Final project development

Week's assignment

Complete your final project tracking your progress.

What tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain?

Tasks complete

• Schematic for PCB

• Board file for PCB

• 3D design

• Milled PCB

• Soldered components in board

• Electronics tested

• Power source tested

• Programmable board

Remaining tasks

• Complete the arduino code

• Print 3D files

• Cut acrylic final piece

• Update and upgrade final video

What has worked? what hasn’t?

All the electronics has worked successfully until now. Also a deeper acrylic laser engraving test to fabricate the top diffuser piece.

Unfortunately, although I have made very different tests for the programming part I haven't been able to make it work altogether.

What questions need to be resolved?

What do I need to make the full program work?
What am I missing?

Are there other ways to program a board to make the same stuff?

What will happen when?

When this questions are answered I would have a complete useful different features device.

What have you learned?

Making this project and during the entire Fab Academy I have learned uncountable things. From new ways of working and manage time to how to calculate the value of a resistor needed. This last thing is one very specific thing from a bunch of others I learned.

I came in with no electronic background, and even though evidently I am not an expert, I now understand the basic logic of it, and with some research I think I can accomplish bigger, more complex things.

Regarding the project, I understand the work flow to design and fabricate a board from scratch. Also I learned what I need to pay attention to make it work, the information for every microcontroller is available in the data-sheet.