Personal Project

Project Ideas

Project Specs

Products and Tools

Journal

1st Prototype

Only is capable of displaying seconds and minutes in binary

Sketch and Mock-Up

Laser Cutting Path

Base SVG: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1o2NQvM8oeQST597rECP1aq0Qeodudgh6

Face SVG: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mm3FEFPQUjVz-92ERbmmTI05FvMqGk_M

Code

2nd Prototype

Capable of displaying seconds, minutes, hour(24 hour), and day of the month.

Final Prototype

Left picture is 12 hour time(2^1=2:00 PM), Right Picture is 24 hour time(2^3+2^2+2^1=14:00)

Capable of displaying seconds, minutes, hour(12 and 24 hour), day of the month, and month of the year

Clock Face and Base

Finished Product

Reflection

I had no idea that a simple prospect would evolve into a much more complicated project. Since the project didn't have instructions because I thought of it, the design and specifications of the project was much harder to work out. Structurally, the clock was very simple, a base and face. However, the clock was a pain to program due to the fact that I was unfamiliar to C++ and that the language was lower level. I had no prior experience laser cutting, but some consulting from friends and cardboard experiments solidified my knowledge in laser cutting. I wished I had found a more elegant solution to wiring mess behind the clock, but I ran out of time.