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...
tldr; Squidmar Miniatures released a great video, where they used the OpenScan Mini and the OpenScanCloud to scan one of their amazing miniatures. As the video is focusing on the results, I want to...
Short Review - New Arducam TOF sensor (Kickstarter)
tldr; Till the end of September, you can get the new Arducam TOF camera on Kickstarter*, where you can now get the device for ~US$30 instead of US$50. What looks like a normal camera, is a depth se...
RaspberryPi HQ and Fujian 35mm f1.6 deep dive
by MichaelX In my blog article I talked about the reasons for building an OpenScan classic with an RPi HQ camera. I also showed a bit of the increase in quality and sharpness of the scans. I sort ...
OpenScan Classic with RPI HQ camera, is it any good?
by MichaelX tldr; I am comparing the OpenScan Mini with the Arudcam IMX519 to the OpenScan Classic with RPI HQ camera with regards to scanning very small parts in very high resolution. The IMX519 ...
Chasing microns - OpenScan Mini accuracy test part 2
TLDR: I improved the setup and got myself some highly accurate steel spheres with nominal diameter of 20 and 25 mm ± 0.0025mm. I used the OpenScan Mini to scan a scene with both spheres, scaled it ...