Setup

Requirements

• Windows
• Python 3.9 or newer
• Python virtual environment

Set Up Virtual Environment

python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Install Drivers

To install the required camera drivers, install the following software (drivers are bundled with the vendor software).

Thorlabs

Install ThorImageCAM: https://www.thorlabs.com/software-pages/thorcam

Basler

Install pylon: https://www.baslerweb.com/en/downloads/software/1844667035/

API Documentation

Thorlabs

Download and unzip the Windows SDK and Doc. for Scientific Cameras. The documentation can be found at: Scientific Camera Interfaces\Thorlabs_Camera_Python_API_Reference.pdf

Basler

The Python wrapper documentation for pylon is limited; however, the C/C++ API documentation can be found at: https://docs.baslerweb.com/pylonapi/

Testing

Run the camera test scripts separately to verify each camera connection.

Running without hardware

Run python src/gui/app.py webcam to launch against any connected webcam via OpenCV, or python src/gui/app.py mock for synthetic frames — both let you develop and test the GUI with no scientific camera attached.