BD™ CARV II can be configured to a variety of inverted microscopes. For upright microscopes please contact BD Bioscience.

Nikon		Olympus		Zeiss		Leica
TE 2000		IX 1 Series		Axiovert 200		DMIR Series
TE 200/300		IX 2 Series				DMI Series

Recommended CCD Camera Range

The following camera from the Cooke Corporation is recommended:

• SensiCam QE (for high spatial (6.4um pixel) resolution 1-10fps)
• Sensicam EM (for high sensitivity and medium spatial resolution)

The following CCD cameras from Roper Scientific are recommended:

• Photometrics CoolSNAP HQ (for high spatial resolution 1-10fps)
• Photometrics CoolSNAP ES (for high spatial resolution 1-10fps)
• Photometrics Cascade : 512B (for high temporal resolution 20-100fps)

The following cameras from the Hamamatsu Corporation are recommended:

• ORCA ER (for high spatial resolution 1-20fps)
• ORCA ER 1394 (for high spatial resolution 20-100fps)

Recommended 3D Software

• IP Lab from BD Bioimaging Systems
• MetaMorph from Universal Imaging Corporation
• Image-Pro Plus from Media Cybernetics
• QED from Media Cybernetics

Control of and communication with the BD™ CARV II is accomplished via the RS-232 serial port at the back of the touch screen assembly. This DB-9 connector accepts a standard, straight through DB-9 extension cable to connect a PC host that is either running a standard terminal program or an application designed to integrate the CARV II into an imaging system. Command sets needed to control the CARV II are available on request.

Recommended Z-Stepper

• Ludl (External stepper motor and controller)
• Prior (External stepper motor and controller)
• PI Piezo drive for the objective

For technical specifications of the BD™ CARV II, click here.