Starlyte Nebula Now Supports Opto Gmbh Microsocpes

Thomas Spieker from Opto Gmbh was kind enough to send us a demo assembly of several microscopes made by his company. Opto manufactures a series of highly integrated microscope modules, all provided in a small, integrated form factor.

I was able to work with two different variations. One is a complete transmitted illumination setup with camera and objective at 20x. The second is a reflected light device with integrated LED illuminators.

It’s neat to see such a compact setup on the desk. Using the 20x with a typical gut section stained sample was a piece of cake. Field uniformity on the illuminator was great, and color balance was as expected.

The reflected design unit has both a coaxial and ring-style illuminator position – both are provided in Nebula as control LED options.

Use of the camera was straightforward. It supports 8 and 12 bit readout on a color sensor. I can definitely imagine hooking this up to a small XYZ gantry or even a 3d printer for inspection use. Thanks to Opto for the demo unit!

Here is a video review and live demo of hte unit while running on Starlyte Nebula.