MicroFPGA
An affordable and open-source FPGA platform for the electronic control of microscope.
MicroFPGA documentation
MicroFPGA is an FPGA-based platform for the electronic control of microscopes. It aims at using affordable FPGA to generate or read signals from a variety of devices, including cameras, lasers, servomotors, filter-wheels, etc. It can be controlled via Micro-Manager, or its Java, Python and LabView communication libraries, and comes with optional complementary electronics.
Content
Related repositories
MicroFPGA is divided into multiple repositories:
- FPGA configuration
- Micro-Manager device adapter
- Java library
- Python package
- LabView library
- Complementary electronics
Additionally, MicroFPGA can be used together with other projects:
- A Micro-Manager GUI
- Ries lab repositories with compatible servomotor designs
- A custom LaserEngine triggered by MicroFPGA
Cite us
Joran Deschamps, Christian Kieser, Philipp Hoess, Takahiro Deguchi, Jonas Ries, “MicroFPGA: An affordable FPGA platform for microscope control”, HardwareX 2023 (13): e00407, doi:10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00407.
Contact
If you have any question, contact us via the Image.sc forum (tag @jdeschamps or by PMs) or by email joran.deschamps[/at/]fht.org.
MicroFPGA and the Micro-Manager/Python/Java libraries were written by Joran Deschamps, EMBL (2020). The custom electronic boards and the LabView example were developed by Christian Kieser (Electronic Workshop, EMBL).