Installation

OpenFlexure Connect is the software we recommend for accessing your microscope.

You can install it on your own computer to control the microscope over your local network, or you can use OpenFlexure directly on the Raspberry Pi inside your microscope.

When you start OpenFlexure Connect it will list any microscopes you have access to. You can then connect to a microscope to use it. Each microscope opens in a new window, so you can use multiple microscopes at a time.

If you don’t want to use OpenFlexure Connect use a web browser instead.

Download OpenFlexure Connect

There is no need to download OpenFlexure Connect onto your Raspberry Pi. It’s already included with Raspbian-OpenFlexure.

Windows

Get it from the Chocolatey package manager

Linux

Get it from the Snap Store

Mac OS

Currently, OpenFlexure Connect for Mac OS must be built from source. Instructions can be found in the Readme file on GitLab.

Use a Web Browser

Alternatively, you can control your microscope from any web browser on a computer connected to the same network as your microscope.

By default you should be able to access your microscope from the address:
http://microscope.local:5000 Some networks strip the .local, leaving the address as http://microscope:5000

If that doesn’t work you’ll need to know your microscope’s IP address. You can then access the microscope from:
http://{your microscope's IP address}:5000
inserting your IP address, for example
http://192.168.1.60:5000

Guide to the interface

Using the interface

Source

Source code for OpenFlexure Connect is available on GitLab.

Legacy versions

Legacy versions of OpenFlexure Connect (previously known as OpenFlexure eV) can be found on the build server.

OpenFlexure Connect is licensed under the GNU General Public License (v3). Installed our software? See our privacy policy.