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• Build Log v1.0 - We Have Lift Off

  Mikhail Thomas • 12/16/2017 at 06:26 • 0 comments

  It's finally here. The project is "complete". I have done what I set out to do, I've built the "Pimp My Ride" version of a trophy. The final step was to build it a web-app so the new owner (and every troll that gets bored) can control the trophy.

  Its been a long day of troubleshooting and coding so I'll give a rough outline of what I did and a link to the final product.

  • Arduino Sketch
    • Connecting the Feather to the Internet
      • I used AIO (AdaFruit IO)
      • Built an AIO dashboard with all the feeds I'd need
        • A Color Picker and 4 Buttons
      • Used the "NeoPixel" example sketch from the AIO Arduino Library
    • NeoPixel Animations
      • Using the AdaFruit NeoPixel Library
      • Using ideas and many items from the "StrandTest" example
  • Node App
    • Linked functionality into AIO using REST requests.
    • Created a holder site to host it on

  This is a pretty rough outline, but if anyone has any questions let me know. The code isn't in good shape right now, it was more of a proof of concept for the time being. 
  
  For those curious, here is the site that is actively connected to the trophy: www.gamenightchamp.com
  
  

  All files for this project can be found in the Files section. I will include the node requirements (listed in the top of index.js) in my instructions once I get there.
  
  ToDo: Write build instructions.

• Build Log v0.03 - Beginning of the End

  Mikhail Thomas • 12/15/2017 at 20:07 • 0 comments

  "Let me not think of my work as a stepping stone to something else and if it is let me become fascinated with the shape of the stone." - Ze Frank

  Outline:

  • Wiring
    • Test fit control board
    • Drilled routing holes
    • Cut/Solder wires
    • Final installation
  • Assembly
    • Frame rebulid
    • Chalice/Top remounting
  • Chalice
    • Dice pile creation

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• Build Log v0.02 - Let there be light!

  Mikhail Thomas • 12/07/2017 at 18:21 • 0 comments

  "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." - Book of Genesis

  Outline:
  

  • Chalice:
    • Purchased Dice
    • Prototyped chalice insert
    • Preliminary testing with chalice lighting.
    • Ordered final parts
  • Painting:
  • Purchased spray paint
  • Initial paint testing/attempt

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• Troph.io - v0.01

  Mikhail Thomas • 11/28/2017 at 17:07 • 0 comments

  Build Log v0.01

  "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - Winston Churchill

  Outline:

  • Setup
  • Disassembled Trophy
  • Broke out plaster from bottom base
  • Prototyping / Brainstorming challice layout

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