18. Applications and Implications, Project Development¶
Gantt Chart¶
BOM¶
What will it do?¶
My button box serves as a controller to make simulators more immersive.
Who has done what beforehand?¶
Button boxes are not new things, they have been tried and tested in many configurations and many ways. I’m not looking to reinvent the wheel; I’m just looking to make something nice, neat, professional looking, and eassy to use.
What Will you design?¶
I will design the physical compenents of the box, and electronics. I will not be designing the buttons, switches, or encoders.
What Materials and Components will be Used?¶
I will be 3d printing the box using a Bambu Lab A1 FDM printer. I have tested out their 0.08mm layer height and I found the print quality impressive and I plan to use it on my box. I will also be using buttons bought online. I will be designing a breadboard to fit all of the electronics on.
Where Will they Come From?¶
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The PLA and PETG Translucent will come from Bambu Labs.
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The Buttons, switches, and encoders will be coming from amazon.
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Everything else not mentioned in this section will be permanetly borrowed from the Lab.
How Much Will it Cost?¶
The total is planned to be around $100.
What Parts and Systems Will be Made?¶
I will be making the shell for the box, the PCB.
What Processes Will be Used?¶
I will most likley use and expand upon code already out there on the internet. This is to make sure it will work 100%.
What Questions Need to be Answered?¶
I need to figure our what chip, or microcontroller I should use.
How Will it be Evaluated?¶
I think this project should be evaluated off of its aesthetics, and functionallity as a control interface for ingame controls
What Tasks Have Been Completed?¶
I have fully comleted the mounting holes for my box.
What Tasks Remain?¶
BOX¶
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Physical and CAD
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Looks good
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Works
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Correctly Sized.
ELECTRONICS¶
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Figure out what microcontroller or chip to be used
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design and mill a PCB
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Solder and connect all the buttons
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Code
What Worked? What Hasn’t?¶
My box design has worked, and looks pretty good.
What Questions Need to be Resolved?¶
My only question is on what chip I should use.
What Will Happen When?¶
I will continue to slowly chip away at this until finals next week, which I will kick into high gear.
What Have you Learned?¶
I have learned a lot about how buttons work, matrix grids, HIDs, coding, wiring buttons. PCB design and creation, and BOMs.