How to Automate a Kinematic Mount Using a 3D Printed Arduino-Based System

Abstract

Abstract:We demonstrate a simple, flexible and cost-effective system to automatize most of the kinematic mounts available nowadays on the market. It combines 3D-printed components, an Arduino board, stepper motors and simple electronics. The developed system can control up to ten stepper motors independently and simultaneously using commands sent through the serial port, and it is suitable for applications where optical realignment using flat mirrors is required on a periodic basis.

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“…In particular, in consequence of the development of modern platforms for the rapid development of electronic devices, such as Arduino, which allow programmer unit devices on microcontrollers via USB without the use of programmer unit, it became possible to quickly prototype blocks of experimental equipment and automate processes. Accordingly, the joint use of Arduino and 3D-printed parts provides an economical and efficient alternative to expensive commercial analogues [6]. The advantage of Arduino-based devices is also the open architecture of the platform, open program code, a set of libraries for working with microcontroller hardware and external complex peripherals, which allows the researcher to independently and quickly expand the functionality of these devices depending on the tasks being solved.…”