Device Adapter Development Environment Setup

Overview

Developing Micro-Manager device adapters requires setting up a specific directory structure and obtaining the necessary source code and dependencies.

Note: For complete, up-to-date instructions, please refer to our Source Code page.

Directory Structure

Create a base directory (e.g., MyDevRoot) with the following subdirectories:

• /micro-manager - Main development source code
• /3rdpartypublic - Required open-source third-party libraries
• /3rdparty - Optional proprietary libraries for specific hardware support

Basic Setup

1. Create your base directory and the three subdirectories listed above
2. Clone the Micro-Manager source code into the /micro-manager directory
3. Initialize and update any git submodules (i.e. mmCoreAndDevices)
4. Download or clone the required third-party libraries into /3rdpartypublic
5. Add any proprietary libraries to /3rdparty if needed for your hardware

For detailed instructions on each step, refer to the Source Code page.