Compatible Software
Märzhäuser motorized stages and the TANGO controller are integrated by a wide range of third-party imaging, microscopy and automation software. The list below shows the software known to support the TANGO controller, with a link to each vendor where available.
Software compatible with the TANGO controller
Third-party software known to support Märzhäuser stages and the TANGO controller. Please confirm the current version and licensing requirements with the software vendor.
| Software | Company & notes | Website |
|---|---|---|
| HELIOS / HELMED | AESKU.GROUP — automated IFA slide processing (fluorescence, autofocus and micro-positioning driven by TANGO). | Visit site |
| Accord, Accord Plus, Allegro Plus, Duet-3 | BioView — automated FISH and cytogenetic imaging systems. | Visit site |
| ZEN | Carl Zeiss Microscopy — unified microscopy imaging software. Replaces the discontinued AxioVision. | Visit site |
| cellSens (Standard & Dimension) | Evident Scientific (formerly Olympus) — requires the multiposition module. Replaces the former Olympus analySIS and Cell^R / Cell^B / Cell^M. | Visit site |
| PRECiV | Evident Scientific (formerly Olympus) — materials-science imaging; requires the multiposition module. Replaces OLYMPUS Stream. | Visit site |
| scanR | Evident Scientific (formerly Olympus) — high-content screening station. | Visit site |
| Stream | Evident Scientific (formerly OLYMPUS Stream) — Legacy: end-of-life 2023, superseded by PRECiV. Required the multiposition module. | |
| analySIS | Evident Scientific (formerly Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions) — Legacy: superseded by cellSens and PRECiV. | |
| Cell^R, Cell^B, Cell^M | Evident Scientific (formerly Olympus) — Legacy: superseded by the cellSens platform. | |
| Mercator, MorphoStrider | Explora Nova — image analysis for histology and morphometry. | Visit site |
| SimplePCI | Hamamatsu / Compix — Legacy: superseded by Hamamatsu HCImage. | |
| Panther | Hologic — automated molecular diagnostics system using customized TANGO control. | Visit site |
| LUCIA, NIS-Elements | Laboratory Imaging (LIM) — image analysis software. | Visit site |
| LAS X | Leica Microsystems — unified microscopy software (drivers include TANGO-I, TANGO PCIe, TANGO DT, TANGO 2 Mini). | Visit site |
| Image-Pro | Media Cybernetics — image analysis software (now Image-Pro AI). | Visit site |
| MECOS | MECOS — automated microscopy systems. | Visit site |
| Micro-Manager (µManager) | Micro-Manager project — free, open-source microscopy control software (formerly distributed by Open Imaging). | Visit site |
| eSlide | MITEL Lab, University of Udine — Legacy: academic whole-slide-imaging research project. | |
| MetaMorph, MetaFluor, MetaVue | Molecular Devices — Legacy: the MetaMorph suite was discontinued in 2023 (support only). | |
| DeScribe, NanoWrite | Nanoscribe (BICO Group) — control and CAD-preparation software for two-photon 3D microfabrication printers. | Visit site |
| LabVIEW | NI (part of Emerson) — graphical programming environment; TANGO virtual instruments (VIs) available for custom stage control. | Visit site |
| NIS-Elements | Nikon Instruments — imaging and analysis software. | Visit site |
| Okolab environmental control | Okolab — live-cell environmental control systems. | Visit site |
| PixelFerber software | PixelFerber — several microscopy software packages using TANGO. | Visit site |
| SAM | PVA TePla — scanning acoustic microscopes; TANGO used for ultrasonic positioning. | Visit site |
| TissueFAXS (SL slide loader) | TissueGnostics — automated tissue and slide imaging platform. | Visit site |
| Inspection & metrology software | UnitySC (formerly HSEB Dresden) — precise positioning for semiconductor inspection and metrology. | Visit site |
| Actuator control | Veeco — TANGO used to control and position actuators with nanometre precision. | Visit site |
| VisiView | Visitron Systems — live-cell and microscopy imaging software. | Visit site |
Entries marked Legacy are older products that are no longer sold or supported by their vendor, but were compatible with the TANGO controller — we list them for reference and show the current replacement where one exists. No link is provided for discontinued products.
Compatibility, current versions and any required modules should always be confirmed directly with the software vendor.
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