macro control of DAGE camera?

[Smiley, John]

ImageJ List:

 

I am trying to use a macro command to capture images from a DAGE XL15M
monochrome camera.   DAGE supplies a plugin for ImageJ, but this only
seems to work properly if the user clicks on their pop-up menu.  My
efforts using a macro command result in very slow image capture that
stalls after the first image.

 

I wonder if anyone has developed a method to circumvent this pop-menu,
using a DAGE camera.  (I notice their cameras are not listed on the
micromanager website).

 

Thanks for your help,

 

John Smiley

Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

Orangeburg, NY

 

 

 



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[Gabriel Landini]

On Tuesday 17 May 2011 20:50:36 you wrote:
> DAGE supplies a plugin for ImageJ, but this only
> seems to work properly if the user clicks on their pop-up menu.  My
> efforts using a macro command result in very slow image capture that
> stalls after the first image.

This seems to be a common problem with plugins made by a number of camera
manufacturers. If companies were a bit wiser and work together with the
users/developers, it would be a much more advantageous situation for all parts
involved.

> I wonder if anyone has developed a method to circumvent this pop-menu,
> using a DAGE camera.  (I notice their cameras are not listed on the
> micromanager website).

I use the IJ Robot plugin (different camera, though) to contol the clicking on
certain predetermined positions on the screen (where the control dialogs are
expected). It is not neither a robust nor elegant  solution, but it is better
than nothing as I can get multiple shots done from a macro.

http://www.dentistry.bham.ac.uk/landinig/software/software.html

Cheers

Gabriel