Zeiss Smartzoom 5 User manual

Quick Start Guide
Smartzoom 5
Digital Microscope

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Table of Contents
1 Welcome 03
1.1 Introduction 04
1.2 About Your Smartzoom 5 Microscope 05
1.3 Main Components 06
1.4 User Roles and Workflows 08
2 Assembling and starting Smartzoom 5 09
2.1 Assembling Smartzoom 5 10
2.2 Starting Smartzoom 5 12
2.3 Positioning the Sample 13
3 Acquiring a first microscope image 15
3.1 Workflow Selection 16
3.2 Acquiring an Overview Image 17
3.3 Acquiring a Microscope Image 18
3.4 Finding Areas on the Sample 19
3.5 Adjusting the Image Zoom, Focus, and Position 20
3.6 Optimizing Microscope Images 21
3.7 Acquiring Microscope Images 22
3.8 Performing Examination Tasks 23
3.9 Checking and Exporting Job Results 24
3.10 Saving a Job 25
3.11 Administrator Workflow 26
4 Running a job 29
4.1 Job Workflow 30
4.2 Selecting a Job 31
4.3 Entering the Sample ID 32
4.4 Acquiring an Overview Image 33
4.5 Placing the Coordinate System 34
4.6 Acquiring a Microscope Image 35
4.7 Performing Measurements 36
4.8 Saving the Job Results 37
5 Advanced Features 39
5.1 Defining the Coordinate System 40
5.2 Naming the Sample and Job 41
5.3 Measurement Tools 42

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1.1 Introduction
Welcome to the Smartzoom 5 Quick Start Guide.
This Quick Start Guide introduces you to the most important
features, functions, and information you need to know to start
using Smartzoom 5 quickly, including:
•Suitability of Smartzoom 5 and its main components
•Setting up and starting the microscope
•Acquisition of images
•Creating jobs for routine examinations
•Running jobs
It also contains a quick reference for the most common image
optimizations and measurement tools.
For the complete documentation refer to the User Manual
(for hardware, safety, and technical information) and the
Online Help (tap the icon in the user interface).

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1.2 About Your Smartzoom 5 Microscope
Smartzoom 5 is a fully motorized, easy-to-use digital
microscope which provides high-quality, reliable inspections.
All the functions of the microscope are controlled via the
attached computer, which is also used to process and analyze
the acquired images.
Smartzoom 5 is particularly suitable for performing quality
assurance and quality control tasks. It can resolve features
down to 1 µm and is suitable for samples measuring up to
13 x 10 x 12cm (width x depth x height).
Smartzoom 5 is also designed as a portable device and can be
assembled within minutes without needing any tools.

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1.3 Main Components
1Optical engine
Contains the image acquisition sensor and lenses for
zooming the image.
2Objective
Acquires and focuses the light from the sample. Three
different objectives are available for various image
acquisition tasks.
3Scanning stage
Base upon which the sample to be inspected is placed.
4Microscope stand
The main component of Smartzoom 5: it provides the
support for the optical engine and the scanning stage as
well as controlling the communication between the
attached components and the computer.
5Computer
Touch-sensitive monitor that supports multi-touch
gestures and which contains the Smartzoom 5 software.
6Keyboard
Connects to the computer wirelessly and can snap onto
the controller magnetically.
7Controller
Controls the microscope and workflow using multi-touch
gestures and touch-sensitive, context-specific icons.
The control knobs control the zoom, focus, and
microscope image position.

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1.4 User Roles and Workflows
How you work with Smartzoom 5 depends on your user role
in the system:
•Administrator
Administrators are experienced microscopy users.
Administrators can create jobs to ensure product quality
as well as perform free inspections.
•Operator
Operators are the main category of user.
Operators run jobs that have been defined by an
administrator.
Since the workflows for operators and administrators are very
different, they are described in separate sections in this Quick
Start Guide. The graphic indicates which sections are relevant
for you.
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4 RUNNING A JOB
5 ADVANCED FEATURES
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2.1 Assembling Smartzoom 5
The following contains a summary of how to assemble Smartzoom 5.
For a complete guide, see the Instruction Manual.
1Slide the scanning stage onto the microscope stand and close
the lever.
2Remove the transport lock from the scanning stage and place the
insert plate in the recess.
3Slide the optical engine (holding the grips) onto the stand and
close the lever.
4Attach the plug of the stand to the optical engine.
5Loosen the screw of the objective carrier, remove the cover, and
unpack the objective.
6Screw the objective into the objective carrier and tighten the
screw.
7Connect the computer to the stand (USB 3.0) and the computer
to the controller (USB 2.0).

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2.2 Starting Smartzoom 5
Note: Ensure that no object, including your hands, is under
the optical engine.
1First turn on the computer, then the keyboard and finally
the microscope stand.
• The optical engine and the scanning stage move to
their initial positions.
• Start the Smartzoom 5 application from the desktop,
and the Login screen is displayed.
2If you log in for the first time, assign a password for the
System Administrator account and enter a hint.
3Enter the password and tap the icon to log in.

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2.3 Positioning the Sample
Smartzoom 5 can be used to inspect various types of samples,
from circuit boards to tissue samples, from solar panel sections
to textiles.
Before positioning the sample, you can prepare it according to
your standard sample preparation workflow if required.
1Ensure that the correct side of the scanning stage insert is
facing up (flat side or side with angle stops).
2Place the sample on the scanning stage.
3The sample should conform to the following criteria:
•Maximum size (width x depth x height): 13 x 10 x 12cm
•Maximum weight: 4 kg

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3.1 Workflow Selection
After logging in you can choose which type of workflow you
wish to perform.
•When you use the Microscope for the first time, tap
Routine Examination to start with the overview image.
Note: A crossed red USB sign may be displayed that indicates
a missing USB connection:
To prevent this, make sure that the microscope is connected
and that you switch on the computer first, then the keyboard
and then the microscope stand.
For more information, see the Troubleshooting in the
Online Help.

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1Tap the icon to acquire a new overview image.
2To finish the setup, tap the icon.
From now on do not move the sample manually
anymore.
3.2 Acquiring an Overview Image
The first step is to acquire an overview image. This shows the
entire stage and enables you to orientate yourself on the
sample when looking at a microscope image.
First a live overview image is displayed for placing the sample.
If ambient light conditions are insufficient, you can turn on
Overview Illumination.

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3.3 Acquiring a Microscope Image
After acquiring the overview image, you can now create the
actual microscope image:
1Tap the icon to open the overview image.
The camera symbol indicates the live-position of the
microscope image.
2Double tap the overview image at the position you wish
to inspect.
The stage moves to the desired position and the micro-
scope image is displayed on top of the overview image.
3Tap the icon to perform an initial autofocus.
The microscope image gets focused.
4Tap the icon to optimize imaging.
•A number of different imaging modes are displayed.
•Choose the imaging mode that creates the best image.