Tag: triggerscope
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Triggerscope 4 Released – with New Software and New Micromanager Driver Options
I’m excited today to announce the release of the Triggerscope version 4. TG4 marks a major improvement in the performance and capability of the Triggerscope. New Features New Software In addition to the release of Triggerscope 4, ARC is introducing a python-based, multi-platform compatible standalone control application. Our application can be installed on Windows, OS-X, or…
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High Speed Triggering for Micromanager using Triggerscope Stream Script
Over the past few years, I’ve often battled the Micromanager MDA window, when needing to perform high speed triggered acquisitions. While the system works well for multi channel Z stacks, running timelapse 2 channel streams, or “Z first” streams, didn’t work well. To overcome this, I’ve written a script that pulls all of the MDA…
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Setup Guide for Triggerscope 3B Using MicroManager
Required Components and Preparation For a new Triggerscope 3B shipment, remove from packaging and account for the following: Hardware Connections Once unpackaged and all components are accounted for, plug the 12V power supply into the slot located on the left side of the unit labeled “12V,” and plug the other end of the power supply into…
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New Triggerscope 3-B Adds Range Spanning, LEDs, High Current Drive and More
I’m excited to announce the release of the newest Triggerscope model the 3-B. This version replaces the V3, and is packed with improvements for practical laboratory use, including: DAC Software Range Selection Range selection is now software controllable for each channel. This means you can get a full 16 Bit resolution delivered to your device…
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Mac OSX Serial Terminal for ARC
I’ve long wanted to build a terminal and testing application for my products. Using the exceptional QT Creator, I was able to cook one up in a relatively short period of time! This application was built using the QT Terminal example program, so it will work for the ARC Triggerscope 2, 16, and Triggerscope 3…
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Shutter Configuration of TTL devices in Micromanager
I made this video to show how to use both a state device shutter object and a group shutter object in micro-manager. Hopefully others can make use of it! [youtube width=”600″ height=”365″ video_id=”nnYqcER-7ZI”]
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How to use external triggers on scientific and industrial cameras
Controlling a camera from an external trigger can be very useful. External triggering provides greater timing accuracy, direct control over exposure duration, and remote operation from TTL devices. This is a prime reason I made the Triggerscope controller, so I though it would be useful to explain how this works and what you can do…
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Triggerscope & Micro-Manager Demo LED
With ASCB right around the corner, I’ve been looking for opportunities to showcase the controller, so I’m happy and grateful to announce that the TriggerScope16 will be demonstrated at the Open-Imaging Micro-Manager booth (#1312) this year! Here’s a short video I made showing the new display which will be at the booth. The display uses…
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Acquisition Speed Comparison of MetaMorph, NIS Elements, Micro-Manager
How fast can a typical imaging system really run? What factors affect this? While most research might not require rapid sequential capture, almost all experiments can benefiet from tight exposure/illumination timing, yet few microscope users are aware of timing delays injected into experiments by the control software they are using. So how much delay is…