01
Completed
Principles and Practices
Plan and sketch a potential final project. Document the process of setting up a personal website.
Documentation
Weekly Assignments
20 weeks of learning, making, and documenting
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In Progress
Computer-Aided Design
Model a possible final project in 2D and 3D using various CAD tools and software.
03
Pending
Computer-Controlled Cutting
Design, laser cut, and document a parametric press-fit construction kit.
04
Pending
Embedded Programming
Read a microcontroller data sheet. Program your board to do something.
05
Pending
3D Scanning and Printing
Design and 3D print an object that could not be made subtractively. 3D scan an object.
06
Pending
Electronics Design
Redraw an echo hello-world board, add a button and LED, check the design rules, and make it.
07
Pending
Computer-Controlled Machining
Make something big using CNC milling machine.
08
Pending
Electronics Production
Make an in-circuit programmer by milling and stuffing the PCB.
09
Pending
Input Devices
Measure something: add a sensor to a microcontroller board and read it.
10
Pending
Output Devices
Add an output device to a microcontroller board that you've designed and program it to do something.
11
Pending
Networking and Communications
Design, build, and connect wired or wireless node(s) with network or bus addresses.
12
Pending
Mechanical Design, Machine Design
Design a machine that includes mechanism, actuation, and automation.
13
Pending
Molding and Casting
Design a 3D mold, machine it, and cast parts from it.
14
Pending
Interface and Application Programming
Write an application that interfaces a user with an input and/or output device.
15
Pending
System Integration
Integrate all components and subsystems of your final project.
16
Pending
Wildcard Week
Design and produce something with a digital fabrication process not covered in another assignment.
17
Pending
Applications and Implications, Project Development
Propose a final project masterpiece that integrates the range of units covered.
18
Pending
Invention, Intellectual Property, and Income
Develop a plan for dissemination of your final project.
19
Pending
Project Development
Complete your final project, tracking your progress and documenting the process.
20
Pending
Final Project Presentation
Present and demonstrate your final project to the global Fab Academy community.