FEMTOSmart Galvo Software

FEMTOSmart Galvo microscopes can be set up with both the default FEMTOSmart software and with our optional MATLAB-based software suite (MES) that implements special line-scanning patterns.

Key features

• Various 2D ROI scanning and photostimulation methods
• Fast control and automation of measurements
• Efficient batch processing of measurement data

Measurement control

MES is capable of performing all standard microscopy functions and it fully integrates the control of all hardware units in the microscope:

• focusing,
• laser intensity, safety shutters,
• PMT gain and gating,
• auxiliary digital and analog channels to interface stimulators or electrophysiology,
• behavior control devices,
• sample stage control.

Galvo scanning methods

MES supports coordinate selection and measurement control of various 2D pattern scanning technologies:

• raster scanning,
• multiple frame scanning,
• multiple line scanning,
• folded frame scanning,
• line photostimulation stimulus patterns.

Data access

MES stores data in open-standard HDF5 format.  To analyze data, MES offers built-in analysis functions or users can easily access file content from the MATLAB IDE using the application programming interface.