[OpenSPIM] Andor iXon3 camera

[Martin Capek]

Hi Luke,
Andor works now!

I installed the recommended nightly build of MM (a win32 version for 
WinXP-32bit) and copied the following files from it to OpenSPIM sw: 
mmgr_dal_Andor.dll + atmcd32d.dll (detected by Dependency Walker) and 
MultiCamera.jar (from mmplugins). Thus, I have got the full control over 
Andor.

When I did the same with MM v1.4.16, "Andor" was with a grey dot with 
the comment "(unavailable)".

Thank you very much for your help!
Martin


Dne 17.4.2014 2:15, Luke Stuyvenberg napsal(a):
> Hi Martin,
>
> Sorry about the delay.
>
> On 04/11/14, Martin Capek  wrote:
>> I need to use an Andor iXon3 camera in the OpenSPIM setup. This camera works well in standalone installations of the micromanager (MM), I tried them more. However, when I copy, according to instructions in the web, the corresponding dll to MM included in OpenSPIM sw, it does not work. I also used Dependency Walker as there described.
> Could you please clarify how it does not work? When in Hardware Configuration, is the 'Andor' device not listed? Is it listed, but with a gray dot next to it? Is it available, but gives an error when you try to add it?
>
>
> Which instructions did you follow, exactly? And did the Dependency Walker show any errors?
>
>
>> Could anybody help me, please? What is the number of MM version used in the OpenSPIM from February 7 2014 ? I see only 1.4.x dev, which is probably not enough to choose the proper one.
> As near as I can determine, OpenSPIM from 7 Feb 2014 is based on[1] Micro-Manager v1.4.16 (which was released 31 January, 2014). This means that copying DLLs from that version of Micro-Manager to OpenSPIM's mm/win32 directory should work. If it does not, please try downloading the nightly build from 5 February 2014[2]:
>
>
> - From the Micro-Manager website, click 'Downloads'.
> - On the left, click 'Download Nightly Builds'.
> - Click 'Version 1.4 (Windows)'.
> - Scroll through the list looking for 'MMSetup_64bit_1.4.17_20140205.exe'.
>
>
> That version of Micro-Manager should be completely compatible with OpenSPIM.
>
>
> I hope this is helpful! Please let me know if you continue to run into problems.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Luke
>
>
> [1] To be completely precise, it is based on SVN revision r12726, dated 5 February 2014. This was shortly after the release of 1.4.16 as I mention above.
> [2] The direct link is:http://valelab.ucsf.edu/~MM/nightlyBuilds/1.4/Windows/MMSetup_64bit_1.4.17_20140205.exe  -- however, please always beware of direct links in e-mails! It is safer to find the file yourself, from a trusted website.
>
>
> On 04/11/14, Martin Capek wrote:
>>   
>>   
>>   
>> Dear all,
>>   
>> I need to use an Andor iXon3 camera in the OpenSPIM setup. This camera works well in standalone installations of the micromanager (MM), I tried them more. However, when I copy, according to instructions in the web, the corresponding dll to MM included in OpenSPIM sw, it does not work. I also used Dependency Walker as there described.
>>   
>> Could anybody help me, please? What is the number of MM version used in the OpenSPIM from February 7 2014 ? I see only 1.4.x dev, which is probably not enough to choose the proper one.
>>   
>> Any comment will be welcome.
>>   
>> Thank you very much in advance!
>> Martin
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