It is desirable to have an additional safety mechanism to prevent the scope from accidentally moving beyond a certain limit, such as imposing a lower limit on the z-axis beyond which the objective might hit an object. The firmware on the motor box can be set up so an external signal coming from a limit…
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Motor box update
We are asking all Scanbox users to update to the latest version of Scanbox which incorporates important updates to the motor box code, including: Update of the Trinamic firmware Update of the motor box application code Update of the motor box interface code in Scanbox Please proceed as follows: If you don’t have the Trinamic…
Read MoreBetter positioning with a wireless 3D mouse
The latest Scanbox release switches its positioning mechanism to rely on the 3dconnection wireless SpaceMouse. A single controller provides a more intuitive, responsive and smoother control of microscope position. It is more intuitive because the panning controls align with the axes of the microscope, and a twist motion of the knob allows you to rotate the…
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