laser Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/laser/ Open source electronic projects Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:21:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.open-electronics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-logo-32x32.jpeg laser Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/laser/ 32 32 32754084 Building a Laser Microscope https://www.open-electronics.org/building-a-laser-microscope/ https://www.open-electronics.org/building-a-laser-microscope/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:21:22 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=36544 If your Blu-ray player has gone from being the centerpiece of your home theater to a dust-collecting ornament, here’s a project for you. Doctor Volt recently published a post explaining how to transform a Samsung BD-J5900 Blu-ray player into a laser scanning microscope. One of the main advantages of a laser scanning microscope over optical […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/building-a-laser-microscope/feed/ 0 36544 Smart foosball with Arduino https://www.open-electronics.org/smart-foosball-with-arduino/ https://www.open-electronics.org/smart-foosball-with-arduino/#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:04:47 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=33188 In this project we will see a table football that detects the goals from both doors and displays the result on an android tablet. The circuit is very simple: an Arduino Mega detects goals through two photoresistors and two laser diodes. Arduino sends the necessary data to the Android tablet via the USB connection. More […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/smart-foosball-with-arduino/feed/ 0 33188 Laser Anemometer https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-anemometer-2/ https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-anemometer-2/#respond Fri, 24 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=35395 This instructable explains how to make an anemometer from an Arduino Uno R3, two VL6180X laser distance modules, and a section of plastic drain pipe or similar. Processing3 is used to display the wind speed and wind direction. The wind direction is independent of the pipe dimensions. The sensitivity to wind speed depends on the […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-anemometer-2/feed/ 0 35395 Laser Video & Transparency Projector https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-video-transparency-projector/ https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-video-transparency-projector/#respond Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=35385   Lasers have always intrigued me. I have two Helium-Neon Lasers (gas discharge, not solid state), one red the other green. I also have several laser pointers. I like lasers. Several years ago I came across an instructable that showed that you could take the narrow beam of a laser and spread it out into […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-video-transparency-projector/feed/ 0 35385 Laser anemometer https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-anemometer/ https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-anemometer/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=35409 In this project we will see how to make an anemometer (instrument for measuring wind speed and direction) using an Arduino Uno R3, two VL6180X laser distance modules and a section of tube made of plastic or similar materials. We will also use Processing3 to display wind speed and direction, the latter being independent of […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-anemometer/feed/ 0 35409 This joystick-controlled machine draws light trails using a laser https://www.open-electronics.org/this-joystick-controlled-machine-draws-light-trails-using-a-laser/ https://www.open-electronics.org/this-joystick-controlled-machine-draws-light-trails-using-a-laser/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:33:37 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=30414 Lasers are awesome. Glow-in-the-dark surfaces are, too. As seen here, Justin and Brett were able to combine the two into an excellent drawing machine made from scrap materials and discarded wood. Their device uses a pair of gearmotors under Arduino control to actuate a rack-and-pinion gantry system over a canvas painted with phosphorescent powder. A […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/this-joystick-controlled-machine-draws-light-trails-using-a-laser/feed/ 0 30414 Laser Drawing Machine https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-drawing-machine/ https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-drawing-machine/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:09:22 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=30255 Draw phosphorescent light trails with a machine designed and built completely from scratch! More info

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/laser-drawing-machine/feed/ 0 30255 MotionPro 6600: The Motion Controller For All Your Needs https://www.open-electronics.org/motionpro-6600-the-motion-controller-for-all-your-needs/ https://www.open-electronics.org/motionpro-6600-the-motion-controller-for-all-your-needs/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:22:43 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=24324 MotionPro 6600 is a new motion controller development board for any electronic project with moving parts such as milling machines, robots, mechanical arms, sliders or moving part machines. Designed for any application or project that uses stepper motors for fine motion control, the motionPro 6600 has been created for makers, developers and enthusiasts building : – […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/motionpro-6600-the-motion-controller-for-all-your-needs/feed/ 0 24324 Build an open source Laser Reflection Barrier https://www.open-electronics.org/build-an-open-source-laser-reflection-barrier/ https://www.open-electronics.org/build-an-open-source-laser-reflection-barrier/#comments Thu, 04 May 2017 15:25:13 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=20403   It allows us to detect the presence and passage of an object thanks to the combination of a laser diode which emits a light ray and a phototransistor which detects reflected light.   Robotics applications and industrial control systems normally make use of optical systems in order to detect proximity and passing of objects, […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/build-an-open-source-laser-reflection-barrier/feed/ 1 20403 An open source 3D Scanner made with Raspberry Pi https://www.open-electronics.org/an-open-source-3d-scanner-made-with-raspberry-pi/ https://www.open-electronics.org/an-open-source-3d-scanner-made-with-raspberry-pi/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:00:50 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=17797   By making use Raspberry Pi, we created an easy to build 3D scanner to be used for the acquisition of three-dimensional models via a video camera and a laser   3D printing keeps on establishing itself, mostly thanks to the availability of more user-friendly 3D printers and price drops. Those who use a 3D […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/an-open-source-3d-scanner-made-with-raspberry-pi/feed/ 7 17797 An Arduino-Powered Laser Engraver That You Can Build https://www.open-electronics.org/an-arduino-powered-laser-engraver-that-you-can-build/ https://www.open-electronics.org/an-arduino-powered-laser-engraver-that-you-can-build/#respond Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:20:23 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=16259 MichielD99 is a 16 year old Belgian teenage maker. It is amazing that, with the tools and materials available today, a young person, really any person, can create something as sophisticated and professional-looking as this laser engraver. To drive the machine, he used an Arduino UNO with two NEMA-17 stepper motors and stepper motor drivers […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/an-arduino-powered-laser-engraver-that-you-can-build/feed/ 0 16259 Be a Jedi or Sith with less than $225! On Kickstarter now! https://www.open-electronics.org/be-a-jedi-or-sith-with-less-than-225-on-kickstarter-now/ https://www.open-electronics.org/be-a-jedi-or-sith-with-less-than-225-on-kickstarter-now/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:04:17 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=14165 May the Force be with you! Great project dedicated to all of us born in the “Star Wars saga” years. If you dreamed to be a Jedi or a Sith, now you can purchase on Kickstarter the spare parts to build your own laser-sabre and all the accessories to be a perfect cosplayer! Still 10 […]

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