Computer controlled cutting
Tasks
- Group assignment:
- ✔ Demonstrate and compare the toolchains and development workflows for available embedded architectures
- Individual assignment:
- ✔ Browse through the data sheet for your microcontroller write a program for a microcontroller
- X Simulate its operation (in Wokwi), to interact (with local input &/or output devices) and communicate (with remote wired or wireless connections) -> Wokwi does not offer RFID module communication options
- X Extra credit: test it on a development board -> I ordered a Pico Zero and NFC modules
- ✔ Extra credit: try different languages &/or development environments
Conclusion
List of required BOM components:
List of components that have to be produced:
- 4x parametric Corner Outer from W2. Update: Size est.: ; Material:
- 4x parametric Corner Inner. Update: Size est.: Material:
- 1x button Top: Est. size: Material:
- 1x bottom Cover 'Batteries holder'. Est. size: ; Material:
- 3x PCB 'LED and NFC'. Est. size: ; Material:
- 1x PCB 'Brain and Soul od puzzRob'. Est. size: ; Material:
See my documentation on choosing the appropiate hardware for more details.
For a more formal description of the process of choosing the required hardware, please open this file:
Working with Draw.io, Overleaf, Wokwi, Circuit.js
These programs are pretty straight forward and I have already been using them in several occasions. There are hundreds of tutorials online for each of these programs. Hence, I will document only the issues I encountered this time and how I (tried to) solve them.
Working with different programming environments and languages
This week I used VS Code and Overleaf for programming in Latex. I prefer using Overleaf for building PDF files because
- The preview function works perfectly [INSERT IMAGE]
- Both are can be connected to GitHub, so I can always switch between programs if needed
- I already use VS Code for programming this website. Having separate projects open in both programs allows me to directly get to work without having to switch between project folders.
I also tested programming the RP2040 on both VS Code and Wokwi. Notes:
- I am more used to using VS Code or the Arduino IDE for embedded programming. Using Wokwi's IDE takes getting used to
- Wokwi offers the unique advantage to simulate the wired communication for my project. The plug-in for VS Code works just the same.
- No offline simulations possible unless a license is purchased for 97$ a year.
- I tried embedding Micropython into my C-adjacent code. It opens some new possibilities. It's time to practice Microphython now!