Installation/setup
Install pycro-manager using
pip install pycromanagerDownload newest version of micro-manager 2.0
Open Micro-Manager, select tools-options, and check the box that says Run server on port 4827 (you only need to do this once)
Verify that installation worked
Run the following code:
from pycromanager import Core
core = Core()
print(core)
which will give an output like:
<pycromanager.core.mmcorej_CMMCore object at 0x7fe32824a208>
Troubleshooting
Upon creating the Bridge, you may see an error with something like:
UserWarning: Version mistmatch between Java ZMQ server and Python client.
Java ZMQ server version: 2.4.0
Python client expected version: 2.5.0
In this case case your Micro-manager version Pycro-manager versions are out of sync. The best fix is to down the latest versions of both. Uprgade to the latest Pycro-manager with: pip install pycromanager --upgrade