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SangaBoard 0.3 not recognised
Hello folks, i have build sangaboard 0.3 a week ago and from that time i am trying to get it working, didnt find any failure on the board itself. When i connect the board to the programmer, i have no...
View ArticleAlternative control and position of slide for filming
HI, I am a photographer/ filmmaker who has very little electronics and no coding experience (besides making a LED blink with an Arduino!) . A am wanting to setup a system where I can electronically...
View ArticleCustom ofm for project
hello, I’m currently working on this project in college, there are a few things I want to say, first, I want to ask about the use of raspi 5 and camera module v3, is it true that it cannot be used in...
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Microscope extensions - staging - endstops
Hi, I’ve had issues with breaking actuators of the main body while pushing the microscope into extreme x and y positions (probably due to poor PLA). This made me think of movement restrictions. I have...
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Microscope V7 vs Delta
Hello, I’m wanting to build a scope but I an completely undecided on which version I should go for… I like the sound of the delta since it seems to be more stable but it seems like it may be a bit...
View ArticleWill a Raspberry Pi 3B+ & V1.3 camera work?
I just want to build one to see what it can do. If it’s suitable but slow, I can buy a new Pi, but if I can., I’d prefer to avoid the £50 for now. WIll the 3B+ work - albeit slowly? Same for the...
View ArticleWould sangboard V05 work with Delta Stage with reflection illumination model?
It mentions that it works with v03 and V02, but we found a link to order online sangboard v05 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic
View ArticleUploading Sangaboard firmware to v.05 board
Hi Folks, I’d appreciate some help please. I am working on Windows 11. I am following instructions at: arduino_code · master · Bath Open Instrumentation Group / Sangaboard · GitLab I installed...
View ArticleMotor connection problems
Hi all!! We are a group of university students and we are trying to build an openflexure sangastage microscope. We have connected everything according to the diagram on the openflexure website. We are...
View ArticleLCD screen attached
Hi everyone! I am a college student working on a project using the high-resolution microscope. Has anyone integrated an LCD screen with this microscope? If so, how did you handle the wiring?...
View ArticleZ motor gets very hot
Hello. I completed building the cheap microscope V7 and it works, but the Z axis motor becomes too hot to touch (so in excess of 50C) within 10 minutes. Since the 'scope is PLA with a glass...
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Stage not connected arduino
hello, I have some problems regarding the motor, I have uploaded the sangaboard v3 firmawre according to github on the arduino nano, when I want to test the ofm there are some problems such as stage...
View ArticleUpgrade Guide -common parts marker
Hi, I stared with a Low-Cost OFM and want to upgrade to HigRes or Upright There are several requests what is needed in the forum. I want to share an Idea here: Wouldn’t it be helpful to have a matrix...
View ArticleConnection problem with OpenFlexure Connect using Sangaboard v0.5.4
I just finished the assembly of the high resolution microscope (v7). After mounting the hardware, I assembled the electronic components as shown in the assembly tutorial (Assembly Instructions). As...
View ArticleNo Stage movement
Hi- just finished my hi-res v7 with sangaboard 5. All well but motors don’t seem to be moving stage. They turn on but no motion. The O-rings and gears appear to be in place correctly. Thanks! 4 posts...
View ArticleRaspi wont turn on
Hi Hi, I’m sorry if I ask a lot of questions, earlier I did an update with: sudo ofm update sudo ofm upgrade installation on the terminal was successful, but when I rebooted my raspi want turn on,...
View ArticleSangaboard v5 Firmware update
Hey guys, first time reaching out due to some issues with the Sangaboard v.05. I am currently trying to work on a project where I want to access motors. Since I barely found any information regarding...
View ArticleConnecting to WPA2-Enterprise Networks (e.g., Eduroam, university settings)
We’d really like to get our OpenFlexure connected to Eduroam (or our University of Toronto WiFi). We really only have WPA2-Enterprise networks at our disposal, due to very stringent university...
View ArticleOpenflexure for microfluidic
Hi everyone, I’m new here and also in the field of microscopy. My research investigates the interactions between minerals and fatty acids vesicles, and to do so I’m using a microfluidic system. As I’m...
View ArticleBuilding a high-res OpenFlexure Upright Microscope (v7.0.0-beta2) using parts...
As a follow-up to our recent build, I am considering purchasing a second OpenFlexure Microscope v7 kit from Rodeostat (Kit + 40x objective + 12.7mm achromatic lens + RPi 4B + RPi power supply), and...
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