Sample Positioning

MCL Micro-Drive XY Positioner and Nano-Drive Z-Positioner

Software

• No COM port
• Requires 2025 MCL drivers in the iSIM_Backup folder
  • Drivers are at \\sb-nas1.rcp.epfl.ch\LEB\Lab_business\Instruments\iSIM\Drivers\Mad City Labs
  • 2017 drivers do not work with Windows 11 and higher
  • Driver updates require writing to MCL

Micro-Manager

Device Adapters

• XY stage: https://micro-manager.org/MCL_MicroDrive
  • Pre-Init Property: EncodersPresent: No
• Z Piezo: https://micro-manager.org/MCL_NanoDrive

NOTE: The XY List feature in Micro-Manager using the MCL_MicroDrive device adapter requires the following:

To correctly use the XY List feature, including the Calibrate button, the positioning type must be set to Absolute on the Device/Property Browser. However, Calibrate on the Device/Property Browser (see below) calibrates correctly using either absolute or relative positioning.