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Supplemental Assembly Photos

Supplemental Assembly Photos
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The supplemental assembly images in this section are included for additional guidance for the IO Rodeo kits and are not a substitute for the official build instructions.

Prepare the Main Body

In the before images you can see how the main body arrives in the kit with the brim and support ties. The after images show how the part will look after you have trimmed and removed the brim and support ties.

Assemble the Actuators

Large gears assembly

Images from attaching the viton bands and feet assembly steps

Assemble the optics

Assembled Basic Optics Module for the Low-Cost microscope
Assembled Optics Module for the High-Resolution microscope

Assemble and mount the illumination

Image of Condenser Arm before and after mounting the Condenser Lens using the Lens Tool

Image of OpenFlexure after mounting the Illumination Dovetail & Condenser Arm

Assemble the motors

Image of OpenFlexure after mounting the Stepper Motors, Cable Tidies and Sample Clips

Complete the wiring

We prefer to connect the camera cable first before mounting the Raspberry Pi into the electronics drawer. It is easier to access the cable connector before placing it in the drawer.

The Sangaboard mounts directly onto the Raspberry Pi GPIO 40-pin header. The camera cable passes through a slot in the Sangaboard.

In this example, a red & black cable was used however in your kit the cable might be red & orange. It is important to match the header on the cable so that the + pin on the illumination PCB is connected to the + pin on the Sangaboard. In this example, the red cable connects the + pin on both the illumination pcb header and Sangaboard header.
Assembled OpenFlexure Microscope