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An area in strength in regards to design and engineering is probably my attention to detail. I have been told I am a little bit of a perfectionist which can both be a strength and a weakness. An area of growth that I will strive to achieve this semester is focusing more on growing in my knowledge in terms if technology. Rhino, for example, is a program I was not very good at during D&T freshman year. Additionally, three things I will commit to during the documentation of my learning and projects are to stay on schedule, keep my cite updated, and try and do things primarily on my own.
Documentation / Learning portfolio: PCB design ideas
Documentation / Learning portfolio: PCB design ideas
The design Hilary and I choose is a camera. We thought it would be fun to make a design of something that incorporates light to encapsulate the camera's true function. When designing, we ran into a short design flaw and switched out the heart peep hole for a filleted rectangle.
PCB Schematic & Board
PCB Schematic & Board
Here is are photos of Hillary and I's PBC Schematic and board. Collectively we decided to continue with our initial choice of creating a camera. Our original design only called for five LEDs but at the last minute we decided to add another LED to enhance the aesthetics of our camera. Additionally, our design is a parallel circuit which will allow each LED to shine equally as bright. Another design choice we made was to place the battery on the back. This way, the bulkiness of the battery will not interfere with the aesthetic of our design. One thing I will remember is to keep double checking my work because one flaw may effect the whole project! Just like a blown out light in a series circuit!
Ten Sketches
Ten Sketches
Moving forward I am most likely going to make the building blocks or the Koala speaker. A design concern I have is creating the koala outline in rhino or the letters.
Documentation: Phase 2 Design Drawing
Documentation: Phase 2 Design Drawing
Rough dimensions: if individual 4x5
if all together 8x5
Rhino Model
Rhino Model
I was thinking about making my whole speaker out of acrylic and then layering pieces of white acrylic to give some dimentions.
I was thinking about making my whole speaker out of acrylic and then layering pieces of white acrylic to give some dimentions.
Card Box Prototype
Card Box Prototype
This is my card board prototype for my washing and drying machine speaker. Even though they are two separate things, my speaker is going to be connected. I also layered the cardboard just like how I plan to layer acrylic.
Amp Circuit on Breadboard
Amp Circuit on Breadboard
This is my amp circuit on a breadboard. I ran into an issue where the legs of my led accidentally touched some other wire and burned it out. After fixing this, my breadboard successfully connected to my computer. Something else that I learned from this is that I need to be very careful because one row off could make my circuit not work.
Amp PCB Design and Schematic
Amp PCB Design and Schematic
This is my AMP PCB Design and Schematic. Sofia and I worked together to complete this assignment. We split up the work by me telling sofia where everything goes as she connects the wires. I learned that it is much easier to line things up before you connect things to make it more organized.
Microcontroller
Microcontroller
Link to code: gist:f927585a7b45bdd9c72e82abedad4227
Carolina and I tried to change the size of the text but it did not work. We tried and tried again but we kept running into errors. Instead, we changed the text to shorter text.
Initially we were trying to insert an image but the image was too large. We tried to convert the file type to a bmp but the first website was really complicated. It asked us about super random measurements that Carolina and I couldn't figure out. Our solution for this was to try a different website but that website also didn't make a valid bmp. We tried just a regular image and got a snake to pull up on our micro-controller which was still pretty cool.
Gist link: gist:f6fcd68045300379571421dd25026bff
Unsoldered Circuit Board
Unsoldered Circuit Board
This is a photo of both the front and back of Sofia and I's unsoldered circuit board. Once everything is soldered, we will be able to play music out of our speakers.
Digital Component
Digital Component
A description of what you are planning to do for your digital project
I am planning to have the temperature show in a cut our corner of my washing machine speaker.
What technology will you use?
I will probably use the micro controller and code it so it can track the weather.
Will it be part of your speakers or a stand-alone project
It will be part of my speaker.
A visual of some sort (sketch, for example) of what you want to make.
Circuit Board (pre-soldering)
Circuit Board (pre-soldering)
Finished Soldered Circuit Board
Finished Soldered Circuit Board
Documentation 12/14
Documentation 12/14
Digital Project
Digital Project
Final Documentation
Final Documentation
This is my final project. My speaker is of a washer and dryer. I am most satisfied with the digital project and the fact that the front of my speaker has a lot of dimensions. If I were to do this project again, I would glue my pieces together and then put in my potentiometers. One take away from this class is that there is always a way for something to be fixed.
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