[IAEP] Found usb Microscope under $50 for XO!

[Caryl Bigenho]

Hi All,

RE: Intel Play QX3 Digital Computer Microscope

Since Pato Acevedo confirmed that the QX3 microscope works with linux and Etoys I decided to go ahead and get one from Ebay (total with shipping was about $25). It should arrive in plenty of time for SCaLE and for all of you to help me get it working!

While Mary Lou Jepson's jury-rigged lenses-to-microscope experiment sounds intriguing and inexpensive, I don't think it will meet the needs of real life students studying real life biological specimens.  The only problem with the QX3 is that it is no longer made, so other choices would need to be found.  This is mostly for proof of concept.

Thanks for all of your help and suggestions.  I'll be back in about a week, full of "how to" questions.

Caryl

From: caroline at solutiongrove.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:43:37 -0500
Subject: Re: [IAEP] Need to find usb Microscope under $50 for XO
To: patitoacevedo at hotmail.com; cbigenho at hotmail.com

Cool!! Is that in eToys? I do have one. :)
Can we post this back to the lAEP?

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Pato Acevedo <patitoacevedo at hotmail.com> wrote:







Hi Caroline:

           The microscope qx3 working fine in linux.  Look this image

http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/uploads/3765/microscope.png



Pato Acevedo
From: caroline at solutiongrove.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:49:41 -0500
To: cbigenho at hotmail.com


CC: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org; health at lists.laptop.org; support-gang at laptop.org


Subject: Re: [IAEP] Need to find usb Microscope under $50 for XO

Caryl,
Intel sold the microscope to Digital Blue: http://store.digiblue.com/Digital_Blue_s/27.htm


http://store.digiblue.com/QX5_Computer_Microscope_for_PC_p/db12013.htm


But I don't think they are actually manufacturing them. I worked on a project to make an educational website that went with the microscope but I think they had quality problems with manufacturing and a business opportunity with disney and the microscope just wasn't a priority for the company.




The microscope used a propriety driver and software. Even if you get one off of ebay I am doubtful you can get it work on Linux.  I don't think they ever got it working on a mac.




Cheers,Caroline
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:







Hi All...

Has anyone tried an "Intel Play QX3 Digital Computer Mocroscope like this one on an XO?

http://bit.ly/eu1iPh

It is mentioned in this very old link:





http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/etoys/2006-October/000158.html

It is no longer manufactured, but there are some available at ebay (as shown above).





I would really like to get some kind of usb microscope that could be used with the XO to have at SCaLE 9X at the end of this month and to explore features for the water/health lessons some of us are working on for Haiti.





Cherry Withers has ordered a microscope, but it is currently backordered and probably won't arrive in time for SCaLE.  

Has anyone else used one with an XO?  If so, what kind?  Where is it available?  Is it plug-n-play or do you need to install software? Anything else I should know?





I really don't want to use one that relies on the XO computer camera to function.

Thanks,
Caryl
 		 	   		  

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