Recording > Images + Signals > XY Stage Control
When a motorised XY stage is available, select Setup->XY Stage Control to open the XY Stage control panel.
Stage movement: The XY stage position can be moved by using the left/right and up/down arrows or centred by clicking the H button. The Coarse and Fine options select the size of the movement step.
Stage Position List: The current XY stage positions can be recorded in the stage position list by clicking the Add Position button. Clicking the Move To button moves the stage to the selected position in the list. The complete list or individual positions selected in the drop-down menu can be deleted from the list by clicking the Delete Position button.
Time Lapse Action: The Incr. Stage Position option allows the XY stage position to be controlled during during a time lapse recording sequence in the Record Images & Signals window. When the Incr. Stage Position option is selected, the XY stage position is incremented to the next position defined in the stage position list between time lapse exposures, cycling through the list of positions for as long as recording continues. The image data at each stage position is extracted and stored in a series of Winfluor (IDR) data files, one for each position, denoted by the suffixes .XY1.idr, .XY2.idr ... etc.