iCys User Guide

iCys Research Imaging Cytometer Hardware Reference Optics/Electronics Unit
Optics/Electronics Unit
The optics/electronics unit includes the following components:
Power Entry Panel
❑ One to three lasers—Argon ion (488nm) is always included, you can optionally
add HeNe (633 nm), and Violet diode (405nm)
❑ Laser beam steering optics
❑ Galvanometer—Creates the laser scanning beam
❑ Scan lens—Introduces the scanning laser beam into the microscope
❑ Electronics and power supplies—Controls various functions of the instrument
such as the motorized microscope stage, the galvanometer scanner, and the laser
shutters
❑ Fluorescent light collection optics—Collects light from the specimen and
transmits it through a series of optical filters to the photomultiplier tubes
The power entry panel is on the left side of the optics/electronics unit, as shown in
Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2: iCys Power Entry Panel
Hubble
connector
Main
power
Argon ion laser
power switch
The instrument is connected to power mains through the special Hubble connector as
shown above. The master power switch switches all power to the unit and must be in
the “On” position for the unit to function. The breaker should be left in the “On”
position unless the instrument is being serviced. The argon ion laser power supply is
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LASER
POWER
Master power switch
FOR LASER
POWER ONLY
Power entry panel
Main power switch
MAIN
POWER
Side cooling
vent
Argon ion
laser power