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Status 6/26/16

A project log for Web Enabled Microscope

Enhance a microscope with web control, enabling gigapixel panoramic or focus stacked shots, live streaming/control and more!

justin-kennyJustin Kenny 06/27/2016 at 04:430 Comments

Finished modeling the two axis motors today and came up with a first pass at the motor to slide holder interface. It's not pretty but it should get the job done, assuming it isn't too much friction for the tiny Y-axis motor to handle. I'll print these 3 new parts along with the new focus motor mount Monday.

As far as electronics goes, currently I'm still using an Arduino running Grbl controlled directly by a PC (using serial terminal). Next step once I get everything working mechanically is to figure out the X/Y/Z steps/mm and speed/acceleration parameters to lock down in Grbl, then interface the Arduino with an ESP8266 running a basic web server for control.

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