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Table 2 TeleMicrobiology Intercase Parts Lists ($2,900)

From: An informatics model for guiding assembly of telemicrobiology workstations for malaria collaborative diagnostics using commodity products and open-source software

1-Sample Illuminator/Interrogator ($1,700)

4-Data processing Software (Free)

   • 100×, 1.0NA LW Lumin Objective

   • Operating System (BioTIFF Ubuntu 8.04 LTS)

   • LW Lumin LED Illuminator

   • Data acquisition, (gPhoto)

2-Digital sensor ($600)

   • Collaboration software (BioTIFF-Access Grid)

   • Canon A640 digital point-&-shoot camera1

   • Annotation software (BioTIFF 1.0)

   • Canon LA-DC58F, 58 mm Conversion Lens

   • Intercase Network Interpretation Services

   • Zeiss Digital Camera Adapter P95 M37/52 × 0.75

   • Reporting software (Open Office, gMail, Firefox)

3-Data processing Hardware ($300)

5-Data/Image Display ($200)

   • commodity motherboard/CPU combo

   • 14", 1024 × 728, 13 Watt (MegaVision MV142)1

   (MX1333 motherboard/Pentium 4 E-2160 CPU)1

6-Power/cooling/enclosure components ($100)

   • RAM (Kingston 2 GB)

   • Power Kit (Pico PSU 90 Power Kit)

   • Live Operating System Key (8 GB Cruzer)

   • CPU Fan

   • USB Hub, keyboard, mouse speakers, microphone

   • Intercase Box

  1. 1Part no longer available but can be source used or replaced by equivalent next generation part.