Week #1: Make-through

• Step 1: Exploring GitLab and its functions and i didn't understand anything

• Step 2: created a project successfully but in wrong path

The assignment was creating a project with agile development process with sprints and goals and add labels for each issues such as: pcb design, CAD, electronics and so on and actually i didn't have any previous experience with agile or any planning process so i have chosen my useless box project as a reference because i totally know the fabrication process and all the issues i have faced previously.

My sketch for the box was by using Fusion360 using the basic sketching tools!

the first step was to create a new project on GitLab and the following steps was to achieve the agile dev process:

• Step 1: Create 3 sprints each sprint describes the process

• Step 2: Add my issues that i have faced on each sprint

• Step 3: Assign labes for each issue such as: CAD or electronics issue or both..

• Step 4: Add labels to indicate the status of each issue if it's done or in progress.

and fortunately i didn't face any issue during this task.

• Step 1: Failed to open the sphere because unfortunately it was glued with a super-glue which makes it hard to open.

• Step 2: We failed to recognize the microcontroller type because the surface or the IC was empty and that's what chinese companies do to make the product hard to know its working process.

For me when i was a kid i used to disassemble all my toys to know what makes this toy move! and explore its inner components.

The purpose of exploring this moon lamp was to explore its components because we need to make a lamp that it is similar to the moon lamp functions.

The teardown Process we've used a rotary tool to cut the bottom of the sphere because it was glued and the next thing was to inspect the components of each part and some parts like the microcontroller was unknown and we couldn't even guess its model or type .

after tearing down all the lamp we started taking photos for the exploded view and label each component and its technical specifications. Then we started analyzing each component to create the descriptive BOM which includes the quantity and the description of each component.

Last thing was creating the Product Functional Model and i have used a website called creately and it was so much fun and easy to use.

And fortunately i did not face any issues this time.

• Step 1: Recognize the basic functions of the device and how it actually works.

• Step 2: Getting to know each part of the lamp.

• Step 3: Disassemble the controller box and exploring the board and how it works and what is the function of each component.

• Step 4: Disassembling the sphere and exploring the leds and the wiring of each color.

• Step 5: Assembling the lamp again amd testing if it still works.