18.Applications and Implications, Project Development¶

Assignments and Assessment this week¶

Applications and Implications¶

Plan a final project masterpiece that integrates the range of units covered.
Your project should incorporate
2D and 3D design
Additive and subtractive fabrication processes
Electronics design and production
Embedded microcontroller interfacing and programming
System integration and packaging.
Where possible, you should make rather than buy the parts of your project.
Projects can be separate or joint, but need to show individual mastery of the skills, and be independently operable.
See Final Project Requirements for a complete list of requirements you must fulfil.

Project Development¶

Prepare drafts of your final project summary slide (presentation.png, 1920x1080) and video clip (presentation.mp4, 1080p HTML5, < ~minute, < ~25 MB), put them in your root directory, and check that they are linked in the final presentation schedule

Learning outcomes¶

Define the scope of a project
Develop a project plan including a schedule and a bill of materials (BOM)
Track the progress of your project
Summarise and communicate the essence of your project development

Have you answered these questions?¶

What will it do?
Who has done what beforehand?
What sources will you use?
What will you design?
What materials and components will be used?
Where will they come from?
How much will they cost?
What parts and systems will be made?
What processes will be used?
What questions need to be answered?
How will it be evaluated?
Uploaded summary slide (placeholder)
Uploaded video clip (placeholder)
Checked they are linked in the final presentation schedule

What will it do?¶

This is a set of modules for easily testing DMX signals.

DMX signals are output in accordance with the fader movement, displaying the current DMX value on the monitor, and controlling the RGB brightness of the NeoPixel LEDs with the DMX value.

Who has done what beforehand?¶

Similar displays have existed before, such as the Lite putter DP-144, but they were mainly simple 3mm bullet-shaped LEDs that blinked or required connecting to a computer, and weren’t very user-friendly.

What sources will you use?¶

FabAcademy class page, Fab Community, Google Search, YouTube tutorials, ChatGPT, and friendly instructors! And I also received various advice from my mentor at the company, Toshihiro Hosoda.

What will you design?¶

DMX output control input device, Monitor device to observe changes in DMX input, Control output device to check DMX input

What materials and components will be used?¶

Slide potentiometer, Seed Xiao rp2040, Freenove ESP32-Wrom, MAX485, Neutrik Xlr5, Witch or Iris elongated LCD display, 144 NeoPixel LEDs

Where will they come from?¶

Amazon, Rakuten Market, Mercari (a Japanese used goods sales site similar to eBay), Digi-Key, Akizuki Denshi, Marutsu Elecs, Sengoku Densho, Sound House, Tomoka Denki, Monotaro, etc.

How much will they cost?¶

Calculating

What parts and systems will be made?¶

Documenting DMX output control device manufactured, DMX input NeoPixel LED manufacturing complete DMX monitoring device board manufacturing and operation verification complete DMX reception and graph display program creation in progress, exterior design in progress

What processes will be used?¶

Laser cutting, 3D printing, PCB manufacturing, Programming

What questions need to be answered?¶

It is possible to create changes in the DMX and visually observe the movement.

How will it be evaluated?¶

It will be perfect if all vicities are connected and the changes follow the fader movements.