Base Layer

To provide stable mounting of your system to the anti-vibration table, the last layer in every openFrame microscope is a dedicated base. This includes slots to allow flexible mounting onto both metric and imperial optical table hole patterns using either M6 or 1/4-28 bolts.

For researchers needing an extra (camera) port, the Base Layer has an SM2 threaded port at the bottom. This allows an extra optical component such as a camera to be mounted. In this case, the microscope is mounted to the table via a set of optical posts to lift it sufficiently, or alternatively, the table is pre-drilled with a hole for a bottom port.