Temperature Controlled Stages

Warsash Scientific provide a range of heating and freezing microscope stages for both OEM

Used in conjunction with light microscopes, Raman, IR

T95 System Controllers

T95 controllers are complete system controllers capable of not only precision temperature controls, but also moving precision stepper motors, displaying data from high resolution force transducers, humidity and gas sensors and data streaming on to a live video feed.

The operating system can be accessed through Linksys 32 software or the 'LinkPad', an ergonomic touch screen display, which enables the user to quickly enter experimental parameters for the hotstage.

A wider range of controls has been implemented for each line (ramp) of the temperature profile, including parameters such as vacuum pressure, tensile speed and force. External devices can be controlled through the two programmable open-drain outputs. Similarly a programmable input provides potential for the T95 to accept a trigger signal.

Products

• T95 LinkPad: A standalone controller with LCD touchscreen data input. Includes RS232 connectivity for optional Linksys 32 software control
• T95 LinkSys: A PC interface controller that requires Linksys 32 software to control your System (supplied with controller)
• PE95: A standalone controller for the peltier stages with LCD touch screen data input and RS232 connection to enable Linksys 32 software control

Key Features

• The controller has even better connectivity, now adding USB to the RS232 comm port option.
• There are many power, heating rates and limits have been significantly increased in specific hotstages (may require heating element upgrade)
• An optional video text overlay board can be added to enable real time temperature control data to be placed on an analogue 30 frames per second video signal without requiring a PC
• System Control and Digital Image Capture Software
• Control the hotstage and save all data with digital image capture using Linksys 32X-DV PC control software. Unlock even more capability and data acquisition
• Backwards Compatible
• The range can be used with older compatible stages with only slight stage or stage lead modification
• The T95 has been designed to accept yet further data acquisition sensors and accept new power supplies to be compatible with a number of projects currently being developed

Optical Accessories

Warsash Scientific offer a range of options and accessories for your optical needs.

Products Include

• Imaging Stations: An alternative to a microscope to enable easy sample loading and high resolution imaging
• Stage Clamps: Required to attach a hot stage to the microscope or spectroscopy instrument
• Condenser Extension Lenses: Required to set up Köhler illumination in transmitted light applications, by increasing the working distance of a condenser
• Objective lenses: Long working distance objective lenses made by Zeiss, Nikon, Olympus and Leica
• Cameras: A range of digital and analogue cameras compatible with Linksys 32 temperature control software and the Video Text Overlay card (optional feature of T95 controllers)

Software

Warsash Scientific offer a series of temperature control and image capture packages compatible with Windows Operating Systems (from Windows XP upward, including Windows 7)

The Linksys 32 software displays the live temperature, active ramp information including feedback from various installed stage specific sensors such as force, pressure, XY position motors, DSC

The software recognises which stage is connected, automatically limiting the temperature control parameters specific to that stage and opening the relevant operation windows, such as XY motor controls and Vacuum pressure control.

It is supplied as a full set of 'Active X' controls so that it can be used either as a standalone suite of temperature controls, or you can import them into third party software such as Labview or an image analysis package such as Zeiss Axiovision or Media Cybernetics Image Pro.

Linksys 32 controls all of our systems and can be upgraded with a digital image capture option called Linksys 32 DV. The DV option is compatible with most of the Q-Imaging range of digital cameras

The T95 series of controllers are firmware flash upgradable to ensure compatibility with future versions of the Linksys software

Cameras

Warsash Scientific offer a range of digital and analogue cameras compatible with Linksys 32 temperature control software and the Video Text Overlay card (optional feature of T95 controllers).