Workflow development and automation for SEM and FIB-SEM users
Simplify repetitive microscope workflows, increase efficiency, and support rapid development of custom SEM and FIB-SEM imaging, milling, and nanopatterning strategies to accelerate method development. FIB-SEM Expert PI™ enables advanced and custom automation through a microscope-control API accessible via Python, while VisualCoder™ offers a block-based route to workflow creation without coding.
Automate routine workflows. Prototype new methods. Expand what your microscope can do.
FIB-SEM Expert PI™ is an API for controlling Tescan SEM and FIB-SEM microscopes through Python. It supports development of custom SEM and FIB imaging, milling, and nanopatterning workflows, helping users automate daily tasks and integrate microscope operation into remotely controlled processes.
FIB-SEM Expert PI™ includes the Tescan Automation SDK - a development kit with Python libraries, SharkSEM client libraries, documentation, and examples for building custom SEM and FIB-SEM workflows. VisualCoder™ provides a complementary, block-based way to create workflows without writing code and can export projects as Python scripts.
VisualCoder™ provides a no-code, block-based way to build workflows using capabilities enabled by FIB-SEM Expert PI™. Users can assemble routines from functional blocks and export them as Python scripts for further refinement, without needing prior coding knowledge or API documentation.
Together, FIB-SEM Expert PI™ and VisualCoder™ help laboratories improve repeatability, reduce manual interaction, speed up repetitive workflows, and open new possibilities for custom SEM and FIB-SEM method development.
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