10 - Project Plan & Feedback

Updated Weekly Project Plan

By 11/21

• Coding:

  • Fix the code so it works when I switch tabs, not just when I load a new page. 

  • Add a clause for any website that isn't in the map to light up yellow. 

  • Create the list of websites I frequent, using my Chrome history (can be expanded later if I find there's more I use). 

• Design: 

  • change/modify 3D model size for the sizes of my LEDs

  • 3D print the traffic lights

  • work the 3D printed models into earrings

• Create a sketch for how the back of the earring / wiring will look

• Purchase mini battery & elastic to supply power to the earring

By 11/28 (no class)

• Solder the design together and mount it onto the traffic light earring:

  • Clip LED ends & resistor ends

  • Solder resistor directly onto LED; leave the other side longer to go around to the microcontroller

  • Use 1 cable that connects to the ground and to the 3 LEDs

By 12/05

• Playtesting

Feedback & Troubleshooting

Ask:

• Should I add websites I don't frequent on my laptop, but are popular, such as Reddit?

• How should I modify the code so that it updates when I switch tabs?

• Is there a battery I could solder into the earring itself so I don't need to have an external battery bank? It can't weigh too much. 

Non-Documentation Project Updates

The first step was figuring out how to turn the LEDs on and off using Bluetooth. Lenny helped guide me through coding with Arduino IDE.