Colorwatcher is a compact, portable colorimetric microarray imager.
It offers two illumination modes: brightfield (bottom lighting) and darkfield (top lighting).
The system is compatible with 96-well plates, 12×8 strips, and microscope slides (via adapter).
The instrument features an automated plate ejection mechanism and a high-sensitivity CMOS camera for fast, high-contrast imaging.
For field and point-of-care applications, it can be powered by a 20 V lithium-ion battery.
With its compact design, Colorwatcher fits into an airline carry-on bag, ensuring maximum portability without compromising performance.
- AI Array Finder — automatic microarray grid detection & alignment
- End-user mode: choose assay, load samples, get results
- Automated image acquisition, analysis and report generation (e.g., up to 12×12 array in a 96-well plate in under 3 minutes)
- Grid layout (manual/automatic)
- Password-protected Assay Developer mode with full access to advanced parameters
- Analyze spot intensity (average/median) with background correction
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Assay builder for qualitative and quantitative workflows
- 4/5-parameter logistic (4/5PL) calibration curves
- Multi-level interpretation thresholds for different sample types within the same well
- Export results to PDF, CSV and Excel
- Control of camera exposure, gain, and XYZ stage
Illumination | Brightfield (bottom illumination) and Darkfield (top illumination) |
Measurement range (a.u.) | 0 to 65535 |
Certified OD measurement range (for brightfield) | 0.1 to 2.0 OD |
Certified Diffused reflectance meas. range (for darkfield) | 2 to 99 |
Vessels | 96-well plate / 12×8 well strip / 4 microscope slides |
Light source | LED |
Lifetime of the light source | >10 000 hours |
Data interface for unit controls | USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 |
Camera | 3 MP, CMOS |
Resolution | 6 μm per pixel |
Image formats | PNG or TIFF, 16-bit |
Focus | Manual or automatic (software-controlled) |
Software | Included |
PC requirements |
CPU: Intel i7 RAM: 8 GB Video card: Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, or better (Capability only with Nvidia cards GeForce 10/16/20/30 series) SSD: 256 GB OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) |
Size (W×D×H) | 330 × 345 × 150 mm |
Weight (without power supply) | Not more than 6 kg |
Power supply |
Input AC 100–240 V 50/60 Hz Output DC 20-24 V, 2.5 A |