Microscope control unit

A microscope control unit comprising:

• manually operable, cylindrical operating elements for x/y-adjustment of a mechanical stage of a microscope;
• a bow-shaped support frame comprising:
• a support base;
• a pillar standing vertically erect on the support base;
• and
• a support arm, which projects from the upper end of the pillar and is aligned parallel to the support base;
• and
• an electronic control unit that is integrated into the pillar for controlling motors that are coupled to the operating elements for the x/y-adjustment and serve for x/y-adjustment, wherein:
• the operating elements for the x/y-adjustment are attached to the underside of the support arm,
• the operating elements for the x/y-adjustment are mounted on a slide, which is arranged in a laterally displaceable manner on the underside of the support arm such that a distance between the operating elements and the pillar is adjustable,
• the operating elements for the x/y-adjustment comprise axis cylinders which are of different diameters, rotate around a shared longitudinal axis, are arranged perpendicular to the support arm, and are coaxially aligned with one another,
• the microscope control unit further comprises longitudinally displaceable cylindrical barrels of different diameters that are mounted on the respective axis cylinders, and
• the support base comprises two spread apart legs that emanate from the pillar.