Zeiss LSM 880, Operating Manual

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CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM OPERATION
LSM 880 Left Tool Area and Hardware Control Tools ZEISS
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5.2.12 Acquisition Parameter – Stage
The following software description applies to
systems which are equipped with a motorized
scanning stage.
If the
Stage
tool window is expanded the
Stage
control tool becomes available (Fig. 172).
By pressing the
Stop
button you can interrupt any
stage movement.
The
Move to Zero button will move the stage to
the current zero positions of the x and y
coordinates.
The compass rose will move the stage in the
direction of the arrowheads, which appear, when
the mouse pointer is being in the field.
Fast movement is obtained with the outer rose,
slow movement with the inner rose. The
X-
Position (µm) and Y-Position (µm) display boxes
show the actual x and y coordinates.
You can edit the numbers by typing or using the
arrowheads. If numbers were altered, the first click
on the compass rose will bring the stage to the
altered position.
The
Step Size (µm)
display box show the currently used step size for stage movement. The value can be
edited by typing or using the arrowheads. The Zero Position Set button sets the x and y coordinates to
0.
If the
Mark button is pressed, the current center position of the image will be stored. It can be recalled
by selecting the position from the
Marks position list
drop down menu (Fig. 173).
Pressing the Move to button will bring the stage back to the position of the loaded position. By pressing
Remove
, the actual displayed position will be deleted. Pressing
Remove All
will delete all stored
positions.
If only one selected position is deleted, the position with the next number in sequence moves up
one number.
If a new
Zero
Position is
set
the coordinates of the marked positions are updated in relation to
the new Zero Position.
The focus is moved to the marked position selected form the drop down menu by clicking
Move To
.
Three different values for the Speed Settings are available. They can be assigned interdependently to
Speed 1-3
.
Fig. 172 Stage control tool
Fig. 173 Marks position list drop down
menu