20. Project development¶
Assignment¶
Complete your final project, tracking your progress:
What is the deadline?¶
The deadline for project presentation is 08th, June. So I have to finish before this deadline.
##what tasks have been completed
- Hand sketch of my lightning detector
- PCB design of the board in Kicad
##what tasks remain?
- Printing the PCB and Soldering it
- Design of the box/housing that contains the electronic components
- Printing of the box using 3D printer
- Assembling all the components and code testing (programming the pcb)
what’s working? what’s not?¶
The I2C addresses of the chip are not working, I am planning to buy another one
##what questions need to be resolved?
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What is the range the device can sense the lightning strikes?
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Is the device able to differentiate man-made noise and the noise of lightning strikes?
- is the warning alarm produced?
- is the number of lightning strikes displayed?
what will happen when?¶
Final project roadmap
what have you learned?¶
Whether or not my effort was a success, I gave it everything I had. Yes, there are still many things that can be done better, but up to this point, this final exercise has taught me a lot about digital fabrication as well as patience, adapting the tools and machines to my needs, stress management (which I still need to practice), being tired and sleepy but always careful when using equipment, being able to find our own solutions and answers to questions, and most importantly, self-awareness about our own capabilities.