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 +See also: http://microwiki.org
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 Since microscopes are a critical instrument this section provides information on both microscope techniques and equipment.  There are already many good sites on microscope techniques so the focus will be more on discussing which ones are relevant for ICs and providing external links to provide more information. Since microscopes are a critical instrument this section provides information on both microscope techniques and equipment.  There are already many good sites on microscope techniques so the focus will be more on discussing which ones are relevant for ICs and providing external links to provide more information.
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 +[[:motor:stepper]]
  
 ====== General reccomendations (optical) ======  ====== General reccomendations (optical) ====== 
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 My standard system is something like: My standard system is something like:
   * Olympus BH2 core w/ BH2-UMA   * Olympus BH2 core w/ BH2-UMA
 +  * Chassis
 +    * Don't have a consistent option here
 +    * Post mounted (ex: BH2 BHMJ) is easy to use
 +    * The large frame used on prawnscope is relatively popular, but I don't know model number
   * Surplus linear stages   * Surplus linear stages
     * Retrofitted with MDrive17 integrated driver stepper motors     * Retrofitted with MDrive17 integrated driver stepper motors
     * Machined mounts     * Machined mounts
-  * Newport mirror mount for leveling (mounted upside down)+  * Mirror mount for leveling 
 +    * Full size: large mount (ex: Newport NRC 39) rightside up 
 +    * Small / low cost: small mount (ex: Newport MM2) upside down
   * Machinekit on beagle bone black (BBB) as CNC controller   * Machinekit on beagle bone black (BBB) as CNC controller
-    * Usually with an Adafruit 572: Proto Cape Kit for BeagleBone & Beagle Bone Black+    * Usually with an Adafruit 572 (Proto Cape Kit for BeagleBone & Beagle Bone Black) for connectors and/or level translation
   * Thinkpad T61p controlling the microscope   * Thinkpad T61p controlling the microscope
   * MU800 microscope camera   * MU800 microscope camera
   * Modified v4l Linux driver for the MU800   * Modified v4l Linux driver for the MU800
     * For direct RGB control     * For direct RGB control
-  * pr0ntools (libpano core) for image stitching+  * prawntools (libpano core) for image stitching
  
-[[https://siliconpr0n.org/wiki/doku.php?id=mcmaster|Specific system information here]]+[[https://siliconprawn.org/wiki/doku.php?id=mcmaster|Specific system information here]]
  
  
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 Follow the [[http://hugin.sourceforge.net/tutorials/scans/en.shtml|Hugin tutorial for stitching scanner images]]. If you have an XY stage, you can take out the rotation parameter since it should be negligible. Follow the [[http://hugin.sourceforge.net/tutorials/scans/en.shtml|Hugin tutorial for stitching scanner images]]. If you have an XY stage, you can take out the rotation parameter since it should be negligible.
  
-====== Field Stop (FS) and Aperature Stop (FS) ======  
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-Properly adjusted can give a real improvement in image quality.  Unadjusted (Mit20x objejective): 
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-{{:microscope:as_fs_unadj_mit20x.jpg?300|}} 
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-Adjusted (Mit20x objejective): 
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-{{:microscope:as_fs_adj_mit20x.jpg?300|}} 
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-====== DIY non-optical ======  
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-  * [[http://sxm4.uni-muenster.de/stm-en/|STM Construction Kit]] 
-  * [[http://www.e-basteln.de/|STM: A project by Jurgen Muller]] 
-  * http://dberard.com/home-built-stm/ 
  
microscope/start.1516819034.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/01/24 18:37 by mcmaster