Re: [micro-manager-general] Questions from Beginner Device Adapter Developer

[David B. <dsc...@gm...>]

Some general tips:
 - Use hardware that is already supported or check for MM device adapters
from the manufacturer before writing any code.
 - For any device you wish to control you will need the appropriate SDK
with header, library and dll files.
 - You should know how to use Visual Studio, and debug the dll code by
connecting to an external application.
 - Check out the DemoCamera project for how to control different types of
devices
 - You can control via serial or ethernet but you will need to provide the
underlying communication architecture.

Hope this helps,
David

On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 9:36 AM Christian Richardson <
chr...@du...> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My lab is considering using micro manager to control a microscope
> (ImageXpress Pico) that is not currently supported by micro-manager. I have
> investigated how to build a device adapter using the documentation on the
> micro-manager website and reviewed several micro-manager scripts such as
> MMCore.cpp, DeviceBase.cpp, as well as the Arduino device adapter. My c++
> is a bit rusty, but I understand much of what I read in these scripts. The
> questions I have are more fundamental.
>
> -What information should I have on my microscope (if any) before beginning
> to create a device adapter, besides the individual hardware components
> within the microscope?
>
> -Does micro-manager support microscopes that are connected to a computer
> via ethernet instead of serial ports?
>
> - If our microscope comes with drivers, how do we or should we attempt to
> create a device adapter that communicates with the driver dll? If so, are
> there any previously-built device adapters that could be used as an example
> for how to write this functionality?
>
> -As a beginner to device adapter creation, what general software knowledge
> should I possess before attempting to create a device adapter
> (understanding of how DLLs work, for instance)?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Christian
>
>
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