Platform

Platform Assembly

The platform of the SpaDL consists of primarily 5 lasercut, rastered, and engraved duron sheets as well as 2 laser-cut acrylic sheets - with one of the acrylic sheets being engraved and rastered as well to indicate to the user what the inputs of the game are.

Top Panel

The top panel is made out of acrylic and consists of primarily 6 different holes. The largest 4 holes will be where the servo motors and the rack and pinion system will be situated under. The 2 2nd largest holes along the side will be where the LEDs  will fit through in order to be mounted into the holes in the spaceship portion of SpaDL. The smallest hole is where the blue LED will be mounted on. The grooves along the side are for alignment with the other laser cut pieces.

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Control Panel

The control panel is made out of acrylic and consists of primarily two slots and two holes. The large rectangular slot is where the LED matrix will be mounted on. The slim vertical rectangular slot is where the coin slot mechanism will be mounted on. The large hole is where the arcade game button will be mounted on and the small hole is where the joystick will be mounted on. The grooves along the side of the laser cut piece is for alignment purposes with other laser cut pieces.

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Front Panel

The front panel is made out of duron and consists of primarily the Space Channel 5 logo. This design was achieved through rastering the empty spaces in the design. The grooves around the edge of the panel are intended to align and attach with the other panels.

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Left Side Panel

The left side panel is made out of duron and consists of primarily the slot in which the user can retrieve their poker chip once they inserted it. All aesthetic designs on this panel were achieved through a combination of lasercutting, engraving, and rastering. The grooves along the perimeter of the panel are intended to align with other panels for assembly.

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Right Side Panel

The right side panel is made out of duron and mainly consists of the instructions to play the game. The instructions as well as other aesthetic features on this panel were achieved through laser engraving and rastering. The grooves along the side of the panel were achieved through laser cutting and are intended to align with other panels of the SpaDL.

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Back Panel

The back panel is made of duron and includes a small cut out near the bottom left corner to allow for the power supply unit cables to connect to the circuitry. The aesthetic features of the panel were achieved through laser rastering and the grooves along the perimeter of the panel were achieved through laser cutting. The grooves along the perimeter were intended to align with the other side panels during assembly.

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Bottom Panel

The bottom panel is made of duron and was produced through laser cutting the material. The panel is intended to have servos and the coin slot return tray to be mounted on top.

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