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graph.commit('design', '10 August 2015', $('<div><h4>Hardware Design</h4>Tested maximum movement of our 3D printed stage. Details to be released shortly. We also analysed the bending of the z-axis support under different loads. The Shapeoko z-axis limit-switch needed tinkering with, as it was too wobbly. This was solved with a couple of rubber bands. Classy.</div>')); | graph.commit('design', '10 August 2015', $('<div><h4>Hardware Design</h4>Tested maximum movement of our 3D printed stage. Details to be released shortly. We also analysed the bending of the z-axis support under different loads. The Shapeoko z-axis limit-switch needed tinkering with, as it was too wobbly. This was solved with a couple of rubber bands. Classy.</div>')); | ||
graph.commit('sw', '', $('<div style="margin-top:-40px"><h4>Software</h4> We rewrote our Shapeoko interface to handle hotplugging, waiting on command completion, and continuous position updates.</div>')); | graph.commit('sw', '', $('<div style="margin-top:-40px"><h4>Software</h4> We rewrote our Shapeoko interface to handle hotplugging, waiting on command completion, and continuous position updates.</div>')); | ||
| − | graph.commit('design', '11 August 2015', $('<div><h4>Hardware Design</h4>Overnight we ran a time-lapse using our microscope, taking images of a micrometer scale every 5 minutes. We then used a free, open-source video tracking software called <a href="http://physlets.org/tracker" class="blue">Physlets Tracker</a> which enabled us to analyse the long-term drift of our microscope stage by tracking a single point over the time-lapse.</div>')); | + | graph.commit('design', '11 August 2015', $('<div><h4>Hardware Design</h4>Overnight we ran a time-lapse using our microscope, taking images of a micrometer scale every 5 minutes. We then used a free, open-source video tracking software called <a href="http://physlets.org/tracker" class="blue">Physlets Tracker</a> which enabled us to analyse the long-term drift of our microscope stage by tracking a single point over the time-lapse.<br>Also, working towards automated stage movement. Wired up an Adafruit unipolar stepper motor to an Arduino, which turned out not to be so straightforward. The motor successfully rotates a bolt to screw it into a nut... but might be not powerful enough for operating the microscope. If only I could take the motors from the Shapeoko or the Ultimaker...</div>')); |
graph.commit('design', '12 August 2015', $('<div><h4>Hardware Design</h4>The morning was spent in the Department of Engineering, doing 3-point bending tests on 3D printed material using the Instron machine. We were analysing different thicknesses of samples and different printing styles and comparing strength and flexibility. Ultimately this will allow us to see which parts of our microscope are more likely to fail.</div>')); | graph.commit('design', '12 August 2015', $('<div><h4>Hardware Design</h4>The morning was spent in the Department of Engineering, doing 3-point bending tests on 3D printed material using the Instron machine. We were analysing different thicknesses of samples and different printing styles and comparing strength and flexibility. Ultimately this will allow us to see which parts of our microscope are more likely to fail.</div>')); | ||
graph.commit('sw', '', $('<div style="margin-top:-40px"><h4>Software</h4> Our Shapeoko interface is now fully integrated with the rest of our software library! We can now use smart action queueing, and automated image scanning is coming soon (when we mount the microscope on it) — stay tuned for an awesome new microscope interface!</div>')); | graph.commit('sw', '', $('<div style="margin-top:-40px"><h4>Software</h4> Our Shapeoko interface is now fully integrated with the rest of our software library! We can now use smart action queueing, and automated image scanning is coming soon (when we mount the microscope on it) — stay tuned for an awesome new microscope interface!</div>')); | ||
| + | graph.commit('optics','13 August 2015',$('<div><h4>Optics<h4>Swapped the cheap (and not really sufficient) filters for Comar dichroics. Had to do some super safe glass cutting to make them fit. With this optical set up inside the fluorescence cube, finally managed to register fluorescence properly! Having some issues with the Raspberry Pi camera, though: it tries to be too smart and calculate white balance and exposure time... which actually makes our images worse. Sigh... Working on it.</div>')); | ||
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