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Final Update to the Production Model

A project log for Dementia-friendly music player

Lovechild of MP3 & 1940s radio UI. For seniors with dementia who can no longer use CDs & iPods. Good project for kids.

ross-porterRoss Porter 10/15/2017 at 03:470 Comments

I just made the final update to the production model. It's a small change -- to use a different LED module. But it's worth discussing because it illustrates the principle of keeping the project easy to make for a wide variety of makers.

This is the new part, a Keyes KY-016 LED module:

It has integrated headers and resistors. So it continues the no-soldering-required approach. For anyone on Hackaday, this is a trivial project to build. That's a good thing. But I also want to keep it *possible* to build for a large segment of the population, so the devices can get made for those that need them.

I just updated the build instructions to reflect this, including updated photographs.

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