Recognition of the maximum position of a revolving dial or slide on microscopes

This application claims priority of International Application No. PCT/EP01/07768, filed Jul. 6, 2001 and German Application No. 100 32 395.2, filed Jul. 6, 2000, the complete disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference. A method for detecting the maximum quantity of possible positions of an exchangeable nosepiece or slide in a microscope system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: starting from an initial position which corresponds to a first position, adjusting the maximum position; comparing the maximum position to a position registered in a memory; and storing the results of the comparison.