| Summary: | Device Adapter for FLIR cameras that use the Spinnaker interface |
| Available since: | 2019 |
The Spinnaker device adapter was created by CAIRN.
Installation
For Micro-Manager versions after 2021-03-08 (both 1.4 and 2.0 builds), download and install the Spinnaker V2.3.0.77 driver Though it was expected that Micro-Manager would work with all versions 2 of Spinnaker, this is not the case. Use version 2.3.0.77, which is available in the Spinnaker archive. For Micro-Manager versions prior to 2021-03-08, download and install the Spinnaker driver from the CAIRN website.
In the Spinnaker installer, you can choose “camera evaluation” or “Application development” (the latter includes more stuff you do not need if you do not build code yourself). Make sure to select the driver for the type of camera you use (GigE, USB or USB legacy), I don’t think it hurts to install all of them. You will need the Visual Studio 2015 Runtime files, and it is nice to also install “Spinview” to make sure the camera works.
There are (old) instructions in this pdf on the CAIRN website. Note that it is not needed to download 2.0-beta3-20181129, newer versions of Micro-Manager (1.4 and 2.0) work as well or better, and already include the file mmgr_dal_Spinnaker.dll.
RGB8 mode results in RGB images as of build 2021-03-08. BGRa8 mode (preferred for RGB if your camera has it) is supported as of 2021-03-09.