Got around to mounting the Bluetooth module inside of the controller box. The board was soldered up (as seen in a prior log) and the HC06 was only mechanically held to the main board via its electrical connections. This proved to be too flimsy. So an...
Since the windows application isn't going anywhere, I had a different idea. Why not try to make a scoring box out of this beast? The joystick ports work as generic I/O ports and can replace the teensy. And I could fulfill...
Since the previous post, the first 2 flood boards have been built and used live at a concert (unexpectedly, but helpfully, allowing me to find where my protocol and approach has had some inherent weak points). To simplify, I shall just post an itemized...
The Pop Can Claw is now finished and picking up pop cans. It is not capable of picking up the large cans (they are too heavy for the current design). Instead it can pick up the short 8 FL OZ or narrow 7.5 FL OZ cans. The design uses the extended fingers...
The matrix display is being prepared for the Omaha mini maker faire. It needed to be enclosed to keep prying hands away from the 120V power. The enclosure was a scoreboard controller box that was saved from scrapping. This was the perfect...
We're currently working on v0.3 of Moti's hardware.Here's the major changes. - Magnetic encoder replaces mechanical encoder. v0.2 used two continuous pots back to back to give 360º coverage. These pots were prone to misalignment, and...
Original STL files are hosted in thingiverse at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:217267As if by magic model a form for the visor in the original model.Work out where your cut lines areBy looking where it intersects the main model.Once you have the...
The use of tension pins allows components to be accurately aligned for gluing or in use assembly such as the chin parts.This also allows you to print split surfaces as flats, which helps.I have used tension pins purely because I knew I could get them....
This plotter was actually a project from years ago and the details are documented on my blog here: http://junkplusarduino.blogspot.jp/p/svg-image-plotter.htmlIt's capable of fairly precise drawing. Certainly precise enough for a simple pcb. The z-axis,...
oday saw the completion of the hardware assembly. The whole frame is together with all servos mounted. Unfortunately they shorted me one size m3 screw, so I had to go to Lowe's to get another, and they only had flat head screws. Now my OCD has me twitching...
lightobject saturday shipped my drivers , once i realised the smoothieboard was not even gonna come close (without external drivers, and then i feel its a waste of a board). lightobect have been great to me so far.rear section (doge and frame)i pulled...
Sorry for the Long pause in my project logs. To make it up, I’ll post a long project log from then until the day of this project log so you can catch up.Seeing that I'm running out of space on my breadboard, I’ve decided to take a look into wire wrapping....
Package Arrives!So I received my package from Newark on March 25th. Here are the new goodies that I got:One thing which I did not expect was the reel of resistors. Previous packages came only in a cardboard box with some foam. No matter since I can always...
The fist cut I need to make is for the connector plate on the back. I could have spent a lot of time scribing around each component and making it tight as a drum.... but its on the back and frankly I am not that insane considering I am using hand tools. The...
Not much has happened. Got mail from OSH Park that my board was made and that it was shipped to Sweden, guess it will apear in my mail box in a couple of weeks. Also recived all parts i ordered from Farnell and Electrokit yesterday for my project.