Hi,
I've been reading through a bunch of threads and gaining bits and pieces of info here and there. There is a lot of good stuff out there, it's just spread out a bit.
I'd really like to build a scanner and have a few threads and links saved that I've been going through. What I've been looking for though is a list of items needed and a basic description. Does that exist?
I've seen a few threads about galvos and different items and what I don't want to do is start buying parts and THEN find out I didn't know about one item that I'll need which is going to cost me a ton of cash.
Here are some links to what I've been looking at and if anyone cares to give some opinions and/or point out any items that I'm missing, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Galvos
Galvo(scanning) system ILDA30K Max50k for Laser systems - eBay (item 290464576019 end time Sep-15-10 05:47:46 PDT)
Correction amp
http://hacylon.case.edu/ebay/laser_diode/LaserBoy_Correction_Amp.php
USB External sound card
DealExtreme: $17.16 C-Media CM106 USB 2.0 External Sound Card Box with 7.1-Speaker SPDIF Optical Output
I know there are more items that I can't remember right now, hence my original question. After a brief search at PL, I get the feeling I don't even know what I don't know, and that can get expensive.
Ideally, I'd like to do some graphics, maybe simple animation and text. It stands to reason that single color would be easiest instead of RGB and that's cool.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
I've been reading through a bunch of threads and gaining bits and pieces of info here and there. There is a lot of good stuff out there, it's just spread out a bit.
I'd really like to build a scanner and have a few threads and links saved that I've been going through. What I've been looking for though is a list of items needed and a basic description. Does that exist?
I've seen a few threads about galvos and different items and what I don't want to do is start buying parts and THEN find out I didn't know about one item that I'll need which is going to cost me a ton of cash.
Here are some links to what I've been looking at and if anyone cares to give some opinions and/or point out any items that I'm missing, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Galvos
Galvo(scanning) system ILDA30K Max50k for Laser systems - eBay (item 290464576019 end time Sep-15-10 05:47:46 PDT)
Correction amp
http://hacylon.case.edu/ebay/laser_diode/LaserBoy_Correction_Amp.php
USB External sound card
DealExtreme: $17.16 C-Media CM106 USB 2.0 External Sound Card Box with 7.1-Speaker SPDIF Optical Output
I know there are more items that I can't remember right now, hence my original question. After a brief search at PL, I get the feeling I don't even know what I don't know, and that can get expensive.
Ideally, I'd like to do some graphics, maybe simple animation and text. It stands to reason that single color would be easiest instead of RGB and that's cool.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated.