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5/24/16-5/25/16 - The Remaking
Today I totaly went through the instructable and found aspects that I did differently that didn't work with the what the instructable says, like the red light didn't work, so I replaced it and in the instructable in tells you to plug the trig into the 7th pin, but the code tells you to plug it into pin 6 so I fixed the instructions by making a side note on my instructions.
5/23/16 - Instructions
Today I worked on making instructions. I completed steps one through three and decided to remake the project in order to create a very accurate description of how to make the project.
5/15/16 - 5/20/16 - Sanding
Over the last few days I have helped alexis sand her project and then she finished. SO, I decided to learn how to use Autodesk Maya visual animation software, because it looks super cool.
5/14/16 - Surface Soldering
Today I worked on my circuit, but realized that the circuit I made did not have a spot for a wire to connect the buzzer to the aurdino. Also, I couldn't find a battery, so I will go home and bring a battery and then I am not sure what I am going to do. I can either re-make my board or just keep it on the other non disposable board.
5/13/16 - 5/17/16 - Shopbot
Over the last few day Alexis and I have been working on the shop bot in order to cut her project, although it does not have to do with my project, I think that I was very important for me to learn how to use the shop bot in order to succeed in the next few years of my high school career. Her are some pictures of all the attempts we made. I learned you must zero the z axis every time you touch the bit, you need to export from the tool path section of V-Carve, and to never assume that the bit is tightened. Finally, I learned persistence and most importantly how to use a saw.
5/12/16 - Surface Soldering
Today I surfaced soldered and was able to achieve conductivity through the wire. Here is a picture of the surface soldering that I did.
5/11/16 - ShopBot and Surface Soldering
Today Alexis and I worked on the shop bot and I learned how to use the drill. After some serious drill issues (like learning which way is the reverse and which way makes the screw go in) I was able to use drill to make these small holes and tomorrow we will hopefully completely screw it in! I was going to surface solder after school, but Mr. Dubick had a staff meeting, so I ran and caught the bus and went home. I will try to go in Friday morning to learn how to surface solder.
5/10/16 - Soldering
Today I worked on my soldering skills. I attached the resistors and the wires that attach to the LED's. I will have to learn how to surface soldering before I can continue on my project, but I might be able to come in tomorrow morning and learn how. Also, there is a problems with the wires and how they are not fitting into the tiny holes that are two small, so I may have to find a new solutions for my problems. In addition as a possible solution to the small wire issue, stripped a few wires in the soldering pot in order to hopefully have a back up plan if I cannot fit the actual part into the four smalls wholes that they are supposed to go into. Here is a picture of all of the soldering work I did today!
5/9/16 - Study Hall
Today I am taking a study hall because I do not know how to surface solder, but I will be learning how to on Wednesday.
5/6/16 - OtherMill
Today I reprinted my board because it broke and that was not good, so now it is completely re-printed and ready to be soldered.
5/5/16 - America's Greatest Maker
Present-day we watched America's greatest makers in order to view the projects of past people who were successful on the show. I also thought about projects that might be fun to do and maybe something with the environment, like conversion of a item normally through into the trash into something new and resourceful.
5/4/16 - Shop bot
Today we worked on V carve and successfully figured out how to change the two tool path and the format! Jessica and I even stayed through lunch, until we were successful.
5/3/16 - Fusion 360
Today we worked more on the fusion 360 program more today.
5/2/16 - Fusion 360
Today we are working in fusion 360 in class with Mr. Dubick and we
are taking a short break from our projects!
4/28/16 - soldering
Today I spent the day soldering my newly mad PCB board!
4/26/16-4/27/16 - othermill
For the last two days I have working on the other mill machine to print out my PCB board. It is now complete. Yay! Here are some pictures!
4/25/16 - Study Hall
Today I took a study hall, because my project is all ready to print, the only problem is that I do not know how to use the Other mill, and the teacher is not here today, and I don't want to break the whole machine!
4/22/16 - Othermill
Today I transferred my 123D circuit to other mill and started working on that part of the project, the actually production of the board.
4/21 - 123D Circuit
Tonight I went to maker space and completed my digital circuit it is all rearranged and ready to cut!
4/19-4/20 - Shop Bot
For the past two days I have been working on the shop bot with Jessicca and Alexis, we have not yet successfully printed anything, but we have been learning!
4/18/16 - 123D circuit
Today I worked on transferring the board into a board that the other mill would recognize by adding wire and other other important components, but the wires are all tangled so at the moment the board would not work, so I had to go back to the drawing board and start over with the pins, but here is what I got to today and hope to get back to tomorrow.
4/14/16 - 123D circuits
Today I continued working on my circuit it is getting better and better every day.
4/13/16 - 123D circuits
Today I switched my focus from eagle to 123D circuits and now I will work with this program to try a design an board because I already competed a project and this will modify them and make it even better. Here are the components I found so I do not need to create my own!
4/12/16 - Eagle
Today I had to learn a new library and how to convert a text file to a eagle library and I was almost successful, but I accidentally typed a i instead of an l so it didn't work, that's ok because the mistake was found and then it was fixed.
4/11/16 - Eagle
Today I am working a little bit on the circuit to try and make it more permanent. https://othermachine.co/support/tutorials/eagle/ Here is a link I found, but I cannot figure out how to download the library for it. https://github.com/ErichStyger/mcuoneclipse/tree/master/Eagle/Library
4/8/16 - Cleaning
Today we cleaned.
4/7/16 - Code
Also, today I started working with eagle.
