planktoscope/docs/00_introduction/device_specification.md

Device Specifications

Size

• height 150 mm
• wide 350 mm
• deep 150 mm

Harware Specification

• 4 Core ARM-Cortex-A72 Processor with 1,50 GHz
• 4 GB Arbeitsspeicher (depending on the purchased version)
• 64 GB Flash memory (depending on the purchased version)
• Sony IMX477R Image sensor with 12.3MP
• M12-Mount Optiken mit 16 und 25 mm Linsen
• Automatic focus via linear guide
• automatic sampling via peristaltic pump
• the case is made of wood fiberboard

Software Specification

• Debian based Embedded Linux operating
• Node-Red based user interface
• Python Image processing service and cloud connection
• Open-Source Lizenzen
  • Hardware: CERN Open Hardware Licence
  • Software: GNU General Public License
  • Dokumentation: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Characteristic

• Focus stage control
• Pump control
• Automatic image capture
• Automatic segmentation, optimization and object detection
• 4,200 images, 41,000 objects, ~ 1 minute
• Control via smartphone or tablet

Certification

• DIN SPEC 3105-1: Open Source Hardware

Areas of Application

• Plankton analysis
• Image small animals and algae living in water
• Mobile use via external power supply

System Requirements

• Smartphone or tablet

Accessories

• Collector device