Final Project
Final project Initial conception (Febuary 2022) Learning to play any musical instrument takes a very long time and a lot of effort. To enjoy music …
Week18: Project development
What I did. I created the enclosure and designed and milled all the PCBs. TODO Hardware Priority 1 20 x Button LED caps 8x Octave1 8x Octave2 4x chord …
Week17: Invention, Intellectual Property, and Income
Final project, Slide and video If the final project turns out as I imagined it and eventually proves to be useful I might want to think about ways to …
Week16: Application and Implication
The Importance of Playing Music Listening to and creating music has been associated with many benefits for human well being. Neurologist, dr. Oliver …
Week15: Wildcard week (Vacuum forming)
Introduction I have always been fond of 3d printing not merely as a way to produce an end result but to create models that would act as an in-between …
Week14: Interface and Application Programming
Introduction Connecting your embedded devices to the internet can have some real benefits. One thing that always remains a nuisance is to find your …
Week13: Networking and communication
Think I like the idea of modular electronics design. Having small ICs, each doing their own little job, capable of working in parallel, makes …
Week12: Input
Introduction My final project will have three types of input: Buttons to play notes Pressure sensors to indicate how hard a button is pressed Rotary …
Week11-12: Mechanical and Machine design
Video Introduction We set out to make a zoëtrope machine that would draw it’s own animations. My contributiones were: The Luminus LEDs Strobe …
Week10: Output
The final project will be a musical instrument. For “output” week, I wanted to experiment with generating sounds using the digital-analog …
Week9: Molding and Casting
Molding and casting is very interesting as a production technique because it allows you to work with a large variety of materials and you can use it …
Week8: Embedded Programming
My end project is going to be a keyboard with built-in profiles to easily play music while the keyboard takes care of the music theory. The keyboard …
Week7: Computer controlled machining
Introduction Group assignment: Complete your lab’s safety training Test runout, alignment, speeds, feeds, and toolpaths for your machine Make …
Week6: Electronics Design
For Electronics Design I finally have the chance to start working on my final project. For this week we need to design a “Hello World” PCB …
Week5: 3D Printing and Scanning
I am not new to 3d printing. When the rep-rap project started in around 2006 I didn’t have the means or the connections to get involved, but …
Week4: Electronics Production
Electronics production is an important skill in the FabAcademy. It’s interesting that in even precedes any other electronics based skill. It is …
Week3: Computer-controlled Cutting
Introduction A couple of years ago I designed a construction kit where 3d printed “vertices”, held together with popsicle sticks, would …
Week2: Computer-aided Design
Introduction Computer Aided Design forms an important part in digital design and digital fabrication. My history with computer aided design began in …
Week 1 - Project Management
Introduction In the first week of the FabAcademy working methods and best practices are introduced, ranging from best practices regarding time and …