The Instabrick Scanner

How to connect and use the Instabrick Scanner.

Discover the technical characteristics of the Instabrick Scanner and how to connect it to the Dashboard to begin identifying your bricks.

The Instabrick Scanner.

The Instabrick Scanner is the hardware component that allows you to identify LEGO® bricks and minifigures with ease and precision. It is composed of two parts: the Instabrick Top and the Instabrick Box.

  1. Instabrick Top: Is the heart of the Instabrick Scanner. Positioned above the Instabrick Box, it creates the best conditions of illumination for the camera to scan the bricks. This optimal lighting setup enhances the accuracy and speed of the identification process, making it seamless and efficient.
  2. Instabrick Box: Serves as the base where you place your LEGO® bricks and minifigures for scanning. It provides a stable and consistent environment for the scanning process, ensuring accurate identification of each piece

Instabrick Top

Features:

  • High resolution camera
  • 20 integrated LEDs
  • USB-c Connector
  • No external power needed

Once placed on top of the Instabrick Box and connected to the computer via the supplied USB-c cable, the Instabrick Top can be associated with your profile without having to install any software. Just access the login page, and click on “I own an Instabrick unit”.

Once the browser has allowed access to the camera, place the card with the registration QR-code that you received with your Instabrick unit under the camera. Click on “Scan code” and follow the instructions to complete the registration to the Dashboard and the association of your Top to your profile.

Instabrick Box

Made of LEGO® bricks, it has two main features:

  • Create a controlled light environment in terms of brightness and background, to optimize the brick identification.
  • Support the Instabrick Top at a precise height, so as to have a constant parameter in terms of the size of the framed brick.

The Box can be freely built with original LEGO® bricks, without any limitation regarding the colors or dimensions of the individual bricks. Just keep the geometry:

  • Base of 16 x 16 bricks
  • Height of 11 bricks
  • Closed on 3 sides

Download the instructions to build your Instabrick Box:

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