Scanner components; quick reference

For technicians and sales managers!

 

 

The table combines units and includes components and

 

 

 

Scanner types and components

Scanner

Component

iSaCS

scanner

PCON

scanner

P250

SCAN_II

SCAN

MIDI_II

MIDI_OC

MIDI

DESK_II

DESK

 

Release date

October 2016

June 2014

March 2012

March 2016

2009

March  2016

2010

2009

March  2016

2009

 

Since SW-Version

Separate SW

1.19

1.15

1.21

1.12

1.21

1.14

1.12

1.21

1.12

 

Housing

No; OEM

No; OEM

Standard

SCAN

Standard

MIDI

Standard

Standard

Modified DESK

Standard

 

Construction

Modified MIDI

Modified MIDI

P250

Modified SCAN

SCAN

Modified MIDI

MIDI

MIDI

Modified DESK

DESK

 

Halogen lamp

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

 

Flash illumination

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

 

RGB illumination

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

 

Illumination mirror

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Slide thickness [mm]

0.95 ~ 1.05

0.95 ~ 1.05

0.95 ~ 1.20

0.95 ~ 1.20

0.95 ~ 1.05

0.95 ~ 1.20

0.95 ~ 1.05

0.95 ~ 1.05

0.95 ~ 1.20

0.95 ~ 1.05

 

Objective change

motorized

motorized

motorized

motorized

manual

motorized

motorized

manual

manual

manual

 

Reflector turret [drive]

Belt

No

Belt

Belt

Gear

Belt

Gear

Gear

No

No

 

Camera changer

90° tube

No

motorized

No

manual

No

manual

manual

No

No

 

X-Y-Stage [step motor]

2Phase

2Phase

2Phase

5Phase

2Phase

5Phase

2Phase

2Phase

5Phase

2Phase

 

Focus unit [step motor]

2Phase

2Phase

2Phase

5Phase

2Phase

5Phase

2Phase

2Phase

5Phase

2Phase

 

Specimen holder

MIDI-like

MIDI-like

SCAN-like

SCAN-like

SCAN

SCAN-like

MIDI

MIDI

SCAN-like

DESK

 

Slide loading with

Tray; 10pos.

Tray; 12pos.

Magazine; 25

Magazine; 25

Magazine; 25

Tray; 12pos.

Tray; 12pos.

Tray; 12pos.

Manual

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic articles

 

Following articles are a collection of procedures and knowledge used in many or all scanners. Reading these articles and using the knowledge is helpful for beginners as well as experienced technicians.

 

 

·       Improvements in SMD_II type scanners

 

Modifications, enhancements and improvements in SMD_II type scanners in relation to SMD type scanners.

 

 

·       Preview calibration steps for SMD_II type scanners

 

Execute the preview calibration program steps, used since SW version 1.21.

 

 

·       Stepper motors

 

Implementation, types and using of 2phase and 5 phase stepper motors.

 

 

·       FOV and Preview

 

Creating the preview in Pannoramic scanners; relations between preview pixels and FOV.

 

·       Fluorescence; exciting

 

Creating a fluorescent view of a stained specimen; used with FL scanners.

 

 

·       Cleaning optics

 

How to clean optical components of the scanner.

 

 

·       Assigning address

 

Assign the specified address to the relevant unit.

 

 

 

·       Configure scanners (Configuration.ini)

 

Construction, parameters and values of the file MicroscopeConfiguration.ini.

 

 

·       Service program (SlideScannerService.exe)

 

Move components, check and test values, calibrate units and components.