Installing EMU

EMU is now distributed with Micro-Manager 2.0.0-gamma (nightly build). To download the latest Micro-Manager 2.0.0-gamma nightly build, refer to this page and choose your platform. EMU is then available from the Plugin menu, under “User Interface”.

If you wish to install it from the source code, then follow the next steps:

1. Download and install Micro-Manager 2-gamma.

2. Install git (for windows users: git bash, or for os mac users: source forge)

3. Download the Java SE Development Kit 8. Set the environment variable JAVA_HOME to the JDK 1.8 folder path (windows).

4. Download and install Maven.

5. Using the git console, go to the folder you wish to install EMU in and type (omitting the $):

   $ git clone https://github.com/jdeschamps/EMU.git
   

6. Navigate to the EMU folder and compile it using the path to Micro-manager:

   Windows (git bash)

   $ cd emu
   $ ./compileAndDeploy-Win.sh "C:\Program\Path\to\MicroManager2gamma"
   

   macOs (terminal)

   $ cd emu
   $ sh compileAndDeploy-Mac.sh /Application/Path/to/MicroManager2gamma/
   

   Note: the script requires bash, which is shipped with the git console on Windows.

   Note: the EMU .jar shipped with Micro-Manager will be overwritten (it is located in the /mmplugins/ folder).

7. Install an EMU plugin by placing the plugin compiled .jar file in “C:\Program\Path\to\MicroManager2gamma\EMU" or use the default plugins.

Note: For macOs users, few manual steps might be required to start Micro-manager.

EMU plugins

• EMU plugin examples
• Build your own plugin with Eclipse Windows Builder
• htSMLM, the Ries group EMU plugin.

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