OpenUC2's hardware ecosystem is built around a family of modular, open-source optical platforms designed to make advanced microscopy and imaging more accessible. You can even fully customise the optics online using YouSeeToo.

Tucsen's Libra series (16, 22, and 25) now have ARM drivers, enabling integration with embedded systems like the Raspberry Pi, enabling operation in the native openUC2 software: ImSwitch.

FRAME – a robust, modular mechanical architecture that allows researchers to rapidly assemble and modify microscopes, light-sheet systems, optical benches, and automation setups without the cost and complexity of traditional custom instrumentation. A micron-precise XYZ stage handles diverse samples up to multiwell scales, accommodates multiple objectives, and relies on built-in electronics (CANOpen) for synchronized motion, laser control, and camera triggering.

Integrating Tucsen’s scientific sensors introduces a new level of performance to openUC2, offering critical physical advantages:

• Higher Quantum Efficiency: Maximizes light collection from weak signals, which is ideal for low-light fluorescence applications.
• Larger Pixels & Higher Pixel Count: Provides a substantially larger Field of View (FOV) while maintaining detail and resolution.
• Accelerated Scanning Routines: A larger FOV means fewer individual images (i.e., tiles) are needed to stitch a full sample, drastically speeding up histological scanning workflows.