Microcomputer Software and Interface for Control of a Microscope Scanning Stage

Abstract

Motorized scanning stages are valuable in microscopy systems that employ digital image analysis and for the development of semiautomatic computer- assisted microscope systems; the development of standard software tools to control such stages will facilitate their integration into a variety of computer-based systems. A set of Microsoft BASIC and Turbo PASCAL programs that interfaces a microprocessor-controlled stepper motor microscope stage (MDACE 1000) to an IBM PC or PC-AT or compatible microcomputer via a serial interface (RS-232) is described. These programs can be integrated into other software written in either BASIC or PASCAL, or used via a menu program that directs the routines to control scanning patterns and to locate the microscope stage to a selected area of the slide. Coordinates of significant events on a slide can be stored on a disk file to allow future examination. The software and interface also provide control of a filter wheel in the microscope for use in multicolor fluorescence assays. Keywords: Reprints, Image processing, Man computer interface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199925

Entities

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  • Benjamin R. Lee
  • C. P. Reynolds
  • Helmut Ludl

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  • Naval Medical Research Center

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  • Biomedical

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  • Microscopes
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  • Engineering

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