Getting Started

Install prerequisites

Download NI-DAQmx (opens in a new tab), Node.js (opens in a new tab), and Visual Studio (opens in a new tab).

Make sure you're using MATLAB 2021a or a newer version.

Install all the required MATLAB toolboxes:

• Instrument Control Toolbox
• Optimization Toolbox
• Image Processing Toolbox
• Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox

Clone the repo

Run the following in your terminal

git clone https://github.com/adamcohenlab/luminos-microscopy.git

Build the libraries

Open the luminos folder in Matlab, and build the C and JavaScript libraries by running the following in Matlab

build

Create a NI DAQ simulator

Follow the quick instructions here (opens in a new tab) to create a simulated NI DAQ. You can select the USB X Series 6363 DAQ. Alternatively, if you have an NI DAQ, plug it in.

Take note of the device name, which should be something like Dev1.

Edit the initializer

Open the Simulator.json file (you can do this in MATLAB with edit Simulator.json). This file contains all the configuration data for your application. Replace all instances of Dev1 with the name of your device.

Run the simulator app

Run the app in Matlab:

app = Simulator_App();

There you have it! You should see a simulated camera with stripes, and luminos in the browser. Follow the next tutorial to hook up your hardware.