Fab Academy 2015

Project milestones

Here is how I think I want to manage my final project. Regarding some steps I have some ideas about what to do, but concernig some other ones I am very confused and I know I have to work very hard to understand how to do it. I only write a simple list, then I have to think about the time to spend for each one.

• Project concept

I think this is almost done, but I’m not so satisfied about the details. I want to read more on the web to know more about what can be done and how.

• Existing technologies review

I think that’s enough. The list I did would have to be complete. Does anyone know other ways to communicate under water? :)

• How to control the transducer to communicate digital data

Here is the first step really difficult for me. When I was at university I studied many things reading on books, doing exercises with pen and paper..but..what will it be “there” beyond the books? :) This will be the challenge! I think I have to build an hydrophone.

• Sensors

I think that a temperature one is quite mandatory :)

• Tank

I’d also want to build the tank where I will do the tests. The module “make a big thing” will be the right one!

• Shell

Obviously waterproof. This will be difficult and I also have to do in such a way that the material I choose to build the shell must not have air ball inside. The reason is that the sound will be weakend and this will not be useful to me.

• Interaction

I thought that I have to do a GUI where I can control something even only the color of an RGB LED.

• Access port

The way I can access the electronics will be important. The idea is that I have to open the shell the least possible. I’d like to have wireless programming.

• Custom controller board

I can do it in design and production module about electronic.

• Custom firmware

This will be difficult..How to process signals? Which have I got to use? Will the simple ATTiny be enough?

• Graphic Interface

See interaction :) I hope i will be able to program in Python :)