OpenScan3 Firmware: How tasks work in practice
A practical look at how tasks work in OpenScan3: lifecycle, states, progress, logs, cancellation, and why some tasks stay in the background while others take over the interface.
OpenScan3: Task System Introduction
This post introduces the OpenScan3 task system and explains how it improves long-running workflows, interface feedback, and extensibility.
OpenScan3 Firmware: Smooth Moves
OpenScan3 replaces OpenScan2’s “delay tuning” with a simple motion model: max_speed and acceleration. This post explains the new mental model (trapezoid vs triangle profiles) and gives a pr...
OpenScan3 Firmware: The Coordinate System
This post explains how OpenScan3 represents camera viewpoints using two angles (φ and θ) instead of (x, y, z), and how those angles map directly to the OpenScan Mini and OpenScan Classic. ...
OpenScan3 Firmware: Projects & Scans
This post explains how OpenScan3 separates Projects and Scans to support multi-pass scanning, flexible capture strategies, and automation-friendly workflows.
OpenScan3 Firmware: An Architectural Overview
An overview of the architecture behind the OpenScan3 firmware, explaining core design decisions, abstractions and how different parts of the system fit together.
Worlds first fully automated 3d copy machine
It has been a long-standing dream to have a machine into which you can simply place an object, press a button, and obtain an exact copy. Through the power of open-source software and open hardware,...
Is OpenScan an Open Source project?
The short answer is absolutely yes, the longer answer gets a bit more nuanced and we will have to dig into some details. So if you are concerned or just interested, stick around and feel free to sh...
360 degree 3D Scan without any post-processing
This post will guide you through the process of creating a complete 3d model using the OpenScanCloud and the newly introduced "combine" function in the latest beta firmware First, take a look at so...
Update on the upcoming OpenScan firmware release (IMX519 + other changes)
For almost two years, I have been working on the first version of the firmware for the OpenScan Mini + Classic. And so far, I have been able to release updates, that could be easily installed throu...