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Design/Engineering Strength

I am creative with thinking of ideas
I am great at think about each the general steps I need to take to complete my project

Design/Engineering Area for Growth

Being precise with measurements and making sure everything is done correctly--even the easy ones
I can often look for the easiest way to solve something even though it might not be the best

3 commitments for documentation

Take multiple photos so that I can choose the best one
I want to either write 3-5 sentences or bullet detailed points per post
I want to include the ups and downs on each post to better understand my learning process

PCB Ideas

Levi and I had lots of different ideas. Levi wanted to make the board a spaceship and I wanted to code the lights. We settled on making a starship with coded lights at the bottom.

Our PCB is going to be a cartoonish starship with a circular window, ovals body, and trapezoid side boosters.

PCB Design

Levi and I made a rocket ship PCB board where the lights (hopefully) are coded to go down to illustrate a rocket ship flying, and show the light in window. On this project, I learned how to build a schematic that will allow 1 light to always be on and have five other lights to be coded.

Speaker Ideas

My two favorite designs are the pineapple guy in the bottom left and the cooking pot on the top. My idea for the pineapple guy is to have the nose adjust the volume and the top be the on off bottom. For the cooking pot, my idea is 3d print a cover and maybe add some buttons in the pot to adjust the volume.

Speaker Post It Feedback

For the pineapple guy, I noticed that everyone suggested laser cutting it and adding details to it by painting or engraving. For the soup, people were saying to add lights or something to denote it as soup. I think that I am going to make the pineapple guy but I am still unsure about how to make the body because I was hoping to make it more circular which might not be possible with wood.

Phase Two Design Drawings

I believe that my design is excellent because I include all necessary measurements (I forgot to mention that it will most likely be around 8 inches wide by 5.5 inches tall and 2.5 inches in depth). I have also thought about where my digital aspect will go and the material for each part. Through this design, I will challenge my skill set by learning how to connect to Spotify's API, use 3D print software, and connect all of these together.

Almost Finished 3D Model

My speaker is going to be a pineapple guy. I am going to laser cut the front and back and enclose it with 3D printed yellow outline and a green leaves on the top that act as volume (or not depending on how hard it is).

I am going to have the circles be where the speakers are going to go. The rectangle in the middle is where an on/off switch will go, I am hoping to program it to light up when on. The bottom is where my screen is going to go. In the back, I am going to have an aux holes, charging hole, and slit for battery level.

My only question is about how to make the leaves a volume dial while minimizing the amount of additional structure I need. I was thinking about maybe making the top wood to help with this but would like some ideas.

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