Setup Wizard¶

The setup wizard opens automatically after importing hardware. It presents the newly imported devices one at a time and, for each device, only the steps that device still needs.

The wizard is optional. Every step it presents is also reachable from the Imported Hardware tree, and leaving the wizard never discards an imported device.

The wizard shell¶

While active, the wizard replaces the central part of the main window.

Wizard on the Configure step for the first of three imported devices (Nikon Ti2e), with the progress bar, device counter, step title, function list, and navigation buttons numbered

Element	Purpose
Progress bar (1)	Position within the whole sequence, across all devices.
Device n of m (2)	Position within the list of imported devices.
Step title (3)	The current step and device, for example Configure - Nikon - Ti2e or Nikon - Ti2e - Set Connection.
Function list (4)	Functions the device provides. All are checked by default. Uncheck the functions that are not installed on the system.
Back / Next (5)	Move one step backward or forward.
Skip Device (6)	Abandon the remaining steps of the current device and move to the next device.
Skip All (7)	Close the wizard, leaving every remaining step unvisited.

Steps¶

The steps presented depend on the functions the device supports and on the selections made in earlier steps. Each step displays the same view as the corresponding entry in the Imported Hardware tree.

Step	Documented under
Configure device	Configuring a device
Set Connection	Connections
Turret configuration	Turrets and filter wheels

The Set Connection step embeds the connection view inside the wizard shell. It shows the connection cell of the current device (1), the Device Controller panel (2), and the cells of other devices that are still unconnected, outlined in red (3).

Connection graph of the Set Connection step for a Nikon Ti2e, with the device connection cell, the Device Controller port panel, and an unconnected camera cell numbered

Note

Skipping a step does not apply default values. The configuration remains incomplete, and the validation check described below reports every skipped item.

Validation before the next stage¶

When you click Next on the last device, the Configurator lists every missing startup value and connection, grouped by device. The report opens in a popup. Click the copy icon (1) to copy the report to the clipboard, for example to send it to Inscoper Support.

The report is informational. It does not prevent moving on to the Imaging Software layout stage.

Validation report listing, for each device, the missing connections and startup values

Next step: Proceed to Imaging Software layout.