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User Guide 

High Resolution Portable Microscope Model 1 

 1mm & 2mm field of view 

Thank you for purchasing the ioLight microscope, we very much appreciate your custom.  

Please contact us on 

[email protected]

 if you have any problems or questions. 

Bold text

 indicates a button or icon on the screen of your computer. 

Contents 

1.

 

Before you start ......................................................................................................................................................... 1

 

2.

 

Connecting to the microscope ............................................................................................................................... 1

 

Apple iPhone or iPad .................................................................................................................................................... 2

 

Android phone or tablet ............................................................................................................................................... 2

 

Web Browser Interface (laptop, computer, smart TV, or other device with WiFi and a web browser) ...... 2

 

3.

 

Your first image ......................................................................................................................................................... 2

 

4.

 

When you have finished .......................................................................................................................................... 3

 

5.

 

Charge the microscope’s battery

 ........................................................................................................................... 4

 

6.

 

The on-screen controls ............................................................................................................................................ 4

 

6.1.

 

iPad or iPhone app ............................................................................................................................................ 4

 

6.2.

 

Android app ............................................................................................................................................................ 5

 

6.3.

 

Web Browser ......................................................................................................................................................... 6

 

7.

 

Expert Techniques .................................................................................................................................................... 8

 

8.

 

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................................................ 9

 

9.

 

Contact ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11

 

 

1.

 

Before you start 

The ioLight microscope displays images on Apple or Android phones and tablets and on any other devices 
that have WiFi and a web browser, for example laptop computers. The microscope creates its own WiFi 
network, to which you connect your d

evice as described in ‘Connecting to the microscope’ below. 

 

It is a good idea to charge the microscope before you start. Connect the charger and lead supplied in the 
box, to the micro USB socket on the back of the microscope. You can use other micro USB leads and 
chargers, but they may not charge the microscope as quickly as those we supplied. 

2.

 

Connecting to the microscope  

Switch on the microscope by pressing and releasing the power button. The blue light will flash when the 
microscope is ready to use, then follow one of the procedures below: 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Precision 1

Page 1: ... app 5 6 3 Web Browser 6 7 Expert Techniques 8 8 Troubleshooting 9 9 Contact 11 1 Before you start The ioLight microscope displays images on Apple or Android phones and tablets and on any other devices that have WiFi and a web browser for example laptop computers The microscope creates its own WiFi network to which you connect your device as described in Connecting to the microscope below It is a ...

Page 2: ...n the device screen 5 Your device may tell you that there is no internet available on the iolightxxxxxx network If it does choose to stay connected to this network Web Browser Interface laptop computer smart TV or other device with WiFi and a web browser 1 Most computers with WiFi and a web browser will work with the microscope We recommend using the Chrome web browser 2 Connect the computer to th...

Page 3: ... fine focus Thumbwheel on screen 7 When the screen image is focused you can capture a high resolution copy using the Camera Icon Fig 2a The hand positions for easiest focusing Fig 2b Hand positions that make focusing difficult 4 When you have finished Turn off the microscope by pressing and releasing in the on off switch or using the on screen controls The microscope then takes about 10 seconds to...

Page 4: ...hotos App to view saved images Switch on the Scale Grid Switch off the microscope You can zoom in on the live image by pinching two fingers together on the screen then moving them apart Use HD mode to give fine detail when you are zooming in see below not available on iOS less than 12 4 Resolution Saved images are always full resolution 5MP 2592 x 1944 pixels The live video resolution is lower To ...

Page 5: ... give fine detail when you are zooming in see below Resolution Saved images are always full resolution 5MP 2592 x 1944 pixels The live video resolution is lower To see the best quality image and to zoom in save an image then look at the saved image in the Photos App The resolution of both the live video and the saved video is the same For high resolution tap the Gear icon on screen to open the set...

Page 6: ...he fine focus in small steps o p switch off microscope For details on Z Stack images see Expert Techniques below When you click the Save Image Icon the microscope takes a full resolution still image 5MP 2592 x 1944 pixels and you see the image in the screen below To save the still image to your computer click the Download Image Icon Illumination from above sample Illumination from below sample Sav...

Page 7: ...oscope IP address Enter recovery mode to fix problems or update the microscope s firmware see Troubleshooting See list of keyboard shortcuts See this user guide Saved image file format You can set the saved image format to jpg png or bmp jpg is a compressed file format which gives the smallest file size and fastest performance jpg is best for general use png files are also compressed but in a way ...

Page 8: ...iFi channel you want to change to The microscope will then reset the WiFi signal to the new channel Your computer and web browser may not follow the change of WiFi channel If you don t see a live image after changing the WiFi channel first make sure that your computer is connected to the microscope s WiFi then close the browser open it again and go to web address IP address 192 168 1 1 Recovery Mo...

Page 9: ...nt focus positions covering the entire fine focus range There are a number of different software packages that can be used to combine the 12 images into a single image These software packages include Photoshop Helicon Focus and ImageJ Some web browsers cannot save the Z stack images For instance Google Chrome running on Windows works but Safari running on an iPad does not 8 Troubleshooting Problem...

Page 10: ...s Find the ioLight app by scrolling through the list and close it by swiping it to the right Once you have closed the app or browser hold the power button on the microscope down hard for 4 5 seconds until the microscope switches off The blue light switches off Wait 1min and switch the microscope back on again Reconnect your device to the microscope WiFi Start the app or if using a web browser go t...

Page 11: ...fter changing the WiFi channel with a web browser the new WiFi channel will work with the web browser iPhone iPad and Android apps Can I use the web browser interface on an iPad iPhone or Android device Yes but for normal use the app will be much better Z Stack images will not work on many phones or tablets Using the web browser interface on a phone or tablet does allow you to use features that ar...

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