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As promised, I have attached a few pictures to illustrate image quality of my LitePlacer's enhanced vision system. The chip shown in the image is in a TQFP 44 package with 0.8mm / 31 mil pitch, the PCB has corresponding pads. The images are screencaptures from LitePlacer UI in original resolution. I...

Hi Rinus, focus is often an issue, as most "webcams" and "pencams" are focussed for a fixed viewing distance that is farther away than just a few millimeters. Once you rip the PCB, CMOS and optics from their casing, you can often adjust the focus. With the endoscope cameras from ...

I modeled and 3D-printed the following tray tonight. It fits standard 8mm strips with height 1mm - so most passives such as resistors, capacitors, etc. I have cut out the hole locations from the top plate so that the downlooking camera can see the holes, thus I can use the LitePlacer software withou...

Hi Rinus, I have neither built nor used this strip "feeder", should probably call it "strip tray" or "component pod" as Peter suggested - I just found it on Felix's site a while ago and liked the idea. I think your remarks are spot on - here are my thoughts: > 1. Removi...

Hello, it is really interesting to see all these camera mods. I thought I'd join the discussion and share what I have built. I am using modified webcams and custom lighting for both up and downward vision. Basically, I stripped the PCB and optics from some webcams I had bought and put these into 3D ...

Hi Peter, I chose a 22mm MDF (wood-based substrate) panel for my table - the material is commonly used to make furniture and should be available cut to size from many hardware stores at very resonable prices. To achieve the necessary rigidity, I have built a very solid base from 45x45mm alu extrusio...

From my experience, the farther away you mount the valve, the more tube length ("capacity") is in between and as a result, latency increases. The effect is actually similar to trace capacitance in electronic circuits but much slower ;-) If you have the valve mounted to the table, not the h...