Motorized Olympus BH2 for reflected light microscopy

[onilink_]

Hello,
Here is my Olympus BH2 I motorized some time ago.

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I also made a frame/box to protect it from dust.
It works pretty well.

I'm using it to make microchips captures.

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It is precise enough to capture images with a 100x/1.25 oil objective.
Some of my captures took more than 12h, without any human interaction necessary.

If you want to see more, my website is on my profile.

[Saul]

Impressive ! What is used to control steppers ?

[onilink_]

Impressive ! What is used to control steppers ?

Thanks! A RAMPS board / Arduino mega / TMC2208 drivers.
Something that was very common for controlling 3D printers a few years ago.