PCO generic camera interface
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Summary: |
Controls PCO Cameras |
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Author: |
Franz Reitner EXCELITAS PCO GmbH (adapter, comments) |
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License: |
LGPL |
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Platforms: |
Windows |
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Devices: |
pco.panda, pco.edge, pco.dimax S/HD/HS, pco.dimax cs, pco.ultraviolet, pco.pixelfly usb, pco.flim, pco.1200/1300/1400/1600/2000/4000 |
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New: |
Camera Link HS interface, Lightsheet mode |
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Available since version: |
1.3.24 |
This adapter has been developed for all pco.sdk based camera systems (B/W and color versions).
Installation:
a) download and install latest Micro-Manager Nightly build version
b) add PCO camera specific dll files to your Micro-Manager directory
Files needed for all pco.sdk based cameras:
pco_conv.dll
pco_cdlg.dll
sc2_cam.dll
In case of Camera Link HS (CLHS) interface you also need:
sc2_clhs.dll
In case of Camera Link (CL) interface you also need:
Silicon Software ME3: sc2_cl_me3.dll
Silicon Software ME4: sc2_cl_me4.dll
Matrox: sc2_cl_mtx.dll, clsermtx.dll, mtxclsermil.dll
National Instruments: sc2_cl_nat.dll
For a Genicam interface based camera like pco.swir you also need:
Genicam interface dll: sc2_genicam.dll
Genicam dll folder : ./genicam
Including:
GCBase_MD_VC141_v3_3.dll
GenApi_MD_VC141_v3_3.dll
Log_MD_VC141_v3_3.dll
MathParser_MD_VC141_v3_3.dll
NodeMapData_MD_VC141_v3_3.dll
XmlParser_MD_VC141_v3_3.dll
The files are part of the pco.camware, pco.sdk or pco.runtime installation. Please install at least one of these software packages.
After installation please copy the corresponding dll files into your Micro-Manager directory. Depending on your Mirco-Manager installation 32/64bit you need to look for different dlls. Installing the 64bit version on a 64bit system is recommended.
Looking for 64bit dlls:
C:\Program files\PCO Digital Camera Toolbox\pco.camware
C:\Program files(x86)\PCO Digital Camera Toolbox\pco.sdk\bin64.
C:\Program files(x86)\PCO Digital Camera Toolbox\pco.runtime\bin64.
Looking for 32bit dlls:
C:\Program files(x86)\PCO Digital Camera Toolbox\pco.sdk\bin.
C:\Program files(x86)\PCO Digital Camera Toolbox\pco.runtime\bin.
If you are not administrator when installing the PCO camera software, it may install to C:\Users\(Your username)\AppData\Roaming, so you may need to look there as well.
Please refer to the following Installation Guide for further help: Installation Guide
Please be informed that starting with nightly build of 23rd of August 2020 pco stopped software support for SensiCam (also DiCam) and PixelFly. Nightly builds up to this date will still work with these camera types.
–FRE / excelitas pco gmbh 24th of October 2023
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