OpenFlexure Microscope Assembly Kit

This is a kit containing just the assembly components for making an OpenFlexure Microscope v7.  This Assembly Kit is ideal for users who plan to use their own 3D-printer for making an OpenFlexure Microscope as it has all of the same assembly components as the original OpenFlexure Microscope Kit but without the 3D-printed microscope parts.

20% of profits from the Microscope Assembly Kit is donated to the OpenFlexure development team.

Kit Contents

The assembly kit contains the hardware, electronics and motors as outlined below. You can download the checklist for a printable list of kit contents. Visit the Product Guide for a detailed list of the kit contents including photos of all of the parts.

• Raspberry Pi Camera Board v2 - 8 Megapixels - with 20cm long flex ribbon cable and lens removal tool
• Sangaboard v0.5 - pre-programmed and tested
• 3 x 28BYJ-48 5V stepper motors
• 64GB High Speed MicroSD Card with Raspbian OpenFlexure OS
• Condenser Lens (5mm focal length plastic lens)
• Light Oil
• Illumination Kit: Illumination LED board with 12” long 2-pin cable and 3 x diffusers
• 2.5mm Ball-End Allen Key

• Hardware Kit (11 x M3 10mm Socket Head Screws, 18 x 6.5mm self-tapping screws, 6 x M4 6mm Button Head Screws, 4 x M3 25mm Hex Bolt Screws, 3 x M3 Brass Nuts, 14 x M3 Hex Nuts, 8 x M3 Washers, 3 x O-Ring, 1 x M3 8mm Socket Head Screw, 1 x Bag of extra parts) 

Optional add-on components

The kit does not include a Raspberry Pi but you can purchase a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B along with the kit from our online store.

To build the High-Resolution version, you will also need to two additional optical components: 12.7mm achromatic doublet lens and a suitable microscope objective such as the 40X Plan objective. You can supply your own optics or purchase these from our online store.