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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
* Open | |||
[[User:Vincent Rouilly|Vincent]] 13:06, 1 August 2010 (EDT): feel free to comment. | |||
===Features=== | |||
* '''General:''' | |||
** can detect and count microbial colonies | |||
** accepted plate format: 60-90mm plates or multi-well plate format | |||
** desktop device for the wetlab bench | |||
** requires a PC (windows, osx, or linux) | |||
** Laser-cut design for the casing | |||
** lab automation friendly design | |||
** Open Source design | |||
* '''Available Measurements:''' | |||
** colony count | |||
** individual colony properties (size, roundness, position) | |||
** export in CSV format or local database | |||
** PDF/HTML report with overlaid image with detection results + colony statistics | |||
* '''Image processing:''' | |||
** one-step processing for the user | |||
** colony count in less than 3 seconds. | |||
** automatic background detection | |||
** utilizes LED illumination to optimize contrast between colonies and substrate. | |||
** possible manual colony count editing for improved count. | |||
** USB Webcam as an image acquisition device | |||
==User case: typical use== | |||
# the user places his/her plate inside the colony counter | |||
# the user opens the colony counting application on the attached PC | |||
# the user triggers the image acquistion and counting by pressing a single button | |||
# results are displayed as an overlay on the acquired image | |||
# if required, the user can adapt image processing parameters to improve detection | |||
# the user can then export results in various format (CSV, HTML, PDF) | |||
==Technological stack under investigation:== | |||
* Image acquisition device: USB Webcam-based | * Image acquisition device: USB Webcam-based | ||
* Light | * Light source: white LEDs, 470nm LEDs for GFP-like detection | ||
* Image processing engine: OpenCV library | * Image processing engine: OpenCV library | ||
* | * Laser cut design for the casing | ||
[[User:Vincent Rouilly|Vincent]] 13:06, 1 August 2010 (EDT): feel free to comment. |
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Specifications
Vincent 13:06, 1 August 2010 (EDT): feel free to comment.
Features
- General:
- can detect and count microbial colonies
- accepted plate format: 60-90mm plates or multi-well plate format
- desktop device for the wetlab bench
- requires a PC (windows, osx, or linux)
- Laser-cut design for the casing
- lab automation friendly design
- Open Source design
- Available Measurements:
- colony count
- individual colony properties (size, roundness, position)
- export in CSV format or local database
- PDF/HTML report with overlaid image with detection results + colony statistics
- Image processing:
- one-step processing for the user
- colony count in less than 3 seconds.
- automatic background detection
- utilizes LED illumination to optimize contrast between colonies and substrate.
- possible manual colony count editing for improved count.
- USB Webcam as an image acquisition device
User case: typical use
- the user places his/her plate inside the colony counter
- the user opens the colony counting application on the attached PC
- the user triggers the image acquistion and counting by pressing a single button
- results are displayed as an overlay on the acquired image
- if required, the user can adapt image processing parameters to improve detection
- the user can then export results in various format (CSV, HTML, PDF)
Technological stack under investigation:
- Image acquisition device: USB Webcam-based
- Light source: white LEDs, 470nm LEDs for GFP-like detection
- Image processing engine: OpenCV library
- Laser cut design for the casing
Vincent 13:06, 1 August 2010 (EDT): feel free to comment.