Cameras

The software supports camera-based acquisition. It can run both normal and rolling shutter modes of contemporary scientific CMOS cameras.

Daheng

MER2-1220-32U3C

More information on the Daheng MER2-1220-32U3C camera can be found here.

Warning

This camera class has not been internally tested by our team. Users are advised to exercise caution when using it.

Note

This camera requires Daheng Imaging’s proprietary Python SDK and must be installed manually. Download the SDK here. Locate ‘gxipy’ under: Development/Samples/Python/gxipy and then install it using pip. Also, this camera class uses the Line0 trigger input by default for external triggering.

Configuration File

microscopes:
  microscope_name:
      camera:
        hardware:
          type: daheng.Daheng
          serial_number: "123456"
        defect_correct_mode: 2.0
        delay: 1.0  #ms
        settle_down: 0.1 #ms
        flip_x: False
        flip_y: False

Hamamatsu

Note

navigate has been tested with the following versions of the Hamamatsu’s drivers:

DCAM API: 20.7.641, 21.7.4321, 22.9.6509, 22.11.4321, 23.12.6736
Camera Firmware: 2.21B, 2.53.A, 3.20.A, 4.30.B,
Active Silicon CoaXpress: 1.10, 1.13, 1.21.

ORCA-Flash4.0 V3

Configuration File

microscopes:
  microscope_name:
      camera:
        hardware:
          type: HamamatsuOrca
          serial_number: 111
          camera_connection:
        defect_correct_mode: 2.0
        delay: 1.0  #ms
        settle_down: 0.1 #ms
        flip_x: False
        flip_y: False

ORCA-Fusion

Configuration File

microscopes:
  microscope_name:
      camera:
        hardware:
          type: HamamatsuOrcaFusion
          serial_number: 111
          camera_connection:
        defect_correct_mode: 2.0
        delay: 1.0  #ms
        settle_down: 0.1 #ms
        flip_x: False
        flip_y: False

ORCA-Lightning

Configuration File

microscopes:
  microscope_name:
      camera:
        hardware:
          type: HamamatsuOrcaLightning
          serial_number: 111
          camera_connection:
        defect_correct_mode: 2.0
        delay: 1.0  #ms
        settle_down: 0.1 #ms
        flip_x: False
        flip_y: False

ORCA-Fire

Configuration File

microscopes:
  microscope_name:
      camera:
        hardware:
          type: HamamatsuOrcaFire
          serial_number: 111
          camera_connection:
        defect_correct_mode: 2.0
        delay: 1.0  #ms
        settle_down: 0.1 #ms
        flip_x: False
        flip_y: False

Photometrics

Install Directions.

Note

navigate has been tested with the following versions of the Photometric’s drivers: - PVCAM: 3.9.13

Iris 15

Configuration File

microscopes:
  microscope_name:
      camera:
        hardware:
          type: Photometrics
          serial_number: 111
          camera_connection: PMPCIECam00
        defect_correct_mode: 2.0
        delay: 1.0  #ms
        settle_down: 0.1 #ms
        flip_x: False
        flip_y: False

Ximea

MU196MR-ON

Configuration File

microscopes:
  microscope_name:
      camera:
        hardware:
          type: ximea.MU196XR
          serial_number: 111
        defect_correct_mode: 2.0
        delay: 1.0  #ms
        settle_down: 0.1 #ms
        flip_x: False
        flip_y: False
        gain: 1
        pixel_size_in_microns: 1.4
        readout_port: 0
        readout_speed: 1.0
        settle_down: 0.0
        speed_table_index: 0
        supported_readout_directions: ['Top-to-Bottom']
        supported_sensor_modes: ['Normal']
        supported_trigger_sources: ['External']
        trigger_active: 1.0
        trigger_mode: 1.0
        trigger_polarity: 2.0
        trigger_source: 2.0
        x_pixels: 5112
        x_pixels_min: 192
        x_pixels_step: 24
        y_pixels: 3840
        y_pixels_min: 2
        y_pixels_step: 2

Synthetic Camera

The synthetic camera simulates noise images from an sCMOS camera. If no camera is present, the synthetic camera class must be used.

Configuration File

microscopes:
 microscope_name:
     camera:
       hardware:
         type: synthetic
         serial_number: 111
         camera_connection:
       defect_correct_mode: 2.0
       delay: 1.0  #ms
       settle_down: 0.1 #ms
       flip_x: False
       flip_y: False