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Safety Information

Atmospheric Specifications for ASI Tiger Controllers

Safety Instructions

Safety Notices

Products

c60slider (Filter Slider)

Custom Optics

diSPIM

FTP

FW-1000: Filter Wheel

Hardware

MPPI

MS2000, MFC2000, and RM2000 Controller

Piezo Systems

RAMM, MIM and VTS Portal

Serial Commands

Software

TG-1000/Tiger Controller

Tracking & Stabilization

XY Stage

Z-Drive and Focus Stage

Manuals

ASI BPU BACK PRESSURE UNIT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

ASI CRISP Control

ASIs Drive Electronics(ADEPT) for 3rd Party Piezo Actuators

Assembly Instructions for the RAMM

CRISP : Continuous Autofocus System

CRISP Ninja (Standalone CRISP GUI)

DCMS Instruction Manual

Detailed Pictorial MS-2000 Cable Connection Instructions

Epi-Illumination Options and Laser Coupling

FTP Controller

FTP-2000 Setup & Alignment

FW-1000 Filter Wheel Manual

Heidenhain, Renishaw and MicroE XY Linear Encoder Installation

Installing Inserts Into an ASI XY Stage

Low Level Command Set

LX2 Standalone Operation

MicroMirror Drive Card User Guide

MIM, RAMM and VTS-2100 Systems Instruction Manual

MPPI Kit

MPPI-3 Pressure Injector

MS2000, MFC2000, and RM2000 OPERATION

Nikon FN1 Installation Instructions for ASI FTP-2100-XYZLE System

Objective Turret & Slider Operation

Optical and Mechanical Alignment of Epi-widefield and objective-TIRF on RAMM/MIM

Optomechanical alignment of transillumination condenser

Phototrack Control Panel

PhotoTrack Instruction Manual

Piezo-Z Top-Plate Installation and Handling

Quick Start on Serial Commands

Solenoid Lock Insert (I-3020-MLLAC)

TG-1000 and MS-2000's Instruction Set Differences

TG-1000 General Information

TG-1000 Phototargeting

TGADEPT & ADEPT: Drive Electronics for Piezo Top-Plate

TGDAC4 / TGGALVO (4 Channel DAC card)

TGLED and LLED-xxx-yz User Guide

TGPMT / PMT-200

Tiger Piezo DAC Card

Tiger Programmable Logic Card (TGPLC)

Tiger Tunable Lens Card (TGTLC)

TIRF Install and Alignment

Video AUTO-FOCUS

Video Auto-Focus Card: Standalone Operation Manual

Zeiss AxioExaminer FTP-2100 installation

Technical Notes

Adding RS232 Connector to Tiger Controller

Adjusting LS50 Crossed Roller Rail Bearing Preload

Basic CRISP alignment for OEM systems

C-60 Slider Cover Instructions

Camera Post Mount Kit Setup

Changing Piezo Drive Card's Fast Slow Compensation

Changing the Joypod header in a RM-2000

Changing Z Linear Encoder Headers on the MS-2000

Comparison of ASI’s Closed-loop DC Servomotor Stages and Control Electronics with Competing Products

Connection differences for Mad City Piezo to Adept Piezo upgrades

CRISP Error Calculation Algorithm

Error Codes for MS2000 and TG1000 Diagnostics

Flashing Firmware

Four-Axis Joystick and Wheel Operation

FW-1000 move times

FW-1000 Optical Encoder Adjustment

How to Reorient a FW-1000 Connector.

How to Swap ADEPT(Piezo Drive cards) in a TG-1000 Controller

I-3020 MLLAC

Improving Piezo based Stages/Actuators Lifetime and Reliability

Infinity Microscope Basics

Inserting Pipette into Pipette Holder

Installing and Configuring Linear Encoder Buffer Card on Tiger/TG-1000

Joystick Connector Check

Joystick lubrication instructions

Lead Screw Pitch Options for ASI XY Stages: Speed, Resolution, and Repeatability

Micro-Manager 1.4 and Filter Wheel

Mintron HDMI Color Camera Startup Settings

Mounting FW-1000s on RAMMs for large size cameras

MS-2000 Controller Optimal Alignment Procedures

Olympus SZ61 to VTS-2000 Installation Note

Phototrack Manual Quad Setup Procedure

Phototrack Tracking Theory

Proper Termination for ASIs Autofocus Card

Quick Start on Serial Commands

Remote Refocus Microscopes

Removing the Optical Tubes from the RAMM

Removing the RF(capacitor) modification

Repairing the FW-1000-4-40mm Filter Wheel Encoder Head

Repeatability Performance of ASI Stages

Replacing LED boards in ASIs LED Illuminator(MIM-LED-LAMP)

Replacing the 5Volt power supply on TG-8 and TG-16 controllers

Replacing the filter on the MPPI-3

Resetting the Pulse Duration knob on MPPI

Resolution Limits of Optical Microscopes and Related Requirements for Mechanical Stages

RS-232 Communication

SLAVE_F_TO_Z Module Operation (FTP firmware)

Slow Speed Considerations

Stage Accuracy and Settling Time for ASI Stages

Swapping Adept Piezo Boards in MS-2000 and RM-2000 controllers

Swapping Lids on the MS-2000

TG-1000 and MS-2000's Instruction Set Differences

TG-1000 Controller Troubleshoot

TN150: Removing the Red Shipping Bracket from the RAMM

Trouble Shooting ASI Z-axis drives

Tuning Your 40 TPI Lead screw Stage for Small Moves

Two-axis Control with Command Knob

Using ASI Console to query PZINFO

Wishbone/Low Level Commands for TG1000

ZF LOCK (FTP firmware) module Operation

Offline Documentation (PDF)

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