[OpenSPIM] Product or Services Inquiry (USB 4D-Stage)

[Kevin W Eliceiri]

Dear Jean and Michael,

Yes, my lab (LOCI, www.loci.wisc.edu) is part of a consortium, called OpenSPIM (www.openspim.org) that uses the Picard motors for light sheet microscopy. We use both the picard DLL and micromanager as part of these efforts and has worked very well. 


Are you trying to use the picard motors for SPIM, Michael? Are you using OpenSPIM? If so and you are having trouble please ask us for help. I've cced the developer list.


Michael, you refer to problems with micromanager, I also use this project for several other applications in my lab and been pleased with it and their support. I encourage you to ask the micromanager list (at https://www.micro-manager.org/wiki/Micro-Manager%20Community) any questions as well. I've cced our collaborator Nico Stuurman who is lead of the micromanager project and one of the lead programmers Mark Tsuchida. I know they would like to address any questions or concerns you might have.


best
kevin

On 06/05/14, Jean Depatie  wrote:
> Hello Michael,
> 
> Thank you for your interest in our USB 4D-Stage.
> We do supply a Windows application with its source code to run the Stage.
> It is to be used as an example of how to use our DLL (function library) to
> operate the Stage.
> Micromanager also uses this same DLL to control the Stage.
> But, we were not involved with this work.
> 
> Dr. Kevin Eliceiri (Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational
> Instrumentation) from the University of Wisconsin has been directly involved
> with 
> making Micromanager work with the Stage.
> He may be able to help you from having anymore negative experiences with the
> software.
> I am coping this email to him in the hopes that he can help support you.
> Thanks
> 
> Picard Industries
> Jean-Francois (John) Depatie
> Engineer/Owner
> 585-589-0358
> www.Picard-Industries.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Redd [mailto:Michael.Redd at hci.utah.edu](javascript:main.compose() 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 5:25 PM
> To: info at picard-industries.com
> Subject: Product or Services Inquiry
> 
> Hi,
> We are interested in your 4D stage, but do not know which software we can
> use to drive it. We are not sure about micromanager, but our past experience
> was negative. Can you recommend software that can drive your stage?
> 
> Thanks
> --
> Michael Redd
> Imaging Specialist
> Microscopy Core Facility
> University of Utah
> Radiobiology Bldg, Room 55
> Salt Lake City, Utah

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Kevin W. Eliceiri
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Departments Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Affiliate Principal Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR)
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