20. Project Presentation¶
This week I worked on defining my final project idea, listing tasks and complete my final masterpiece
Final Project Ideas¶
Originally I had planned to make a Mini Arcade Device project. I had all the components, the LED Matrix dispaly, buttons and joystick and during the Fab Academy I have been trying to do something in my weekly projects that I could use in the arcade. During the Output Devices week I noticed a glitch in the LED Matrix display. I tried everything I could think of to fix the issue, tried different controllers, different libraries, resoldering, asking on forums and even got in contact with the creator of the LED Matrix SmartShield that I was using but I was unable to fix the display. By the time I realized the issue it was getting too late to order a new one so I moved on and decided to go for another project.
Mini Arcade¶
I have wanted to create an arcade machine for quite some time now using a rasperry pi and a monitor in a laser cut or CNC milled housing. As a Fab Academy project I would like to make a mini arcade machine by creating a 32x32 or 64x64 LED matrix screen. The screen would be housed in a laser cut enclosure with 3d printed housing for the buttons and electronics.
My biggest concern is the game programming aspect and making sure the microcontrollers have enough memory. This can probably be solved by using SD-card memory or other addition memory components but right now I am not sure how to accomplish this.
CFT - Vermicompost monitoring system¶
The idea I landed on was creating a Continuous Flow Through, CFT, Vermicompost monitoring system. I have been mulling over the idea of creating a vermicompost monitoring system. A successful vermicomposting system requires certain conditions such as optimal humidity, temperature and more. My idea is to use sensors, such as humidity, temperature, gas, ph and possibly more sensors to monitor a vermicomposting system. The data gathered from these sensors would be sent via WiFi and displayed on a website. The project would use a laser cut or CNC milled box to house the worms and compost, 3d printed housing for the electricals which would include a milled circuit board loaded with sensors and networking capabilities.
Details¶
- What does it do?
- Who’s done what beforehand?
- What sources did you use?
- What did you design?
- What materials and components were used?
- Where did they come from?
- How much did they cost?
- What parts and systems were made?
- What tools and processes were used?
- What questions were answered?
- What worked? What didn’t?
- How was it evaluated?
- What are the implications?
These questions are all answered in Applications and Implications
Presentation¶
Final Project Presentation Video¶
Final Project Presentation Video
Final Project Presentation Slide¶
Final Project Presentation Slide