Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

31

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

1

  • Dis/assembling Eye/Pupil Camera Housing
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Step 1

              Dis/assembling Eye/Pupil Camera Housing
  • First: Eye Camera
  • Remove initial frame (crack off)

First: Eye Camera

Remove initial frame (crack off)

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Step 2

  • Remove 4 screws.

Remove 4 screws.

Step 3

  • Remove cover to get to the PCB underneath

Remove cover to get to the PCB underneath

Step 4

  • Remove two screws on the PCB.

Remove two screws on the PCB.

Step 5

  • Remove PCB from the base plastic piece.

Remove PCB from the base plastic piece.

Step 6

  • Break base plastic piece. Cutters work well. Be careful not to snip the wire attached to the PCB.

Break base plastic piece. Cutters work well. Be careful not to snip the wire attached to the PCB.

Step 7

  • Black mold (from 3D printer) piece attaches to the PCB with 4 screws.

Black mold (from 3D printer) piece attaches to the PCB with 4 screws.

Step 8

  • Completed assembly of the eye camera.

Completed assembly of the eye camera.

Step 9

              Pupil camera dis/assembly
  • Back of pupil camera is glued on. Remove with flat-head.

Back of pupil camera is glued on. Remove with flat-head.

Step 10

  • Remove the black frame on the front of the pupil camera.

Remove the black frame on the front of the pupil camera.

Step 11

  • Once frame is taken off the front, two screws need to be removed.

Once frame is taken off the front, two screws need to be removed.

Step 12

  • One screw removed from the back.

One screw removed from the back.

Step 13

  • Front housing comes off once the screws are removed from the frame.
  • Twist out the silver microphone.

Front housing comes off once the screws are removed from the frame.

Twist out the silver microphone.

Step 14

  • Pull off bottom stand until it breaks off.

Pull off bottom stand until it breaks off.

Step 15

  • Remove rubber/plastic piece from the bottom

Remove rubber/plastic piece from the bottom

Step 16

  • Remove four screws from under the plastic tape (removed from last step).

Remove four screws from under the plastic tape (removed from last step).

Step 17

  • Bottom pops off

Bottom pops off

Step 18

  • Separate the metal frame from the plastic assembly.
  • Avoid the cables

Separate the metal frame from the plastic assembly.

Avoid the cables

Step 19

  • Take out PCB from the plastic housing.

Take out PCB from the plastic housing.

Step 20

  • Remove the rest of the black plastic housing.

Remove the rest of the black plastic housing.

Step 21

  • Black plastic housing removed

Black plastic housing removed

Step 22

  • Continue removing the black plastic housing surrounding the inner PCB.

Continue removing the black plastic housing surrounding the inner PCB.

Step 23

  • PCB removed from the black plastic housing.

PCB removed from the black plastic housing.

Step 24

  • Autofocus assembly.
  • Remove two screws from the bottom of the auto-focus PCB.

Autofocus assembly.

Remove two screws from the bottom of the auto-focus PCB.

Step 25

  • Unscrew the lens

Unscrew the lens

Step 26

  • Take out the IR filter by using a scalpel for pulling out the lens tape.

Take out the IR filter by using a scalpel for pulling out the lens tape.

Step 27

  • Comparison photos of completed autofocus assembly vs in-progress autofocus assembly

Comparison photos of completed autofocus assembly vs in-progress autofocus assembly

Step 28

  • IR LEDs replaced by SMD LED
  • Soldering required here (at bottom of LED to remove).

IR LEDs replaced by SMD LED

Soldering required here (at bottom of LED to remove).

Step 29

  • SMD LED info: Thick black line is near the positive side of the LED
  • Dark side (dot) is positive side on LED.

SMD LED info: Thick black line is near the positive side of the LED

Dark side (dot) is positive side on LED.

Step 30

  • Insert PCB into 3d-printed frame.

Insert PCB into 3d-printed frame.

Step 31

  • Completed assembly.
  • Sugru used for nose/head rest

Completed assembly.

Sugru used for nose/head rest

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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