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The following are answers to frequently asked
questions regarding LabSmith Synchronized Video Microscopes.
For a desktop computer: we recommend the Hauppauge
Impact VCB video input adapter - PCI (558).
For a laptop: USB video card we recommend is the
ADS TECH INSTANT VIDEOMPX (USBAV-708).
One card is included with your SVM340 (your choice,
at the time of purchase). Additional units can be purchased from
LabSmith or from many electronics retailers.
Yes. LabSmith's bonded
port connectors let you join microsystems to chips or slides
for viewing in the SVM. View a document describing how
to attach a bonded port connector to a glass slide.
1. Ensure that you have a color camera module
installed (check the label on the front of the camera module). The
SVM340 comes standard with a B&W camera module. Additional camera
modules can be purchased from LabSmith.
2. Verify that the color format is set to RGB
by choosing Video>Color format>24 bit RGB.
3. Choose View>Video Options>Analog settings...
and set the saturation to 100% of scale.
4. Ensure that there is enough signal light for the camera to work
in color mode. At low light levels, the camera reverts to black
and white to reduce noise. Turn up the illuminator intensity to
full scale to check.
5. To verify that the camera is, in fact, in a
color mode, shine a white light on the top to flood illuminate your
sample and check whether the output is in color. You might also
place a color picture from, say, a magazine on the sample stage
and check for color output.
The uScope software, which comes with the SVM,
includes some real-time image processing, such as Intensity Over
a Region, and PIV. These measurements can be saved to disk and analyzed
later.
The SDK allows you to move the stage and change
illuminator settings automatically.
Email your questions to support@labsmith.com.
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