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== The Imaging Source Camera Device Adapter ==
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!Summary:
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|Interfaces with [http://www.theimagingsource.com The Imaging Source] Cameras
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!Author:
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| Falk Dettmar
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!License:
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|GNU LGPL
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!Platforms:
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|Windows and Linux (No Mac driver available)
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!Devices:
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|Cameras
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!Available since version
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|1.3.46 (but see below for problems as of 2018)
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== Installation ==
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'''Summary:'''</td><td>Interfaces with The Imaging Source  [http://www.theimagingsource.com] Cameras</td></tr>
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<tr><td>'''Author:'''</td><td>Falk Dettmar</td></tr>
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<tr><td>'''License:'''</td><td>GNU lesser</td></tr>
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<tr><td>'''Platforms:'''</td><td>Windows XP, also verified in µManager1.4 on Windows 7 64 bit by K.H.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>'''Devices:'''</td><td>Cameras</td></tr>
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<tr><td>'''Installation Notes:'''</td><td>Karl Hoover</td></tr>
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<tr><td>'''Available since version:'''</td><td>1.3.46</td>
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</table>
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Setting up The Imaging Source Software.
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The camera will work out of the box if the driver is installed (either by the [http://www.theimagingsource.com/en_US/support/downloads/ Device Driver installer] or the [http://www.theimagingsource.com/en_US/support/downloads/details/iccapture/ IC Capture software]) since Micro-Manager 1.4.15 and later bundle the required libraries.
  
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1.Install the IC Capture software that comes with the camera and verify you can capture images. This will install a camera device 'driver,' which the rest of the software uses to  control the camera. You might need to first uninstall any old versions of this software.
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== Support ==
  
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2.Install the "IC Imaging Control" v. 3.2 (or later?) from "The Imaging Source" website (Last I checked this is still the v 3.1 version, which won't work with the latest builds of µManager, ask TIS for the 3.2 distribution):
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{{Listserv_Search|The Imaging Source}}
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http://www.theimagingsource.com/downloads/icimagingcontroltrial.en_US.zip
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or for the µManager 1.4 nightly builds:
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ftp://tis_ftp:Imaging199@ftp.theimagingsource.com/Imaging/101abc/ic3.2setup.exe
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3.Ensure µManager can find the library files that "The Imaging Source" installs. This is a little complicated. For some reason, on my computer "The Imaging Source" installs the necessary libraries into an unusual directory:
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=== Snap error "Camera is not initialized" ===
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C:\Program Files\Common Files\IC Imaging Control 3.2\bin\Win32\
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This location will vary with locale and may be slightly different (I think):
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Once you go through the Hardware configuration wizard and successfully create a configuration file using the TIS camera, you may encounter the problem that µManager reports "Camera is not initialized" when you press the "Snap" button.  When that happens, go to the Device/Property Browser (under the Tools menu), select  "Click here for device selection dialog" next to the "Name" property, and then select the camera on the dialog that appears. Restart µManager if necessary, and hopefully the camera now works.
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Specifically, the files you need are as follows:
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C:\Program Files\Common Files\IC Imaging Control 3.2\bin\Win32\TIS_UDSHL08_vc9.dll
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  C:\Program Files\Common Files\IC Imaging Control 3.2\bin\Win32\TIS_DShowLib08.dll
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So, install "Imaging Control" then search your computer for TIS_UDSHL08_vc9.dll and add the directory where it is added to your 'path'
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You do this via:
 
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My Computer" / Properties /Advanced / Environment Variables / System Variables
 
  
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Edit the variable "Path" to begin with that directory + a semicolon i.e. ";" such as:
 
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C:\Program Files\Common Files\IC Imaging Control 3.2\bin\Win32;
 
  
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IFF µManager can find all the above library files, you'll be able to configure the camera!
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== Appendix ==
  
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4.There are some caveats. Triple check that you've got the the IC Imaging Control directory in your 'path.' You should get hold of IC Imaging Control 3.2, if you're using a version of µManager after 1.3.46. If you must try to get IC Imaging Control <b>3.1</b> to work with µManager 1.3.46, when you select the camera in the Hardware Configuration Wizard in step 4 of 9, "The Imaging Source" software might pop-up a verification dialogue in the dead-center of the screen, which may be exactly behind the configuration dialog. This will look exactly like a software hangup. To avoid this, move µManager Hardware configuration wizard away from the center of the screen before step 4 of 9. Then they pop up yet another dialog which asks to to pick the camera model, sometimes even if you have already selected it. Anyhow, just select your camera model and then continue configuring µManager normally. Also make sure someother software or another copy of µManager is not trying to access the camera at the same time.
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=== Installation on Micro-Manager 1.4.14 and earlier ===
  
