Industrial & Biomedical Automation · Intermediate

Automated Lab Sample Carousel

Low-speed carousel positioning labeled non-hazardous sample tubes. Low-speed carousel positioning labeled non-hazardous sample tubes.

Components

  • MCU
  • carousel motor
  • homing
  • tube presence sensor

Build steps

  1. Inventory the board, actuators, sensors, and power rails listed for I10.
  2. Build and inspect the low-voltage wiring against the supplied connection diagram before connecting actuators.
  3. Flash the firmware, run the startup self-check, and record the printed board and firmware version.
  4. Calibrate the sensors and limits, then run the acceptance tests at the lowest safe energy level.

Test and expected result

Index accuracy, homing, tube presence detection, and stop-on-obstruction.

Safety and limits

Use empty non-hazardous tubes for testing.

Download Arduino source code

Download connection diagram SVG

Automated Lab Sample Carousel project illustration