navigate.model.device_startup_functions.load_stages

navigate.model.device_startup_functions.load_stages(configuration: Dict[str, Any], is_synthetic: bool = False, plugin_devices: Optional[Dict] = None) → Any

Initialize the stage API.

Stage information is pulled from the configuration file. Proper stage types include PI, MP285, Thorlabs, MCL, ASI, GalvoNIStage, and SyntheticStage.

Parameters:

• configuration (Dict[str, Any]) – Global configuration of the microscope

• is_synthetic (bool) – Run synthetic version of hardware. Default is False.

• plugin_devices (Optional[Dict]) – Dictionary of plugin devices. Default is None.

Returns:

Stage – Stage class.

Return type:

Any