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# Install the IC Capture software that comes with the camera and verify you can capture images. This will install a camera device driver, which the rest of the software uses to control the camera. You might need to first uninstall any old versions of this software. (You can download IC Capture and/or device drivers from [http://www.theimagingsource.com/en_US/support/downloads/ TIS]).
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# Install the IC Imaging Control SDK, version 3.2 (download from [http://www.theimagingsource.com/en_US/support/downloads/ TIS]). Micro-Manager 1.4.14 and current nightly builds (as of Aug, 2013) require version 3.2.
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# During the installation, make sure to explicitly check "Visual C++ 2008" when you are presented with a page to select the components to install.
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# Copy the following files, found in either ''<your home folder>''\Documents\IC Imaging Control\3.2\classlib\win32\release or ''<your home folder>''\Documents\IC Imaging Control\3.2\classlib\x64\release, to the Micro-Manager-1.4 folder. The following names are hard-coded, and if you have anything with a different name, it is not going to work (renaming a different DLL to match will not work, either, of course).
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#* If you are using 32-bit Micro-Manager (even if Windows is 64-bit): '''TIS_UDSHL09_vc9.dll''' (which in turn requires '''TIS_DShowLib09.dll''')
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#* If you are using 64-bit Micro-Manager: '''TIS_UDSHL09_vc9_x64.dll''' (which in turn requires '''TIS_DShowLib09_x64.dll''')
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=== Problems as of early 2018 ===
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As of early 2018, I (and others) have had difficulty using a USB 3.0 TIS  camera  with MM. The driver is not currently supported by TIS. See the following mailing list post  for more details:
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http://micro-manager.3463995.n2.nabble.com/problem-with-TIScam-td7589042.html#a7589354
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 6 May 2018

Summary: Interfaces with The Imaging Source Cameras
Author: Falk Dettmar
License: GNU LGPL
Platforms: Windows and Linux (No Mac driver available)
Devices: Cameras
Available since version 1.3.46 (but see below for problems as of 2018)

Installation

The camera will work out of the box if the driver is installed (either by the Device Driver installer or the IC Capture software) since Micro-Manager 1.4.15 and later bundle the required libraries.

Support

Imaging Source Click here to search for The Imaging Source on the Micro-Manager mailing list archive.

Snap error "Camera is not initialized"

Once you go through the Hardware configuration wizard and successfully create a configuration file using the TIS camera, you may encounter the problem that µManager reports "Camera is not initialized" when you press the "Snap" button. When that happens, go to the Device/Property Browser (under the Tools menu), select "Click here for device selection dialog" next to the "Name" property, and then select the camera on the dialog that appears. Restart µManager if necessary, and hopefully the camera now works.


Appendix

Installation on Micro-Manager 1.4.14 and earlier

  1. Install the IC Capture software that comes with the camera and verify you can capture images. This will install a camera device driver, which the rest of the software uses to control the camera. You might need to first uninstall any old versions of this software. (You can download IC Capture and/or device drivers from TIS).
  2. Install the IC Imaging Control SDK, version 3.2 (download from TIS). Micro-Manager 1.4.14 and current nightly builds (as of Aug, 2013) require version 3.2.
  3. During the installation, make sure to explicitly check "Visual C++ 2008" when you are presented with a page to select the components to install.
  4. Copy the following files, found in either <your home folder>\Documents\IC Imaging Control\3.2\classlib\win32\release or <your home folder>\Documents\IC Imaging Control\3.2\classlib\x64\release, to the Micro-Manager-1.4 folder. The following names are hard-coded, and if you have anything with a different name, it is not going to work (renaming a different DLL to match will not work, either, of course).
    • If you are using 32-bit Micro-Manager (even if Windows is 64-bit): TIS_UDSHL09_vc9.dll (which in turn requires TIS_DShowLib09.dll)
    • If you are using 64-bit Micro-Manager: TIS_UDSHL09_vc9_x64.dll (which in turn requires TIS_DShowLib09_x64.dll)


Problems as of early 2018

As of early 2018, I (and others) have had difficulty using a USB 3.0 TIS camera with MM. The driver is not currently supported by TIS. See the following mailing list post for more details: http://micro-manager.3463995.n2.nabble.com/problem-with-TIScam-td7589042.html#a7589354

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