Difference between revisions of "Head Mounted Scope"
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The head mounted scope consists of a machined Delrin housing, optical filters and lenses, an excitation light source, and CMOS imaging sensor. The mass of the system in under 3 grams and connected to the DAQ hardware using a single coaxial cable. The body and optical components can be easily hand assembled using only forceps and a torx T2 driver. | The head mounted scope consists of a machined Delrin housing, optical filters and lenses, an excitation light source, and CMOS imaging sensor. The mass of the system in under 3 grams and connected to the DAQ hardware using a single coaxial cable. The body and optical components can be easily hand assembled using only forceps and a torx T2 driver. | ||
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The scope attaches to the head of the animal with the use of a small aluminum baseplate. The baseplate and scope have a matching set of 3 rare-earth magnets which helps with mounting the scope on an awake animal. Once the scope is in place a 00-80 set screw is used to fix it in place. | The scope attaches to the head of the animal with the use of a small aluminum baseplate. The baseplate and scope have a matching set of 3 rare-earth magnets which helps with mounting the scope on an awake animal. Once the scope is in place a 00-80 set screw is used to fix it in place. | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 4 January 2016
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Overview
The head mounted scope consists of a machined Delrin housing, optical filters and lenses, an excitation light source, and CMOS imaging sensor. The mass of the system in under 3 grams and connected to the DAQ hardware using a single coaxial cable. The body and optical components can be easily hand assembled using only forceps and a torx T2 driver.
The scope attaches to the head of the animal with the use of a small aluminum baseplate. The baseplate and scope have a matching set of 3 rare-earth magnets which helps with mounting the scope on an awake animal. Once the scope is in place a 00-80 set screw is used to fix it in place.
