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A strength I have in design is creativity and ambition, when I really am excited about something, I will work really hard at it. An area for growth is that I don't really know how to code well and have a hard time keeping track of my work.

I want to make my posts detailed and thorough, I want to provide lots of pictures so I can look back over my progress, and I want to try and document things on time.

amalia lopez

My partner Ivana came up with these SF themed designs for our PCB design. We decided to use the Golden Gate Bridge design.

These are eight of my designs I made. I didn't know what to draw for the other two prompts so I didn't draw anything. My 3 favorites are:

Boombox (top left)
- I liked the idea of just having a speaker that looked like a speaker. I would make it out of wood and acrylic. I would probably add some design on the outside.
Phonograph (middle left)
- I liked the idea of a phonograph because it is old timey. I would put one speaker where the "record" would be, and the other coming out of the actual phonograph.
Computer (middle right)
- I think that this will be cool because sometimes my computer isn't loud enough and it'd be good to have speakers that are also a stand for the computer.

Ivana worked on this part of the project because I wasn't sure how since I was sick. I did the physical breadboard. This is the Golden Gate Bridge, and the LEDs are all across the wires between the bridge, like the lights would be irl.

Something I remember about designing a circuit board are the different components of a circuit board: LEDs, resistors, power source, switch/other operating device, and wires.

PEER FEEDBACK:

I want to remember to pace myself and make sure that I have enough time to execute what I want to do, and not to take on more than I can actually do.

Why do you believe this is an excellent design to meet your growth goals?
1. I think that it is simple enough so I don't run out of time to make it, but it will force me to manage my time so I can do it and be happy with the results in the amount of time I have.
How are you challenging your current skill set?
1. This design is going challenge my skills using Rhino to make working dimensions to make it practical. It will also challenge my breadboard/circuitry-creating skills.

Finished Rhino design

This is my design for my record player. I think I want to add engravings on the side to make it more interesting, but I'm still figuring out what I want those to be. I didn't include the record in the Rhino design because we are going to get a real one online to use.

- I decided to make a record player, but without the gramophone attached because that would be too difficult and time consuming.
- I learned that I need to make sure that I know my measurements so that when I make it with wood it turns out well.
- I think that I need to modify some of the dimensions to make it more compact and easier to laser cut.

PYTHON PT.2: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-PVq9CzlrSA1Aj0UMDKR8UXn1bKv2BtBDLPLeeZycHg/edit?tab=t.0

CIRCUIT BOARD

- I understand now how the schematic shows every piece of the physical breadboard, and how this breadboard will be replicated more simply on the circuit board.
- HOW DOES BLUETOOTH WORK?

"Bluetooth is a wireless technology that lets devices communicate over short distances using radio waves. Devices pair to connect, exchange data, and follow specific profiles (like audio streaming or keyboard use). It uses frequency hopping to avoid interference, and newer versions offer better speed, range, and energy efficiency. Bluetooth also includes security features like encryption and authentication."

PCB

For this part of the project, I worked with Lazlo. Something new I learned about the circuit is how it goes from being on a breadboard to this -->

I also learned how to read a schematic

Unsoldered Circuitboard

Soldered Circuitboard

PARTNER PCB

Our original idea was to do the Golden Gate Bridge with the LEDs as the lights at night.
I worked with Ivana
I am very happy with this product because it came out as we wanted.

This is my finished product! I really love how it came out, it came out better than I expected.

I'm really satisfied with the overall look of the record player, I'm very grateful Mr. Kleindolph brought the record and needle for me!

If I were to do something differently I would have added engravings to make it even prettier.

Something I will take away from this class is how to solder and create a circuitboard!

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