ZL41 Cell

ZL41 Cell cameras are supplied with either CameraLink connectivity for maximum data transfer speed at full resolution, or USB 3.0 connectivity ( see technical specifications). New Ethernet connectivity is also available!

These options guarantee maximum flexibility and affordability, major advantages over oldercharge-coupled device (CCD ) technology.

The reading of data from the sCMOS sensor is performed by the "Rolling Shutter" mechanism in both types of sCMOS cameras. Exposure starts immediately after readingout a specific row of pixels. This means that it is not necessary to wait until all pixels have been read out, as is the case with CCD sensors.

Thanks to the new "LightScan Plus" feature of the Zyla 4.2 PLUS, the mechanism is more flexible and allows you to adjust the direction and method of reading out, which is an advantage when using the camera for SPIM (Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy), for example.

The"True Global Shutter" mechanism of the Zyla 5.5 mimics the "Snapshot" exposure mechanism, which is mainly known for interline CCD sensors. This mechanism offers the Zyla 5.5 sCMOS camera greater application flexibility and is ideal for synchronization with microscope peripherals (Z-stage, switchable light source, etc.).

The readout speed of the Zyla 4.2 PLUS cameraitself is also non-adjustable and offers the user a very fast mode (540 MHz) for maximum frames per second and also a reduced speed mode (216 MHz) for minimum readout noise.

The sCMOSsensor architecture is based on a pixel-based self-amplifier and a fast column-by-column readout system. This enables much higher speeds and lower read noise values compared tocharge coupled device (CCD ) technology.

For controlling Andor cameras, we supply specialized Andor Solis software that allows you to customize the configuration for a specific application using all adjustable parameters. In addition to the standard parameters, for example "Binning" and "Crop mode" can be set in various combinations.

SDK libraries (Micro-manager, Labview, Metamorph) are also available for Andor cameras - a complete compatibility list can be found here. The software does not control the microscope.

The GPU Express libraries were created to accelerate and optimize the transfer of data from Andor cameras to the CUDA-based graphics card (GPU). The computational capacity and parallel processing capability of modern graphics cards can be leveraged for real-time data processing when using GPU Express. GPU Express can be easily integrated using SDK3 (Windows)

Benefits of GPU Express:

• Simple and optimized data management.
• Optimised performance for data transfer
• comprehensive documentation available
• Integration within the SDK