Sample QX5 images at 10x, 60x, and 200x magnification.Ĭopyright 2007-2019 - Eric Hangstefer, EdH Software, LLC - All Rights ReservedĪll trademarks are the property of their respective owners. QXScope 1.0.5 is a free upgrade for registered users of QXScope. QXScope is currently unavailable for purchase.

Please verify QXScope works properly with your QX5 and Mac before purchasing a software license for QXScope.ĭownload as a zip file (471KB) or Download as a disk image (492KB) The QX5 is an older device (the stamp at the bottom is 2004), so the included software didnt quite work out of the box. The current workaround is to connect the QX5 to your Mac via a self-powered USB hub. A local elementary school got rid of a box of Digitalblue QX5 computer microscopes at public auction, so I recently picked up a few of these to play around with. I believe I have the first version (v1) of the QX5 microscope and so I'm not sure, having been on the manufacturer's website, that there is a driver for this device.

What more features than QXScope offers? View the comparison chart between the QXScope and miXscope software.Īttention QX5 Microscope Users: The QX5 may not work properly with some Macs. We've recently been given a Digital Blue QX5 Computer Microscope (v1) however when we've come to install it the driver for the microscope with connects via USB connector isn't found. I believe I have the first version (v1) of the QX5 microscope and so Im not sure, having been on the manufacturers website, that there is a driver for this device.

QXScope enables Mac users of these microscopes to take snapshots and create time-lapse movies of the world around them. Weve recently been given a Digital Blue QX5 Computer Microscope (v1) however when weve come to install it the driver for the microscope with connects via USB connector isnt found. A minimum requirement of a 200 MHz Pentium processor with 32 MB Ram and a 800 X 600 pixel display with 16-bit color depth, that are 65,536 colors is asked for by Intel, but this would be very minimal, and make the actual image coming from the microscope very jumpy. Supports the Intel Play QX3, Digital Blue QX3, Digital Blue QX5, and Smithsonian QX5 USB Computer Microscopes. Images of the microscope were taken on my Olympus D-450 zoom digital camera. QXScope - QX Series Mac Microscope Software

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