The Flash and Grow automatic colony counter has been working out great. It is saving us a lot of time and also saving our eye sight since we don't have to count all the colonies ourselves. In addition, the training provided at installation time was excellent. Bridget Pellicano.
Suffolk county water authority, NY
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Includes all the features
of the Basic model plus pre-defined programs.
Customization of Colony Discrimination to cope with
particles and to guarantee accurate counts, based on
size sensitivity, shape and color.
Recommended upgrade for labs involved in a repetitive
activity with a need for pre-defined programs.
Ordering
Info
Upgrade "Flash and
Go" to Advanced Flash & Grow
CAT. NO. 6011
Note: Software prepared
and recommended for Windows XP Tablet Edition.
Basic Vs. Advanced Flash and Grow colony counter comparison
table
General features
Flash & Grow Advance
software
Flash & Go Basic
Split screen
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-
Spread and Spiral modes
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Plate counting protocols
Unlimited Utilizing a set up wizard
6 Factory Installed
Zone inhibition reading capability
Yes
(With software upgrade)
-
Robotic capability
Yes
(With software upgrade)
Yes with upgrades
Bar-Code Capability
√
-
Image features
Flash & Grow Advance
software
Flash & Go Basic
Color & size discrimination
√
-
Shape adjustments
√
-
Add & remove colony
√
√
Add and remove an area
√
√
Image zoom In / Out
√
√
Ability to save and export image
√
-
Light exposure
Auto & Manual
Auto Only
Print Image
Yes (with
printer connection)
-
View processed and Capture images
√
√
Result table features
Flash & Grow Advance
software
Flash & Go Basic
Multiple results tables
Endless
1
Modify results table format
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-
"Live" results table viewing
√
-
Result table saved
Can be shard on the network
Local
Print result table
Yes (with
printer connection)
-
Hardware
Requirements
CPU
Minimum
Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz.
Recommended
Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz or higher
RAM Memory
Minimum
512Mb.
Recommended
1024Mb. or more
Hard disk
> 2Gb.
Graphics Card
Minimum
Any with at least 64Mb. of Video Memory
Recommended
Any with at least 128 Mb. of Video Memory
DVD Drive
Capable to run -DVD or +DVD (Dual Drive)
Human Interface Devices
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible
pointing device (Including Tablet PC Touch panels)
Communications
One MAIN BOARD USB2 Free Port (Using
ICH4, ICH5, ICH6 South Bridge), One RS-232 free port
or one free USB port with an RS-232 Adapter
Software
Requirements
Microsoft Windows® XP (SP1)
or Windows® 2000 (SP4).
Microsoft DirectX® 8.1 or higher.
The Flash and Grow automatic colony counter has been working out great. It is saving us a lot of time and also saving our eye sight since we don't have to count all the colonies ourselves. In addition, the training provided at installation time was excellent.
No false negatives due to sample
contamination