# openQCM Q-1 · Gallery

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_openQCM Q-1 · sheet 06 · Gallery_

Studio renders, the two modules, the sealing mechanism and the boards. Click a plate to see it full screen.

## On the bench

The two parts of the Q-1.

Plate 1: [openQCM Q-1: the sensor module in front of the main unit](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/openQCM_Q-1_hero_4-3.png)
Plate 2: [From above: sensor module and nylon main unit](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/openQCM_Q-1_Top_View.png)
Plate 3: [Modular: the sensor module unplugs from the main unit](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Quartz-Crystal-Microbalance-openQCM-Q-1-with-Dissipation_Modularity.jpg)

## In the lab

On a desk.

Plate 4: [The Q-1 on a laboratory desk](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Quartz-Crystal-Microbalance-openQCM-Q-1-with-Dissipation_1.jpg)
Plate 5: [Side view](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Quartz-Crystal-Microbalance-openQCM-Q-1-with-Dissipation_Lateral_View.jpg)

## Inside

Exploded views, sections, boards.

Plate 6: [Exploded: fluidic window, O-rings, crystal, proximity board, Teensy and main electronics](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/openQCM_Q-1_gallery_exploded.png)
Plate 7: [Section: the crystal between the fluidic cover and the pogo pins](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Quartz-Crystal-Microbalance-openQCM-Q-1-Section-View.png)
Plate 8: [Proximity board: pogo pins, I²C temperature sensor, USB 3.0 connector](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Quarz_Crystal_Microbalance_openQCM_PCB_sensor_Module.jpg)
Plate 9: [The network analyser shield with the Teensy](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Quartz-Crystal-Microbalance-openQCM-Q-1-Shield-Photo.png)
Plate 10: [Sealing mechanism: lever, rotating ring and magnets](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Quartz_Crystal_Microbalance_openQCM_rotating_lever.jpg)

## Sensor module

The crystal seat and the electrochemistry module.

Plate 11: [The cell opened: the crystal on its seat](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/openQCM_Q-1_gallery_cell.png)
Plate 12: [The electrochemistry module for the Q-1](https://openqcm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/openQCM_Electrochemistry-Module.0.png)

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