10. Mid Term Review¶

This week I worked on defining system diagram for my final project, and make a list the tasks to be completed, making a schedule for doing them, and also talked with my local instructor to review these assignments.

Here is a draft of my final project system diagram. Over these weeks of assignments, I have developed a clear idea about my final project’s working system. With the PCB milled and components prepared, these parts are the most challenging ones I have encountered so far. In the next stage, I will focus on defining the appearance outline, wiring mode, communication, and interface of my project.

System Diagram of Final Project¶

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Idea final project and planning¶

For potential / idea appearance outline, I was inspired by this video.

The tool is really helpful.

3D printed lithophanes¶

itslitho Free online designing software that helps you create high-quality 3D printed lithophanes. It’s a simple yet powerful cross-platform lithophane maker.

Following the steps in the video, I made my first 3D printed lithophanes trial - An astronaurt lampshade. it’s so lovely, and I am thinking of how to apply to my final project. alt text

For Wifi & Interface¶

For Remotely Control and User Interface, I am not sure about the technology implementation yet. As a result, I searched for many examples, and ideas as follows: - For Wifi part: may use MQTT; - For User Interface: VUE or HTML/CSS.

Here is the video brought me with these thougts.

Progress in Documenting the assignments:¶

(Following Progress marked down by Week 10)
- Principles and pratices
- Done.
- Project management
- Ongoing.
- Computer-aided Design
- Ongoing.
- ImageMagick Doucuments remained to read.
- Difference from CMD and Windows Powershell remained to be clarified
- Computer-controlled cutting
- Ongoing
- Viny cutter (Ongoing)
- Electronices production
- Done
- Computer-controlled machining
- Ongoing
- Embedded programming
- Ongoing
- Output Devices
- Ongoing
- Mechanical design & Machine Desing
- Ongoing

A Schedule for Remaining Tasks:¶

Recorded by April 8th:

Define the appearance/outline for the final project (maximum of 2 weeks)
Figure out WiFi implementation and do some trials (1 week)
Test the LED strip, clarify its function/flashing model, code implementation, etc. (1 week)
Test the DHT11 sensor, try data visualization (1 week)
Assemble all system parts, preliminary finalization of the final project (1 week)
Improve past tasks while completing new assignments (1-2 weeks)