CellScale BioTester User Manual page 4

Overview..................................................................................................................................24
Selecting Images .....................................................................................................................25
Image Playback Options ..........................................................................................................25
Image Tracking: Overview .......................................................................................................26
Image Tracking: The Points Display Option .............................................................................28
Image Tracking: The Displacement Option ..............................................................................29
Image Tracking: The Strains Option .........................................................................................30
Data Overlay ............................................................................................................................31
Exporting Tracked Data ...........................................................................................................32
Exporting Images and Movies ..................................................................................................33
Importing and Analyzing Non-BioTester Images ......................................................................33
7. System Hardware Settings ...................................................................................................34
Controller .................................................................................................................................34
Camera ....................................................................................................................................34
Load Cells ................................................................................................................................35
Actuators and Motors ...............................................................................................................35
Temperature ............................................................................................................................36
External Sync Pulse .................................................................................................................37
8. System Calibration and Advanced Tools ..............................................................................38
Load Cell Calibration................................................................................................................38
Snap Image Feature ................................................................................................................40
Adjusting the Camera Position and Image Magnification .........................................................41
Update Firmware .....................................................................................................................43
9. Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................44
10. Appendix A: Initial System Setup ..........................................................................................45
Tools ........................................................................................................................................45
Fasteners & Parts ....................................................................................................................45
Unpack System ........................................................................................................................46
Remove the BioTester from the shipping container ..............................................................46
Attach Camera Mast ................................................................................................................47
Place Fluid Chamber on Riser Stage .......................................................................................49
Install Camera Lens .................................................................................................................50
11. Appendix B: Software Installation .........................................................................................51
12. Appendix C: Install Load Cells / Perform Camera and Gooseneck Alignment ......................57
Attach the Load Cells to the Goosenecks ................................................................................57
Attach the Load Cell Brackets to the Actuators ........................................................................61
Attach the Goosenecks to the Actuators ..................................................................................62
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