Installing

Installing micromanager

pymmcore-plus relies on the device adapters and C++ core provided by mmCoreAndDevices. For most people the easiest way to get this will be to install micro-manager. There are two ways to do this:

1. Download

   Go to the micro-manager downloads page and download the latest release for your Operating System.

2. Using install utility.

   On Windows or Mac You can run:

   python -m pymmcore_plus.install
   

   to automatically install micro-manager.

On Linux

On a linux based system the easiest approach is to just install the C++ core of micromanager, mmCoreAndDevices. To do that follow the build instructions in the mmCoreAndDevices README.