Automatic Colony Counter

CA-IC series is the fourth generation of intelligent colony counter. The newly designed three-color LED hybrid light source, eliminating the previous generation of white LED lighting bluish problem, you can restore the true color of colonies. The up light source was a 360-degree surround distribution ,more uniform field of view; new design crystal sharp floating dark field, greatly enhancing the contrast of dark field, it is more suitable for observation of small colonies.
CA-IC-30 is the CA-IC series of high-profile, scalability, intelligent colony counter, built-in 254nm UV disinfection module, reducing the risk of infection of pathogenic microorganisms, equipped with more image segmentation algorithm, suitable for complex colonies image. Wherein the CA-IC-30D is with specialized microbial limit analysis tools, more suitable for drug testing.

Main Function and Technical Index

1. Illumination system
1.1. Light source

1. Visible light: Highlight the tri-color LED structured light
2. 254nm UV: for cavity disinfection, UV mutagenesis

1.2. Optical and lighting control

1. Closed black box: the elimination of stray ambient light interference
2.  Upper light source: episodic 360 ° flexible shadowless lighting
3. Lower light source: floating crystal sharp dark-field illumination
4. Upper light,lower light, double light, ultraviolet, free to switch, adjustable light intensity

2.Digital imaging

1. SD industrial fixed lens: 8mm, 2.0 mega-pixel, 1/2 ", Distortion <1%, F1.4 ~ F32, C-Mount
2. professional CMOS camera: 1 / 2.5 "color CMOS sensor, 8 Mega Pixels, C-Mount, 800 million pixels

3. Colonies analysis module
3.1. Basic colony counting function

1.  plate type: pouring, coating, membrane filtration, 3M paper
2. one key Intelligent Counting (6 mode): Large colonies of tiny colonies, gray colonies, spreading colonies, certain colonies, multicolor mixed bacteria
3. whole dish colony statistics: total number of colonies statistics, classified according to size 25 gear display
4.  region selection statistics: Alternatively circular, rectangular, arbitrary delineation of regional statistics
5. diameter classification statistics: set diameter range, specific statistics colony size
6.  mouse clicks statistics: Fast tag, add colonies for colony counting dish edge
7. colonies adhesion Segmentation: automatic segmentation colonies adherent to each other, a chain of colonies selected by the user or not split split

3.2. Advanced colonies statistics function

1. dynamically adjust statistics: statistics can be dynamically adjusted correction, quick access to the best statistical results.
2. Estimated deviation statistics: for colony color and more complex cases.
3. level set multiple model algorithm: search operator, get the best image segmentation, background transformation to adapt to the culture medium
4. specific colony statistics: According to the colony color, size, contour feature, identifying a specific colonies
5. trans statistics: for colony type is extremely complex and medium uniform background
6. bacteria, excluding impurities: According to distinguish shape, size, color, automatic bacteria, impurities removed

3.3. Mesh filter and 3M test piece

1. black solid line grid one key statistics
2. 3M bacteria total test piece, 3M S. aureus test piece: one key statistics
3. 3M coliform test piece, 3M E. coli / coliform rapid test piece: one key statistics + manually selected

3.4. Microbial Limit Analysis Tools

1. medium suitability check
2. control bacteria examination - colony morphology

3.5. Advanced Tools

1. Clear the grid: the elimination of filter grid background interference
2. Manual counting correction: add or delete colonies
3. Decontamination area :Mouse outline any colonies contaminated areas, automatically remove contaminated areas: 
4. Eliminate background text: automatically eliminate interference marker
5. Artificial adhesion segmentation: manual division multiple adhesions colonies
6. Automatic conversion parameters: diameter petri dish, sample dilution input, automatic conversion
7. Text, graphics annotation: all kinds of drawing tools and text embedded in English

3.6. Calibration and Measurement

1. Instrument calibration: The instrument comes with calibration, manual calibration correction
2. One-key speed measurement: one key measure a large colony for fungi, actinomycetes single colony Analysis
3. Whole dish automatic measurement: whole dish colonies equivalent diameter, area, length of the diameter, perimeter, roundness analysis
4. Manual precise measurements: length, angle, curvature, area, arc, arbitrary curves

4. Database module

1.  Data storage, intelligent query
2. Data Export: Export statistics to Excel table
3. Data Security: operator permissions, data modification permission settings

5. Instrument specifications and configuration

• CA-IC-30D host 1
• Colonies Analysis Software
• Brand business LCD computer