OpenFlexure Microscope Kit

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This is an unassembled kit containing parts for making an OpenFlexure Microscope v7. The OpenFlexure Microscope is an open hardware, 3D-printed, lab-grade automated microscope. Lea rn more at Spotlight: Building an OpenFlexure Microscope. For each kit sold, 20% of profits is donated to the Humanitarian Technology Trust. Kit Contents The OpenFlexure Microscope kit contains most of the parts for making either the low-cost or the high-resolution version of the OpenFlexure Microscope v7. The kit includes all of the 3D-printed parts plus the popular Microscope Assembly Kit. Visit the Product Guide for a detailed list of the kit contents including photos of all of the parts. 3D-Printed Parts Microscope parts in custom colors. Choose from several listed color options for the Primary color, Accent color & Base color. More color options can be found in this page of the Product Guide. Select the "other/custom" color option and fill out the customize colors form to let us know which colors you want to use for your microscope. Black optics parts for making either the low-cost or high-resolution OpenFlexure microscope Actuator assembly tools and lens tool Microscope Assembly Kit contains: Raspberry Pi Camera Board v2 - 8 Megapixels - with 20cm long flex ribbon cable and lens removal tool Sangaboard v0.5 - pre-programmed and tested 3 x 28BYJ-48 5V stepper motors 64GB High Speed MicroSD Card with Raspbian OpenFlexure OS Condenser Lens (5mm focal length plastic lens) Light Oil (approx. 1 mL in squeeze bottle) Illumination Kit: Illumination LED board with 12” long 2-pin cable and 3 x LED diffusers 2.5mm Ball-End Allen Key Hardware Kit: 17 x M3 10mm Socket Head Screws, 18 x 6.5mm self-tapping screws, 4 x M3 25mm Hex Bolt Screws, 3 x M3 Brass Nuts, 21 x M3 Hex Nuts, 8 x M3 Washers, 3 x O-Ring, 1 x M3 8mm Socket Head Screw, 1 x set of extra parts Additional Components Not Included Raspberry Pi requirements For both versions of the OpenFlexure microscope, you will also need a Raspberry Pi. As described in the Online Documentation, the microscope software supports Versions 3B, 3B+, and 4B. You can provide your own Raspberry Pi with power supply or you can purchase a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B and power supply as separate products from our online store. Raspberry Pi 4 Model B - 4 GB RAM Raspberry Pi power supply, 5.1V 3A with USB C High-Resolution Optics Components To build the High-Resolution version, you will also need to two additional optical components: 12.7mm achromatic doublet lens and microscope objective. You can supply your own optics for this part or purchase these from our online store. Microscope Plan Objective 40X 12.7 mm achromatic lens Show more