System Description; General; Overview Control Unit - Leica M500 N Service Manual

Service manual M500 N, M520, M525
Doc Code 10 665 751
Description of the Leica M500 N, M520, M525

System description

General

The Leica M500 N / M520 /M525 surgical microscope is an optical instrument which uses magnification and
illumination to improve visibility. It is dedicated mainly for Neurosurgery discipline.
The microscope is always used together with a Leica stand system – refer to
Electrically the optics carrier and the control unit are connected together to the stand system by the CAN bus.
Newer generations of stand systems (like OH4) have their own MDC (microscope device controller) and take over the
task of the M500 N control unit.
Overview control unit M500 N / M520
Grounding socket*
* Only for control
unit with internal
power supply
1-1
Power switch*
Power inlet*
product history on page 1-5.
Display
Switch panel
with 9 keys
Electrical
interfaces
Description
08/2007 Gahe