PiKon
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PiKon Basic Data Category: Projects URL (first publication): https://pikonic.com/
Project status:
Technical documentation Maturity of the project:
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Assembly instructions are editable: Bill of materials is editable: Design files are in original format: No Free redistribution is allowed licence: No
Project management
Open-o-meter: 0 Product category: Cameras & Optics Contains original non-electronic hardware: Contains original electronic hardware: Contains original software: |
Description
April 27, 2017
Alternative-Photonics
Welcome to the PiKon blog web site, the world’s first 3D printed, Raspberry Pi powered astro-cam telescope. This site is intended to give you all the information you need about PiKon.
New - Featured Image
Many thanks to of for this fantastic taken with his PiKon build.
We will be featuring PiKon images on our so if you’d like to be featured please .
New - An upgrade
The PiKon hardware kit and design are undergoing an upgrade. We’ve decided to use the case. This involves a new 3D printed case support which you’ll find with our STL files.
New - WiKiFactory
We pleased to announce that we are now featured on a new platform for digital fabricators;
The PiKon Story
The project was originally funded by the University of Sheffield’s in 2014. The idea was to show the citizen scientist, maker or enthusiast just what could be done with disruptive (low cost) technologies. The project combined affordable 3D printing with the low Raspberry Pi computer and its camera.
The project was an instant hit, and after presentations in Sheffield city centre, found its way into the as well as specialised magazines and web sites. There was a huge response from people who wanted to build their own PiKon telescopes and in 2015 the project was and parts are now available at an on-line shop:
The PiKon is an open hardware project, which means you are free to download our from a Dropbox. The project is also features on , and
The whole PiKon build is captured by Make:Live on a 30+ minute
Makezines article about the PiKon is
First image using the prototype PiKon.
Recent Articles
+ General Reviews 
Public cad repository for non-electronic hardware
Assembly instructions
Bill of materials
Link github
Link wikifab
