Installing knobby

Many of you will be receiving Knobby in the mail soon. Installing it is easy.  Just follow these steps: Connect knobby to a USB port Open the Device Manager and check which COM port # knobby was assigned to (it is the one displaying an Arduino Due board). Open Matlab, edit scanbox_config.m and set the…

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Bidirectional scanning and resonant driver calibration

Resonant mirrors vary somewhat in their resonant frequency and the settings of the mirror controller must be adjusted to obtain the best possible images in bidirectional mode. A synchronization signal from the resonant board must be adjusted so that it is both symmetric and its phase is aligned with the zero crossings of the mirror…

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Calibrating the Optotune

If you have been using the Optotune, you must have noticed that the values displayed within the optotune panel for the setting of the slider and the parameters of the z-scanning waveform are unit-less and not very useful. The latest update to Scanbox allows you to calibrate the Optotune and have all the units within the Optotune panel in micrometers.…

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