Week 1: Project Management

This week I worked on defining my final project idea and started to getting used to the documentation process.

Research

Over the weekend, I accompanied my daughter as she played with Bead Art at the mall. She accidentally mixed all the colors together, making them extremely difficult to separate. Afterward, I researched online and found that many people enjoy Perler Bead Art, yet there currently isn't a small mechanical device available to sort the colors. So, I decided to try making a Perler Bead color sorter to help more players efficiently and quickly sort their beads.

Useful links

• Example link to page on this website
• Gitlab Fabcloud
• HTML and CSS learning website
• Perler Beads Playing
• Perler Beans Pen

Code Wiring Connections

                    TCS3200 Connections:

                    GND: Connect to Arduino GND
                    VCC: Connect to Arduino 5V
                    OUT: Connect to a digital pin on Arduino (e.g., D2)
                    S0: Connect to another digital pin on Arduino (e.g., D3)
                    S1: Connect to another digital pin on Arduino (e.g., D4)
                    S2: Connect to another digital pin on Arduino (e.g., D5)
                    S3: Connect to another digital pin on Arduino (e.g., D6)
                    LED: Connect to Arduino 5V
                    Servo Motor Connections:

GND: Connect to Arduino GND
VCC: Connect to Arduino 5V
PWM: Connect to a digital pin on Arduino (e.g., D9)

void setup() {
    myServo.attach(9); // Attach the servo to pin D9
    // Initialize TCS3200 pins
    pinMode(2, INPUT); // OUT pin
    pinMode(3, OUTPUT); // S0 pin
    pinMode(4, OUTPUT); // S1 pin
    pinMode(5, OUTPUT); // S2 pin
    pinMode(6, OUTPUT); // S3 pin
  }
  
  void loop() {
    // Add code to read color from TCS3200
    // For example, if color detected is red:
    myServo.write(20); // Turn servo to 20 degrees for red
    delay(1000); // Wait for a second
    // Repeat for other colors
  }
                

Gallery

Video

3D Models