[micro-manager-general] homebuilt device adaptors "unavailable" in config wizard

[Clare H. <hc...@un...>]

Hi there,
We have built two device adaptors for motion stages (Nanotec rotation & Newport translation).
They have compiled successfully with the latest Micro manager source files and they are now appearing in the hardware Configuration Wizard list of devices (yay), however, they are showing as "unavailable" and cannot be selected for use.

We're using Windows XP 32-bit, and in Control Panel/System/Device Manager/Ports the devices are appearing as Nanotec (COM4) and Newport (COM5).

And (for example) in the .cpp file for the Nanotec stage, we have the following code:

-------------------------------------------------------
NanotecStage::NanotecStage() :
    port_("COM4"),
    stepSizeUm_(0.9),
    initialized_(false),
    answerTimeoutMs_(1000),
    lowerLimit_(-100000000),
    upperLimit_(100000000)
{
    InitializeDefaultErrorMessages();
-------------------------------------------------------
Which matches the "COM4" port name.

Why are these devices" unavailable" for use in MicroManager?
Please let me know what other/better information I can provide for you to help understand our situation.

Thanks,
Clare

Ultrafast and Micro-Spectroscopy Laboratories
School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne