From b7857cd04957b384172a56bf2f8133fef19460c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aandreev <me@aandreev.net>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 08:19:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] ignore focus device when setting stages before Z drive

focus device is addressed in Z drive function
---
 src/main/java/org/micromanager/acqj/internal/Engine.java | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/acqj/internal/Engine.java b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/acqj/internal/Engine.java
index 89e818f..b479b9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/micromanager/acqj/internal/Engine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/micromanager/acqj/internal/Engine.java
@@ -814,6 +814,10 @@ public void run() {
                   tmpEvent = event.getSequence().get(0);
                }
                for (String stageDeviceName : tmpEvent.getStageDeviceNames()) {
+                  // skip z stage since it is handled in a separate function
+                  if(stageDeviceName.equals(core_.getFocusDevice())) {
+                     continue;
+                  }
                   //wait for it to not be busy (is this even needed?)
                   core_.waitForDevice(stageDeviceName);
                   //Move Z