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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+### Section 1: Imports ###
+
+import sys, os
+#library_path = str(r'C:/Users/hoodl/anaconda3/envs/default/Lib/site-packages/pyAndorSDK2/libs')
+#sys.path.append(library_path)
+from pyAndorSDK2 import atmcd
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import time
+
+cam = atmcd(r'C:/Users/hoodl/anaconda3/envs/default/Lib/site-packages/pyAndorSDK2/libs') #load the atmcd library
+
+### Section 2: Initializations and Settings ###
+
+cam.Initialize("/usr/local/etc/andor") #initialise camera # C:\Program Files\Andor SDK
+cam.CoolerON() # Turns on TEC
+cam.SetTemperature(-40) # TEC temp
+cam.SetAcquisitionMode(1) # Single scan
+cam.SetReadMode(4) # Image readmode
+cam.SetShutter(0,1,50,50) # (0,1,50,50) opens shutter
+cam.SetExposureTime(.1) # 1 second
+cam.SetTriggerMode(0) # External TTL trigger
+(ret, xpixels, ypixels) = cam.GetDetector() # Returns detector properties
+imagesize = xpixels*ypixels # Set image size
+cam.SetImage(1, 1, 1, xpixels, 1, ypixels) # Sets ROI?
+cam.StartAcquisition() # Starts acquisition cycling
+
+### Section 3: Acquisition, Processing, and Clean up ###
+
+# Begin acquisition
+
+print("Before WaitForAcquisition...")
+cam.WaitForAcquisition() # Waits for trigger then takes image
+print("Trigger received...")
+
+# Process and plot image
+
+(ret, fullFrameBuffer) = cam.GetMostRecentImage(imagesize) # Retrieves most recent image
+image = np.reshape(fullFrameBuffer, (512,512))  # Converts c_long 262k array to 512x512 image numpy array
+plt.imshow(image)  # Plots image
+plt.savefig("C:/Users/hoodl/Desktop/img.jpeg")
+
+
+# Clean up
+
+cam.CancelWait() # Cancels WaitForAcquisition
+cam.AbortAcquisition() # Cancels StartAcquisition
+cam.StartAcquisition() # Restarts StartAcquisition
+cam.ShutDown()
+
+if ret == 20002:
+    print("Script ran correctly...")
+else:
+    print("Script failed...")
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