https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/image-acquisition/ Recent content in Image-Acquisition on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-12-self-hosted-microscope-hardware-controllers-micromanager-openflexure-pycro/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-12-self-hosted-microscope-hardware-controllers-micromanager-openflexure-pycro/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Modern microscopy has moved far beyond manual knob-turning. Automated microscope control software orchestrates motorized stages, filter wheels, shutters, cameras, and illumination sources to execute complex multi-dimensional acquisition protocols. Instead of sitting at the microscope for hours capturing time-lapse Z-stacks across multiple channels, researchers configure an acquisition workflow and let the software handle the hardware.</p>