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Clarity
The Affordable Confocal Upgrade
The Easy and Affordable Upgrade
Introducing Clarity, the compact, easy and affordable upgrade to introduce laser-free confocal imaging to an existing fluorescence microscope.
Clarity packs 15 years of Aurox confocal microscopy and optical expertise and experience into a high performance confocal imaging system.
SUITABLE FOR MICROSCOPES AND MACROSCOPES 
Aurox’s Patented Structured Illumination
Designed to fit virtually any microscope, Clarity uses Aurox patented structured illumination and detection technology to achieve high resolution, high quality confocal images, fast, easily and affordably.
Clarity has a standard microscope C-mount connector and a range of coupling adaptors/spacers to fit historic and new microscope models from all major manufacturers.
The height of versatility and adaptability, Clarity is extremely compact, having dimensions 308 x 226 x 135 mm (WDH) and weighing 6Kg. It can be mounted on upright and inverted microscopes, left or right camera ports.
Supported microscopes and Z drives
CAMERA OPTIONS
Connect to CMOS and CCD
Clarity can be connected to a wide range of large format sCMOS and CCD cameras. Selected cameras can be purchased directly from Aurox.
If you already have a camera, a wide range are supported by our Visionary software for use with Clarity.
Supported cameras/detectors include:
FILTER FLEXIBILITY
4-position Filter Cube Turret
Clarity incorporates an internal 4-position filter cube turret, accessed via an external door. The turret accepts Aurox custom sized filter cubes which incorporate both emission and excitation filters. These filter cubes are quick and easy to change by hand.
A wide range of Aurox filter cubes are available to cover the commonly used bandwidths including multi-pass quad band filter cubes.
Custom filter cubes can be produced for specific applications.
VISIONARY SOFTWARE
Fast and Easy to Use
Clarity comes with the Aurox Visionary device control and image acquisition software.
Visionary which is fast and easy to use, allows the user to set experimental protocols and control a device using a simple one colour coded work-flow, under a single graphical user interface.
Key features of Visionary include:
CLARITY HIGH SPEED (HS) VERSION
Up to 100 frames per second
The high speed version, ClarityHS provides up to 100 frames per second imaging when paired with a compatible high speed camera e.g. Hamamatsu Flash 4.0 V3 with “Camera link option” and a Shuttle computer.
WINDOWS INSTRUMENT CONTROL COMPUTER
Stand alone instrument and control
Clarity has the option of delivery with an instrument control computer installed with the Aurox Visionary software. The computer is connected by USB and can be either a compact NUC or a Shuttle PC.
LIGHT SOURCE OPTIONS
LED and Metal Halide Light Sources
Designed for use with LED and metal halide light sources, Clarity is free from laser safety restrictions and benefits from low photo-toxicity, low-bleaching, low maintenance and low cost of ownership.
Selected light sources are available directly from Aurox.
If you already have a light source then please contact us to discover whether or not it is supported.
Light source options include:
SPECIFICATIONS
| Key specifications | Clarity |
|---|---|
| Operating principle | Structured illumination, spinning disk. 3 grid densities for matching sectioning and throughput to objective and sample |
| Confocality (PSF) | 3 sectors provide adjustable sectioning strength down to 0.6 μm (FWHM) with 1.4 NA oil immersion lens |
| Widefield By-pass | Selectable mode completely removes disk from the imaging path |
| Minimum exposure | 20 ms or 10 ms (HS) |
| Max frame rates | 50 fps - 100 fps (HS) |
| Imaging channels | 4 user-exchangeable cubes on an internal turret |
| Channel switching time | <200 ms |
| Excitation range | 370 - 700 nm |
| Emission range | 410 - 750 nm |
