Hello World.

Weekly assignments

• Week 01Principles, Practices & Project ManagementVersion control, git, and building this documentation site.
• Week 02Computer-Aided DesignRaster, vector and parametric 3D modelling of the final project.
• Week 03Computer-Controlled CuttingLaser kerf characterisation, a parametric press-fit kit, and vinyl cutting.
• Week 04Electronics ProductionMilling, stuffing and debugging an in-circuit programmer.
• Week 053D Scanning and PrintingPrinting a part that cannot be made subtractively, plus 3D scanning.
• Week 06Electronics DesignDrawing a schematic and board in EDA software, then making it.
• Week 07Computer-Controlled MachiningMaking something big on the CNC router.
• Week 08Embedded ProgrammingReading a datasheet and programming the board from week 6.
• Week 09Mechanical & Machine DesignGroup build of a machine: mechanism, actuation, automation.
• Week 10Input DevicesAdding a sensor to a microcontroller board and reading it.
• Week 11Molding and CastingMachining a mould, casting parts, and what went wrong.
• Week 12Output DevicesDriving an output device and measuring its power consumption.
• Week 13Networking and CommunicationsWired and wireless links between two addressable nodes.
• Week 14Interface and Application ProgrammingWriting an application that talks to the board.
• Week 15Wildcard WeekA digital fabrication process not covered by the other weeks.
• Week 16Applications and ImplicationsScoping the final project: what it does, who has done what.
• Week 17Invention, Intellectual Property and IncomeChoosing a licence and a dissemination plan.
• Week 18Project DevelopmentTracking what is done, what is left, and what it costs.