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• 1) - Investigating digital manufacturing and Fabrication Laboratory all around the world.
• 2) - 2) Planning the final project, which will be developed with the skills learned in each week.

• 1) - Planning the final project.

• 1) - I have been always a Ganda Fan.
• 2) - I have a model of PG Phoenix Ganda (scale: 1:60). I want make a lightsaber for it.
• 3) - I realize that in order for me to finish the academy I will have push myself to make something that requires a lot of effort. So, the only solution was to make something that I love so much that won’t be a burden to make.

• 1) - Software Design, I’m going to use the Ug Design Software, because of I using this software for almost three years. So, I can design the lightsaber quickly.
• 2) - CNC laser cutting and 3D print. I will use the 3D print and the numerical control machine tool to make the handle of sword. And, I will use the laser cutting machine to engrave the logo of mine on the handle of sword.
• 3) - Electronics. I will make a PCB board to control switch of the LED.
• 4) - Molding and casting.

• 1) - Easy to use product and it can be used for cosplay.
• 2) - It can be automatically switched on and off by changing sunlight intensity.
• 3) - The lightsaber/Gun will work by application and manually.

By using light sensors, it will control the switch of the LED. In the development of the fab academy, I hope to improve the prototype to scale to demonstrate the functionality of the project.

I've been thinking about my final project in this weeks.I thought I wanted to do something more useful than just make a lightsaber for my Gouda model. So I came up with the idea of making a smart socket.

In China, electricity safety is a serious problem, especially in recent years, there have been a number of electricity safety accidents, which have caused a great loss of personnel and property.

As a result, I want to make a smart socket which can be switched on and off by sensing light intensity. And also, it can be help you to control your appliance from wherever you are through the wifi / internet control. Just connect the smart socket to the original socket on the wall to start using immediately. So, it can be plugged into any of the existing ones.

1) It can implement timing switch of the socket, which can meet the needs of people with special working hours.
2) Smart socket provides the socket status online view and remote power outage function, which is mainly for the person forget to turn off the electrical equipment.
3) I will use the light sensor to analyze the light condition, then the smart socket will control the switch intelligently.

The present of most smart sockets (such as xiaomi smart sockets and Huawei smart sockets) can only achieve timing switch and remote control, but can not be smart switch according to the illumination.
A student in Fab Academy 2016 Easwaran also made a wifi/internet-controlled power socket which can be plugged into any of the existing ones. So, the devices connected to these can be remotely switched on and off. He used the ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module for networking and used Atmega 328P as the controller.

1) I’m going to refer to some circuit designs made by Easwaran which is use ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module for networking and use Atmega 328P (or ATtiny 44/45/48) as the controller.
2) I’m also going to add a miniature light sensor module on the smart socket.
3) Simple design of appearance.

4) I hope to improve the prototype to scale to demonstrate the functionality of the project.

1) Wifi Module: ESP8266-12E;
2) Microcontroller: Atmega 328P (or ATtiny 44/45/48);
3) Sensor: Light sensor, Temperature sensor, humidity sensor.
4) A socket which design and fabricate by myself.
5) Server: a raspberry pi and Niagara JACE8000.

I will need to use laser-cutter & 3D printer for making the socket. Will use the PCB miller for milling the circuit boards. Vinyl cutters for branding by having logos cut out.