Countermat Flash

The Countermat Flash is an optically patented unit, which works in conjunction with a PC to carry out the automated counting or colonies on Petri plates, spread plates as well as all the various spiral-inoculated plates. The simplicity, accuracy and price of Countermat Flash make it a true alternative to manually counting plates.

ALL KINDS OF COLONIES...

Doesn't matter what kind of colonies are you counting, the instrument comes with a high definition coulour camera which detects colonies of 1/170 in. approx.

IN DIFFERENT MEDIA TYPES CAN BE COUNTED

The flash unit has a new and patented illumination device. The illumination of the plate is done through a reflection ring, which can be set at different positions in order to achieve the best illuminatio of the colonies from the background.

CONNECTIVITY AND USE OF THE ILLUMINATION

Countermat Flash is an instrument to be used in conjunction with Windows® 95/98/NT4.0/2000 personal computer like any other accessory. All the information generated by the Flash such as recount results or Petri dish images can be exported to any software like data base, spread sheets or word processors.

PC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The PC hosting Countermat Flash must comply with some minimum requirements to support both the Countermat software and the image capture hardware and software

Pentium 100 MHz processor or better (Pentium II recommended to get the best performance)
Windows 95, 98, NT4,0 or 2000 operating system installed
64 Mbytes or dynamic RAM or more
100 Mbytes available in hard disk drive
CD-ROM disk draive
1 RS232 serial channels, for the Flash unit
102 key keyboard
Microsoft compatible mouse
Color SVGA display monitor
1 slot available in PCI local bus, compatible with PCI 2.1 specifications, for image capture board
Color SVGA graphics card with DirectDraw support, including cards with following VGA chips: Cirrus 5446 - S3 trio 64, trio 64V+, trio 64V2 - VIRGE, VIRGE DX, VIRGE DX, VIRGE GX, VIRGE GX2; Vision 968 - ET6000 - ATI Mach 64 - 3D range, 3D rangeII, 3D rage pro series - Matrox Millenium and Mystique - Chips and Technologies 65550 - STG RIVA 128

SPECIFICATIONS
Illumination lamp	35W, halogen, with dichroic reflector.
Illumination control	Incidence angle and light intensity adjustable
Background field	Black or white interchangeable.
Imaging device	CCD Video camera with fixed focus lens.
Image field	128x96mm at the agar surface level.
Minimum colony size	0.15 mm
Image capture	True color, 24 bits per pixel.
Image resolution	560x420 pixels.
Mains	100-127V AC, 50/60Hz / 220-240V AC, 50/60 HZ
Power consumption	30W Stand-by. 70W Light on.
Operating temperature	5 to 40°C. / 40 to 105°F.
Operating humidity	10 to 90%
Dimensions (WxHxD)	40x59x28cm / 15.7x23.2x11.0in
Weight	13Kg / 28.6 lb.

CAT. NO.

DESCRIPTION

4000

Countermat Flash, automatic colony counter for pour plates and any type of SPIRAL spreading. Complete instrument with centering holder for different Petri dishes size. Software to count colonies in any media incuded. With video capture PCB and cables, to be installed in an external PC (minimum Pentium 100MHz with Windows® 95, 98, NT or 2000). The PC is not included. To run the instrument also monitor, keyboard, and mouse are needed.