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Software Framework for Controlling Unsupervised Scientific Instruments
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Schmid B
; Jahr W
; Weber M
; Huisken J
PLoS One
2016[]; 11
(8
): e0161671
PMID27570966
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Science outreach and communication are gaining more and more importance for
conveying the meaning of today's research to the general public. Public
exhibitions of scientific instruments can provide hands-on experience with
technical advances and their applications in the life sciences. The software of
such devices, however, is oftentimes not appropriate for this purpose. In this
study, we describe a software framework and the necessary computer configuration
that is well suited for exposing a complex self-built and software-controlled
instrument such as a microscope to laymen under limited supervision, e.g. in
museums or schools. We identify several aspects that must be met by such
software, and we describe a design that can simultaneously be used to control
either (i) a fully functional instrument in a robust and fail-safe manner, (ii)
an instrument that has low-cost or only partially working hardware attached for
illustration purposes or (iii) a completely virtual instrument without hardware
attached. We describe how to assess the educational success of such a device, how
to monitor its operation and how to facilitate its maintenance. The introduced
concepts are illustrated using our software to control eduSPIM, a fluorescent
light sheet microscope that we are currently exhibiting in a technical museum.