Pacific Nanotechnology Inc.

Crystal Scanner

Crystal ScanT Software

Crystal ScanT Software greatly simplifies the operation of the Nano-RT Crystal ScannerT. After launching the CSS, an operator has to select the type of sample that will be imaged from a menu. Information about the sample type stored in the computer is retrieved and then used for all aspects of measuring an image. For example, the CSS uses information already stored in the computer for setting the scan parameters.

After launching the crystal scan software, the type of sample that will be scanned is selected.

If required, a video shows how to replace the probe in the scanner.

This screen shows how to place a sample into the stage.

The final screen shows the topography image of the sample that is in the stage.

The CSS software in combination with the stage automation is a very powerful combination. As an example, when the CSS software is launched, the sample stage is moved to a position that is optimal for placing the sample into the microscope. The CSS also places the video optics in the optimal position for locating surface features after a sample is placed in the microscope.

Operators of the microscope have to change samples and probes. To simplify the operation of the Nano-RT with the Crystal ScannerT, there are several videos integrated in CSS. These videos illustrate how to change a probe and place a sample into the microscope.

Advanced algorithms in the CSS software are used for establishing the quality of a probe in the microscope and for optimizing the scanning parameters. The use of these advanced algorithms for a particular type of sample can be designated in the sample information file.