options for creating composite Z-stack images with an extended depth of field are also included
Measurement of X, Y and/or Z distances
Save X, Y, Z, and T information with image
Tiled image capture allows you to assemble X by Y frames into a single, high-resolution image from a scanned specimen
New Feature Map tool allows you to capture high-resolution images as a feature map
Support for multiwell plates and multiple microscope slide holders
Combine wells in a multiwell plate into experimental groups
Control the shutter to minimize light exposure and reduce photobleaching
Easy and automated fluorescence image acquisition
Prompt for manual light path items that are not motorized
Incorporate any of Image-Pro's 200+ analysis and processing routines
Automate repetitive functions and movements by recording them in an Auto-Pro macro or Visual Basic program*

*Applies to Scope-Pro when used with Image-Pro Plus only. Image-Pro Express does not include macro or other automation support.

System Requirements

Image-Pro Plus Version 4.0 or better OR
Image-Pro Express Version 4.0 or better
Pentium 166 MHz or higher
32 MB of RAM
Microsoft Windows 95/98 or NT v4.0
SCOPE-PRO SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: Automated Microscopes: Olympus Provis AX-70/80, BX Series, IX 71/81 Series