The CryoFLARE bridge provides a connection between CryoFLARE and the ThermoFisher Advanced scripting package.
The bridge needs python and the Python for Windows extension to be installed on the microscope PC:
The CryoFLARE scripting bridge can be downloaded from here.
Before the bridge can be used the path to a command file and a lock file need to be configured in the script. The paths should point to a location that is accessible from the computer running CryoFLARE. In our setup we use:
lock_file="E:/Data/CryoFLARE_Bridge/cryoflare_bridge.lock"
command_file="E:/Data/CryoFLARE_Bridge/cryoflare_bridge.cmd"
The bridge can be installed with:
> python.exe .\CryoFLARE_Bridge.py install
The service can now be started from the command line by
> NET START CryoFLAREBridge
or from the Service Control Manager