Principles and Practices
what's fab academy all about?
Week 1
Computer Aided Design
Design anything in 2D & 3D
Week 3
Computer Controled Cutting
Cut something with vinayl & laser cutter
Week 4
Electronic Production
Make an in-circuit programmer by milling the PCB
& program it
Week 5
3D Printing & Scanning
Print something you can't make substractively
& scan something
Week 6
Electronics Design
Design, make and test a PCB
Week 7
Embedded Programming
program your board to do something,
with as many different programming languages
and programming environments as possible
Week 9
Molding & Casting
Design a mold, mill it then use it to cast
Week 10
Input Devices
Add a sensor to a microcontroller board that you have designed and read it
Week 11
Output Devices
Add an output device to a microcontroller board you've designed,and program it to do something
Week 12
Applications and Implication
Propose a final project masterpiece that integrates the range of units covered
Week 13
networking and communications
design, build, and connect wired or wireless node swith network or bus addresses
Week 15
Mechanical Design
design a machine that includes mechanism+actuation+automation, build the mechanical parts and operate it manually
Week 16
interface and application programming
write an application that interfaces a user with an input &/or output device that you made
Week 17
Machine Design
actuate and automate your machine
Week 18
WildCard
Design and make something different
Week 19
Project Development
final project development
Final Week