Prairie Technologies MATLAB Toolbox—A small collection of MATLAB functions that enables simple interface with confocal microscopes manufactured by Prairie Technologies.

File Descriptions:

  • import_PrairieTif.m: This function imports TIFF images captured by Prairie Technologies' confocal laser scanning microscopes into MATLAB using the xyczt axis convention. This code has been tested on a specific system, so if it does not work with your images, please submit bugs and sample images for further investigation.

  • prairieView_Com.m: This script allows low-level communication with Prairie View via a TCP connection. It is used for automation tasks such as directing the microscope to a workbench position, loading different settings, and retrieving images. When Prairie View is open, it automatically listens on port 1236 for commands. Commands are simple text messages—refer to the Prairie Script API for further details.