Can take series of images at different height

AutomaticPatch/GUI.py

@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ def __init__(self, master=None):
                                      )
         self.paramecia.grid(row=2, column=0, padx=2, pady=2)
 
+        self.screenshots = Button(self.misc,
+                                  text='image series',
+                                  state='disable')
+        self.screenshots.grid(row=2, column=1, padx=2, pady=2)
+
         # Messages zone
         self.text_zone = ScrolledText(master=self, width=60, height=10, state='disabled')
         self.text_zone.grid(row=2, column=0, columnspan=3)
@@ -340,6 +345,7 @@ def connect(self):
             self.switch_follow.config(state='normal')
             self.save_pos.config(state='normal', command=self.robot.save_position)
             self.paramecia.config(state='normal')
+            self.screenshots.config(state='normal', command=self.robot.get_image_series(51))
 
             # Checking changes of robot messages and display them
             self.check_message()

AutomaticPatch/PatchClampRobot.py

@@ -654,6 +654,15 @@ def pipettechange(self):
                 break
         pass
 
+    def get_image_series(self, nb_img):
+        z_pos = self.microscope.position(2)
+        for k in range(nb_img):
+            self.microscope.absolute_move(z_pos + k - (nb_img - 1) / 2, 2)
+            self.microscope.wait_motor_stop(2)
+            time.sleep(1)
+            img = self.cam.frame
+            cv2.imwrite('./screenshots/series{}.jpg'.format(k), img)
+
     def get_template_series(self, nb_images):
         """
         Get a series of template images of the tip, at different height, around the center of an image.