This is the repository for the in-incubator microscope. It is capable to acquire Time-Lapse videos from living cells inside an incubator.
The current version of the Z-stage is inspired by the flexure-bearing Z-stage from Richard Bowman's openflexure microscope design. Their open-source project can be found here.
Each functional block has an Arduino acting as a BUS-communicator. Therefore it's possible to control (i.e. switch on/off) devices from the MASTER-device (i.e. Raspberry pi). We aim to build a low-cost solution for high throughput acquisitions, acting as a new tools for (not only) biologists.
It is a very early developer version. Please feel free to contribute to the documentation and device development.
Fluorescence version:
- X/Y/Z/t Acquisitions possible
- Fluorescent imaging
- Quantitative Phase Imaging
- modularized design
- Low-cost acquisition
- based on off-the-shelf components
- Open-Source
The Bill of Materials is always the most up-to-date version!
| Name | Properties | Price | Link | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseplate puzzle | - | 5€ | Base-plate | 5 |
| Module: Z-Stage | - | ?? € | Z-Stage | 1 |
| Module: Mirror 45° | - | 5€ | Mirror 45 | 1 |
| Module: Raspberry Camera | - | ??€ | RaspiCam | 1 |
| Module: LED | - | ??€ | LED | 1 |
| Module: Dichroic Beam splitter | - | ??€ | Dichroic Beam splitter | 1 |
To acquire the STL-files use the UC2-Configurator. The files themselves are in the RAW folder. The module can be built using injection-moulded (IM) or 3D-printed (3DP) cubes.
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