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Huge Progress this weekend

A project log for Budget BarBot

A BarBot for dispensing cocktails (on a budget)

david-hopkinsDavid Hopkins 03/09/2015 at 12:030 Comments

Lots and lots done this w/e, the board had all the layers of varnish it needed, so it was time to start putting it together.

servos went in place first and then the tubing, which showed i missed a couple f holes off the drill template.

got all of the components together which led to layout which changed a few times.

then basic wiring usig connectors (was going to do point2point soldering origionally)

finally cutting the hole for LCD (with a scalpel) and holes for buttons.

mounting LCD and button board on the back, worked well actially, make the hole, attach the bolts to the baord, then a blob of epoxy on each bolt head and put in place... when set, check everything is lined up still and if needed fiddle the holes in the board to adjust if needed :-)

final wiring, re-doing some code to make it match servo order etc and then test (motor control board not hooked up at this point):

the back side of it:

Note to self:

when developing code with a teensy, remember to cut the VUSB trace to isolate VUSB from VIN otherwise after a few hours it will die and when investigated will bur our finger :-P.... on the plus side, a lesson learned, new one will be here on Tuesday.

the clamp pieces will be printed this week and should be fitted (at least the samples of the different designs) this weekend.

Still to do:

- calibrate quantities

- calibrate pipe volume for flushing and cleaning

- actually get the doCocktail() function to work properly

- fit other bolts, and pipe connectors

- make back fittings for the clamps

- fix debouncing on the 'down' button

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