10/27-10/30

Monday

I soldered the fresh new PCB that I milled. I was very happy with the results and before soldered, I checked each connection with a multimeter as usual. after I soldered, I decided to test the board through a quick plug in with a USB connection. The LED lit up so then I went to hot glue the board. After hot gluing, I tested it my plugging the power into the PCB board, however, it didn't work. I was confused at first and wondered why it didn't work. I waited but it didn't power on. I wasn't able to identify a problem because of the initial short period.

Tuesday

I went back to the PCB board and tested it again. I plugged it in and saw no reason or start up. I was confused if it was the specific time I had set on the code. I tested the connections again and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. No connections had broken again. I noticed that the esp32 had a red light and looked into it, I found out that I connected two connections while soldering. I separated them very easily yet that didn't solve the problem. After I plugged it in, I was left stuck trying to figure out the issue. Mr. Christy recommended that I plugged the power supply and started to test the power that flowed in each connection. Wile testing, I might had accidentally touched the two points and fried the board. The whole power connection sprung out. I will admit that I was frustrated because of this. I asked Jaspreet if she could take over the PCB because of how much trouble I've actually had with it.

Wednesday

I decided to pick a side project and thought about the 3D prints that are articulated. I decided to do my own research about it and try to make my own articulated model. I was mostly inspired by the octopus sitting next to the 3D printer. I found a guide that was a bit confusing because they used the form option to make their separates. I might look back on a chain guide and see if I'd be able to 3D print that. Mr. Christy had a small task and it regarded making another map. We first needed the measurements of the top window of the main office. He asked for the outer frame because there are two frames of the window. The outer and the inner frame which held the window.

Thursday

I spent most of the shop periods to doing more research and watching videos of how others created their models. I was very intrigued with the process and how the 3D printer was able to print out the chains without a lot of supports or little to none. The model looks a bit weird but i watched this video about how this person specifically made their connections between two pieces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV_pcDC14hE