System Integration¶
Electronics housing¶
Now that I had all the electronics working I needed to make a housing for the electronics. I wanted to make a housing that would wrap around one of the sides of the CFT system. I want the display and button to be outside of the box while the three sensors are within the box.
Sketch¶
I had a rough idea in my mind and sketched it out.
Electronics housing sketch
The electronics housing would be 3d printed so I started designing. Again, I wanted a simple design, in similar styla as the other 3d printed components, the support brackets.
Tinkercad¶
As before I made a simple blockout model in Tinkercad. I made rough measurements of the requirements for all the components and started modeling.
Electronics housing blockout in Tinkercad
Blender¶
Using the rough blocked out model from Tinkercad I used Blender to add smoothness to the model.
Electronics housing smoothing in Blender
3d printing¶
I brought the model into PrusaSlicer. Estimated time was little under 12 hours. I started the 3d prints and hoped for the best.
Electronics housing in PrusaSlicer
Electronics housing 3d print
The 3d prints came out nice.
Download electronics housing .stl file
Integration¶
Electronics housing inside
Electronics housing inside
Electronics housing side
Electronics housing lid
ALl the electronics fit and line up perfectly,