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*Need to figure out the codes for stepper motor in order to achieve desired effects | *Need to figure out the codes for stepper motor in order to achieve desired effects | ||
| + | ==Week 5== | ||
| + | <big>'''October 7''' </big><br/> | ||
| + | 1.5hr Toby | ||
| + | *Wrote codes to gain the correct outputs of photo-resistor | ||
| + | **The arduino will read 100000 inputs over a time interval of about 3 minutes and calculate the average of the total inputs | ||
| + | |||
| + | <big>'''October 7''' </big><br/> | ||
| + | 3hr Toby | ||
| + | *Met TA Will | ||
| + | *Found a more useful arduino library for the driver online | ||
| + | *Figured out the functions of the codes | ||
| + | **Able to turn on the stepper motor for a desired number of rotations | ||
| + | **Able to stop and reverse the stepper after a certain number of rotations | ||
| + | *Built a primitive interface between the stepper motor and the luminosity reader | ||
| + | Challenges: | ||
| + | *Have yet tested the codes | ||
| + | *Some loop logic errors may still exist | ||
[[Category:Logs]] | [[Category:Logs]] | ||
[[Category:Fall 2018 Logs]] | [[Category:Fall 2018 Logs]] | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 9 October 2018
Project page: Smart Blinds
Week 1
September 11
0.5hr Sam
- Created a wiki page.
September 12
1hr
Sam and Toby
- Met with TA Will
- Learned the basis of wiki.
- Studied the circuit and built the night light on the breadboard.
- Discussed the material needed for the project.
September 14
2hr Toby
- Created a proposal draft
2hr Sam and Toby
- Met with TA Will
- Finish soldering Night Light on perfboard
- Discussed proposal
- TA gave advise on the proposal
Week 2
September 18
2hr Sam
- Created budget
- Created Gantt Chart
September 19
0.5hr Toby
- Finished the proposal before meeting with the instructor
2hr Sam
- Finalized Gantt Chart and material list
0.5hr Toby and san
- Meet with TA and instructor
September 21
2hr Toby
- Finalized proposal based on instructor's advice
- Created a presentation power point
Week 3
September 24
3hr Sam
- Started to learn Onshape
- Designed rough draft of night light case
September 26
1hr Sam
- Updated Gantt Chart
1.5 hr Toby
- Looked for user interface and AC/DC convertor online
- Updated budget and presentation
September 28
2hr Sam
- Learned additional Onshape techniques
- Finished Night Light Case
Week 4
September 30
2hr Toby
- Ordered material online
- Reviewed programming for Arduino
- Learned the code of Arduino to stepper motor
October 2
1.5hr Sam
- Researched onshape design techniques for fitting parts
- Exported Night Light case stl file
October 3
1hr Sam and Toby
- Met with TA Will
- Discussed the Arduino programming of photo-resistor and stepper motor control
October 5
2hr Sam and Toby
- Built the circuit for stepper motor and photo-resistor
- Wrote codes for Stepper motor and photo-resistor separately
- Succeeded in turning on the stepper motor and reading inputs from the photo-resistor
Challenges:
- The purchased photo-resistor did not provided desired inputs, so our team built a simple circuit containing a photo-resistor
- Need to find the correct delta timing for photo resistor reading in Arduino coding
- Need to figure out the codes for stepper motor in order to achieve desired effects
Week 5
October 7
1.5hr Toby
- Wrote codes to gain the correct outputs of photo-resistor
- The arduino will read 100000 inputs over a time interval of about 3 minutes and calculate the average of the total inputs
October 7
3hr Toby
- Met TA Will
- Found a more useful arduino library for the driver online
- Figured out the functions of the codes
- Able to turn on the stepper motor for a desired number of rotations
- Able to stop and reverse the stepper after a certain number of rotations
- Built a primitive interface between the stepper motor and the luminosity reader
Challenges:
- Have yet tested the codes
- Some loop logic errors may still exist