Here is the code: And it works!
#define trigPin 6
#define echoPin 7
#define GreenLED 11
#define YellowLED 10
#define RedLED 9
#define buzzer 3
int sound = 500;
void setup() {
Serial.begin (9600);
pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
pinMode(GreenLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(YellowLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(RedLED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(buzzer, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
long duration, distance;
digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
delayMicroseconds(2);
digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(10);
digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
distance = (duration/5) / 29.1;
if (distance < 50) {
digitalWrite(GreenLED, HIGH);
}
else {
digitalWrite(GreenLED, LOW);
}
if (distance < 20) {
digitalWrite(YellowLED, HIGH);
}
else {
digitalWrite(YellowLED,LOW);
}
if (distance < 5) {
digitalWrite(RedLED, HIGH);
sound = 1000;
}
else {
digitalWrite(RedLED,LOW);
}
if (distance > 5 || distance <= 0){
Serial.println("Out of range");
noTone(buzzer);
}
else {
Serial.print(distance);
Serial.println(" cm");
tone(buzzer, sound);
}
delay(300);
}
4/6/15 - Night
Tonight I went to maker space because the code doesn't work totally so I will work on it here with people who also work with Arduino's. Their was someone here who explained the code and the red light green light yellow light system and what my code says. Now I will be able to program distances and the colors co-inside with the distance. The green senses the farthest distance, then the yellow senses closer, and finally when the red also turns on then it is the closest resulting in the buzzer sounding.
4/6/15 - It worked!
It worked, but it doesn't work exactly as I wanted to do, so I will work to modify the project.
4/5/16 - Starting
My parts arrived late yesterday evening, so today I started assembling. I have it completely assembled and then surprise the code didn't work! So i found a different code and that was a least able to compile, but that didn't work either, but it did turn on the lights!
4/4/16 - Waiting Continued
Today I am currently still waiting. Luckily, today I the last day I will be waiting because my piece is supposed to by at my house when I get home and that will be great! After today I will be able to start working really hard in order to complete the project by the end of the school year!
4/1/16 - Tracking
Today I am tracking my packages to make sure they arrive in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, I will have to reorder a part because it will not come in a quick fashion, but I found an alternative that should come in 2-3 days.
3/31/16 - Waiting
Today I am waiting for all of my parts to come in. It is not very exciting.
3/30/16 - Materials List
Today I created a Materials list and added pictures, website, and prices onto a google spread sheet and I place my sheet in my digital Portfolio! Also, I order parts that should hopefully be here soon in order to start my new project. I'm hoping to be able to start with this project and then modify it in order to make it look very exciting and good. Also, I think I will modify it in order to make the project more permanent. Instead of using and reusable bread board, I am thinking of soldering the wires together in one of the tangible bread boards. Just as a reminder here is a link to the project I have chosen aPersonal Security System Project.
3/29/16 - New Decision
I am going to change my project to make a home security system which will be easier 😃.
Materials: Here is a material List
For my big project I have three ideas, but four links, because one of the projects I found had two possible ways of doing it, from two different websites. These ideas look to be more simple then the last semesters idea's, but I am hoping that these have an ability to one be completed, and two have extra items added to them.
1. http://w ww.instructables.com/id/2WD-Voice-Controlled-Robot-With-Arduino-and-BitVoi/?ALLSTEPS
This is my favorite project because it combines all of the aspects of engineering that I love. It will include coding, which is not my favorite thing, but it will be in a code that I have used previously, at least I think it is from the parts which I can fallow. Also, it has soldering, which is one of my favorite parts of engineering and also leaves room to add modifications with all of the exciting new equipment in the engineering department.
Pro:
-soldering
-has good instructions with video's
-idea is very exciting
-has detailed directions
Con:
-uses WiFi (bummer)
-uses coding and although they have the code already written I am not totally sure I trust that it will work
-looks slightly challenging (not to hard, but still hard)
2. http://www.instructables.com/id/AUTOMATIC-SOLAR-POWERED-NIGHT-LIGHT/
This is another project that looked interesting on the internet. I really liked the idea of solar panels panels, but I am on the fence about making a night light. I incredibly love the facts that a solar panel relates to the idea of a clean environments and my perfect project would definitely be something that impacts the environment in a positive way. Also, it would have something to do with renewable energy and creating my own renewable energy. This projects, just has a solar panel, but that is a start.
Pro:
-polar panels = good for the environment
-has directions
-could substitute a nightlight for something else that is still powered by the solar panel
-has a least a small amount of hands own
Con:
-no programming
-the majority of the project has to do with a night light
-the solar panel is pre-made
-directions could be better
-doesn't have a cost listed
-small amount of sands own soldering, but more of a creation of circuit
-does not look incredibly exciting
3. http://www.instructables.com/id/Personal-Security-System-Using-Arduino/ and https://learn.adafruit.com/monitor-your-home-with-the-raspberry-pi-b-plus
This is my second favorite project because of the fact that it has to do with home security and motion sensors and I think that is very cool. Both of these two links are very similar, but I was leaning to the adafruit one because it contains better instructions and instead of just and intruder alert, it is a whole house monitoring device, but unfortunately it is a lot of computer work and not all that hands on. This project ended up using other mill, because I attempted to make a PCB board.
Pro:
-has coding
-could be very cool
-directions from adafruit are follow-able
Con:
-not much hands own
-lots of computer work
-still using WiFi
4. Finishing the Twist Weather Stations from Last semester
Pro:
I already know a lot about
Con:
I still do not know C++
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