Microscopx enhancements the resolving power and the image resolution of a low-cost microscope, using the free software of the SuperScanner project, SuperScanner Software (S3). For that, S3 implements the Fourier Ptychography (FP) imaging technique that combines low-resolution photos of a sample illuminated under different incident angles from below and retrieves the phase information lost during the recording process.

SuperScanner Software is licensed under GPLv2 license.

The printable parts are compatible with the U500X Digital Microscope manufactured by COLEMETER. That microscope has an image resolution of 0.3 MP, a magnification range between 25× and 225× for a display of 72 dpi, a field of view (FoV) between 1 mm and 8.95 mm, and a pixel size of 3,4 µm. With S3 and a NeoPixel illuminator, the new image resolution is 5 MP (16.6 times) and the magnification reaches up to 903 × (72 dpi) (4 times). The FoV is keeps.

The NeoPixel illuminator is composed of three Pixel configurations: Jewel - 7, Ring - 16 and Ring - 26. They are connected as shown in the figure "Wiring Diagram for the NeoPixel Illuminator".

The source files of the printable parts (GPLv2) are FreeCAD files (.FCStd). They are available from here.

> Note: Only Linux machines are supported.