A Tiler Plugin

Tiler provides an example of how network commands and the plugin interface can be used together. Tiler uses network commands to move the scope to different (x,y,z) locations and to remotely change the laser power as a function of depth. It shows how to accumulate images at each site, collect the together, and save them…

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Better 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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Scanbox Yeti (beta) has arrived!

Scanbox Yeti  is here! Why Yeti?  I don’t really know… but it sounds nice.  Future versions will take the names of other mythical creatures as well.  We should credit Josh Trachtenberg for this intellectual contribution to the project. We have been using Scanbox Yeti in the Lab for about a month without major problems and we…

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