/Cytosmarter

Smart cell culture camera

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cytosmarter

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The aim of this project is to develop a cheap microscope camera that tracks growth of cell cultures.

Camera: National Geographic 20x/200x USB-Microscoop

Computer: Raspberry Pi 3 B+

dependencies

  • python (GPIO control, image processing)
  • hub-ctrl (switching USB connections on/off)
  • fswebcam (easy single image capture)
  • camorama (live view from webcam to set up focus)
  • crontab (schedule running code for timelapses)
  • rclone

to do

  • write script that calculates confluency (python? imageJ is pain)
  • write app to monitor growth remotely
  • send message (telegram) when ready to split

results

  • ?? mAh powerbank lasted 16 hours when imaging every 10 min