View source for Fabrication and Assembly Guide

This page will walk you through the steps of building your own MINIscope system.

== Ordering custom parts ==
The filter set, MINIscope body, and Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) need to be custom made. Below you will find all the information you will need to order these parts.

=== Filter set ===
The MINIScope needs one excitation filter , one emission filter, and one 45 degree dichroic mirror. The filers must be cut to 4mm x 4mm and the dichroic must be cut to 4.8mm x 4mm. Filter and dichroic substrates should not exceed 1.1mm thick. [https://www.chroma.com Chroma] provides affordable filter sets and quick custom cutting services but filter sets from any supplier should work as long as they meet our dimensional requirements.

=== MINIscope housing ===
=== Printed circuit boards ===

== Ordering standard parts ==
Screws, magnets, and wires can all be ordered through [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr].

Electronic components can be ordered though [http://www.digikey.com Digikey]. 

Optical lenses can be ordered through [http://www.edmundoptics.com/ Edmund Optics].

Grin lenses can be ordered through [http://www.grintech.de/ Grintech].

'''Please refer to the [[Part Lists|part list]] for part numbers and suppliers.'''

== Assembling MINIscope housing ==
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== Building cables ==

== Assembling electronics ==

== Flashing DAQ firmware ==

== Installing DAQ software ==