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The Motion Control extension allows IPLab to control motorized microscope hardware, letting you automate your experiments and image acquisition. Now you can conduct 3D imaging, time lapse imaging, multi-well plate analysis, multifluorescent image acquisition (FISH, gene mapping) and GFP studies, all within one unified software environment!

Hardware controlled by Motion Control includes XY stages and Z-axis focus motors, filter switchers and shutters, and motorized microscopes. Motion Control also drives other, not directly supported, hardware via powerful RS-232 and parallel-port commands. This can give IPLab control over all of your microscope’s motorized hardware. Simple IPLab scripts can then automate your microscope to perform entire imaging experiments for you.

Shutters & Filters Control

This lets you automate motorized filter switchers and shutters, without requiring you to buy the entire Motion Control package. “Filter switchers” includes filter wheels, wavelength switchers using rotating gratings, and liquid crystal tunable filters.

Imagine being able to control and program repetitive and complex protocols while saving time and increasing quality control. Using IPLab scripts, a complex experiment that requires movement of your microscope’s stage & focus motors, filters, and shutter in a precise manner can be completed easily and accurately with the push of a button. Not only does Motion Control give you faster performance, but it also gives you better accuracy and reproducibility in your experiment.

Supported Hardware

Automated Microscopes

• Leica DM RXA2, DM IRE2, DM IRB/E, DM RXA, and DM RA
• Nikon Eclipse E1000, TE2000
• Olympus AX70, AX80, BX61, and IX81
• Zeiss Axioplan 2ie, 2i, and 2; Axiovert 100M and 200M; and Axiophot 2
• Others

Stages: XY Stages and Z-axis Focus Motors

• Ludl XY stages and Z-axis Focus Motors
• Prior XY stages and Z-axis Focus Motors
• Physik Instrumente piezo-electric Z-motor

Shutters and Filter Switchers

• Ludl shutters and filter wheels
• Vincent Associates’ Uniblitz shutters
• Sutter Lambda 10-2 and 10-C filter wheels, and DG-4 wavelength switcher
• Prior shutters and filter wheels
• CRI Micro*Color RGB liquid crystal tunable filter
• Other devices with RS232 or parallel interfaces may be controlled as well.