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For me the largest issue was the software to synchronize the galvo motion
with sampling from the PMTs. I have written such a program once, and while
it did work, I cannot recommend the experience. @:-) Unless you already
have a software platform in mind, I would make the software that comes with
the hardware a priority factor in your decision.

Craig


On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 10:35 AM Allen Kelly <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi all,
>
> I've been slowly replacing and upgrading bits and pieces on our old LSM510
> microscope, with the eventual aim of replacing it entirely with a
> custom-built system.
> The next stage of this little adventure is to acquire a set of galvo
> scanning mirrors and a suitable controller, however i'm not sure what to go
> for. Thorlabs have what looks to be a complete package that will no doubt
> be quite straightforward to program and control (LSKGG4), but I wondered if
> anyone had any experience with this or other systems (Cambridge
> Technologies for example).
>
> I'm looking for relative ease of use as i'm not particularly skilled with
> electronics, but if there were decent installation guides anyone could
> point me towards that I could follow that would be really helpful
>
> Thanks,
>
> Allen
>