Colorwatcher

Colorimetric Array Imager — Brightfield & Darkfield

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