Step 1: ****let’s get the software up and running:

Starting the software

Step 2: mounting the diamond tip:

Mounting the tip

Step 3: let’s find the NV center

Finding the NV center

Step 4: position the microwave antenna

Positioning the antenna

Step 5: check and optimize ODMR

Optimizing optically-detected magnetic resonance

Step 6: mount and load our sample of interest

Mounting and loading the sample

Step 7: finally, we can bring our tip down to the sample

Approaching the surface (or… how not to crash a tip)