Status @fabacademy 2014

Follwoing table depicts the current status of things Amitraj Deshmukh, has been working on, under Fabacademy 2014. This page will be updated at least once a week.

-- Last update: May 21, 2014 14:10 (IST)

Index

Work Type

Work Item

Status

Notes

1

Logistic

Installation of Fabmodules

Completed

Details: Ubuntu 13.04, 64 bit

1.1


Modela through Fabmodules

Completed


1.2


Vinyl Cutter through Fabmodules

Completed


1.3


Laser Cutter through Fabmodules

Pending

As of now, an external vendor is helping us laser cut the designs.

2

Project




2.1


Project Finalisation

Completed

Name: Wired Digital Hearing Aid

2.2


Project Plan

In Progress
Not Published


3

Assignments




3.1


Animation

Completed
Published

Using Sketchup
Specific to the final Project
There are places to be improved

3.2


Design using inkscape

In Progress
Published

Main parts of the design are completed. However, the interfacing joints are yet to take the final shapre.

3.3


Laser Cutting of an object

Completed
Published


3.4


FabISP Milling

Completed
Published


3.5


FabISP Component Placement

In Progress
Published

FabISP PCB has been completed, but yet to use it successfully. FabISP did get programmed, however, it is to be used yet.

3.6


Vinyl Cutting

Pending

I will be able to complete this assignment, may be tonight itself (May 21)

3.7


3D Scanning

Completed
Published

The scanned and edited object is not 3D Printed

3.8


3D Modelling

Complete
Published

A printable 3D Box has been completed and uploaded.

3.9


Electronics Production – Schematic and board

Completed
Published

Using Eagle a schematic of Echo_Hello_World ckt has been produced. Routing has been made by hand (no auto routing used).

3.10


Electronics Production – Milling and component placement

Completed
Published

Using Eagle a schematic of Echo_Hello_World ckt has been produced. Routing has been made by hand (no auto routing used).

Compoenent placement is completed too.

3.11


Programmingtry out various programming languages (C, ASM, Forth)


Pending

I will be able to complete this assignment by May 22, 2014.

3.12.1


Molding

Completed
Published

Mold has been completed using a Locally available molding rubber, which takes around 4 days to dry out completely, in a dry environment.

3.12.2


Casting

In Progress
Not Published

As the mold is ready now, I plan to start casting with Instamold or PoP, whichever is available today (May 21, 2014).

3.13


Embedded Programming

Complete

Code for A blinking LED has been written and tested successfully.

3.14


Input Devices

In Progress
Published

Components placed and PCB working. To write a useful demonstrative program that would show how inout device (a humidy sensor) is working.

3.15


Notes

In progress
Published

Added 3 notes on Milling, Mercurial and Blender. This will keep happening.

3.16


Composites

Pending

A mold design, in blender has been completed. However, selecting a composit and using it for making a mold is yet pending.

3.17


Output Devices

Completed
Published

3.18


Make a Machine

Pending

This seems to be not going to get completed, looking at the remaining time.

3.19


Networking

Pending

This, I will be able to complete.

3.20


Application Interface with I/O Device

Pending

This, I will be able to complete.




Software Tools/resources used uptill now:

1) Web development - Libre Office, Kate, GIMP

2) Documentation: Libre Office

3) Object Designing - inkscape, Sketch up

4) Animation – Sketch up

5) CAMM Tool: Fabmodules

6) PCB Design Tool: Eagle

7) 3D Modeling: Blender 2.69, Meshlab, netfabb basic 5.1.0

8) Conferencing Tool: Ekiga, Jabber Video

9) Operating Systems – Ubuntu 13.04, 64 bit, Windows XP, 32 bit

.... to be continued

Hardware Tools/resources being used:

.... to be continued



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