Inside Odyssey, a server dedicated to scan control and data storage completely controls each scan. Important scan parameters like resolution (21 - 337 µm) can be loaded from stored files or changed manually at the beginning of a scan. At the end of a scan, image files are stored on Odyssey’s internal hard disk and copied to the computer for analysis. Odyssey can connect directly to your network via TCP/IP, or it can be configured to operate independently.

Two-color scans simultaneously generate two 16-bit grayscale TIFF images. Selectable image display settings let you view the images separately in grayscale or color, or as an overlaid image with both colors displayed. When signals are in the same position on overlaid images, the two colors are combined into a third color for easy identification of overlap.

Odyssey software uses a variety of familiar tools for quick and easy band sizing and quantification. Flexible lane tools with automatic band finding make it easy to analyze gel images with bands in lanes. Smiles are quickly and accurately corrected. Array and microplate images are rapidly analyzed using grid templates that add arrays of circles or squares to define the areas to be quantified. Sizing and quantification data can be viewed in data tables, output in a formatted report, or stored in a data file for further analysis.

For an enlarged view, click on the data screen.