Zeiss Microscopy Software ZEN core

ZEN core 3.12 Software Suite for microscope image acquisition, image processing, analysis, and data connectivity.

• Configurable graphical user interface with workbench concept for customized routine tasks and workflows
• Multi-monitor support
• Full integration of ZEISS microscopes (incl. Visioner 1), Axiocam cameras and other components that can be configured in MicroToolbox
• Interactive and automatic control of individual motorized microscope components and transfer of information from coded components to the software
• Image acquisition with b/w, rgb, high-resolution and high-sensitivity cameras
• HDR, Panorama and manual image acquisition with extended depth of field (EDF) - Basic image acquisition on electron microscopes
• Image processing: standard operations for image optimization (contrast, brightness, gamma, colors, smoothing, sharpening, geometric corrections...)
• Interactive/dimensional measurements, including online measurements on live images - Input form designer with automated customer data import
• Report creation and customization of Microsoft Word report templates with the ZEN Word Add-In
• Data archive for document management: search, filter, tag, view, reopen, structure, export, import (any file format via drag-and-drop)
• User management for multi-user environment incl. full integration into Windows multi-user functionality
• Connectivity to the ZEN Data Storage image database
• Includes ZEN Connect basic functionality, 2D CAD Overlay, Topography Viewer for 2.5D visualization of EDF images incl. profile line measurement, QUAL Data Export
• Supported operating systems: Windows 10 / Windows 11

Highlights

Image

• Effortless imaging with individually configurable UI

Analyze

• From large-area imaging to AI-powered analysis

Connect

• Smart solutions for connected microscopy

The ZEN core ecosystem

From imaging to analysis and deep learning, from stereo microscopes to automated imaging systems, from SEMs to FIB-SEMs: ZEN core offers a harmonized user interface. Optimize all microscopy workflows with the powerful ZEN ecosystem.

Countless possibilities

The demands of microscopists are constantly changing: Tasks change, and requirements grow with scientific progress or with a necessary optimization of damage analysis. That's why the ZEN software suite is constantly evolving. Users of ZEN core benefit from this continuous software optimization, today and in the future. Take advantage of functional updates that always bring new features.

ZEN Toolkits

Base
Basic imaging functions for multichannel fluorescence and time-resolved experiments with manual, coded, and motorized microscopes.

Motorized
Automated image acquisition with different focus positions. Merging into one image with greater depth of field. Acquisition of high-resolution images of large samples through automated scans of predefined areas.

Smart Acquisition
Automatic detection of positions in overview images and creation of detailed scans.

Coded Microscope
Readout of coded microscope components.

EDX
Integrated control for chemical composition analysis with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.

Automated Imaging
Acquisition of large electron microscopy tile images with ZEISS FE-SEMs using defined imaging protocols.