| 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. |