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24 X 24 X 24 RGB LED Cube
The project to be accomplished this term in Robotics Project is the first layer of a 24 X 24 X 24 RGB LED cube. The design of the cube will use panels of 24 X 24 LEDs, and feature a PCB in the corner....
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RGB Cube Update 1
This past week offered up revisions on the schematic design after being looked over by a manufacturing test engineer. Since he had pretty much no part in designing the schematics, he was perfect for a...
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LED Cube Controller
Aside from building the LED cube, another major attraction is how the cube would be controlled. There has been a few discussions on what interfaces and controls should be used. We are hoping the cube...
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LEDs working together!
My progress this week can be summed up in a few photos and a video.We had gotten our parts in late in the week, so my goal was to begin down the path of software work by getting a couple of TLC's...
View ArticleopenFrameworks
openFrameworks is an open source toolkit designed for "creative coding". Many people, especially artists, use this library to create amazing projects and presentations. A huge community of people hack,...
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Schematics!
This last week I put a lot of effort into finalizing the schematics and ensuring that the board will work the way that we want them to perform. Here's a couple of photos of the full schematics.Master...
View ArticleCube Project Work
This last week has been overall an interesting week. It started off early on dealing with the bending guide prints. I originally had the bending guide print out at 10 times the size it needed because...
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As mentioned in a previous post, openFrameworks is written in the C++ programming language. Even if you are not fluent in C++, there are several resources online for free. If you follow the setup...
View ArticleInitial Troubles
So, I've been trying to program with openFrameworks, but before I was able to compile anything, I am greeted with an error message about missing libraries. If you are using a Window's computer, make...
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Progress!
This last weekend we soldered together a simple little 8 X 8 grid of LEDs. This took 2-3 people, while soldering it together and checking it over, about 2.5 hours to do. This can give us a great...
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Building the Cube
Just like mentioned in the previous post, the construction of the LED cube has commenced. In 2.5 hours, we were able to solder the multi-colored LEDs in an 8 x 8 grid.By using our bending jigs, we are...
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PCB Work
Current state. Due to other time commitments, I don't have too much progress to report, but it does have a lot of pretty pictures. This picture on the right shows the current state of the PCB design...
View ArticleKinect on PC
So I got the Kinect to display and track people on the monitor of a PC. Unfortunately, that wasn't my intent. What I was trying to do was to link the Kinect to my own personal computer. For some reason...
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More Squares!
PCB minus 3 signalsTo the left is the picture of the PCB in it's current state. I used FreeRouter, a plugin in KiCad that will route a PCB for you. I basically wanted this done so that I can move on to...
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Design Changes and Milestones
This week, our class is looking at milestones and how the project is coming along. It appears like our project is a bit behind schedule, but it is nothing too bad yet. Hopefully, the design change...
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Software Progress
The photo on the right will be explained at the end of this post. This is the culmination of a few weeks of struggle in dealing with timers.In my time struggling and putting off in dealing with the...
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Turkey Day Rest
This last week was a much needed break. I unfortunately couldn't make too much progress, but I did get a better start towards coming up with the PCB that will fit over top of the chipKIT. This needs to...
View ArticleReached a max speed?
So, this week's progress has been to update the software. I have gotten the software to a point, as seen in the video above, where it appears like it is running as fast as the software can go. We need...
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All about Arduino Timer Interrupts
The excellent author(s) over at EngBlaze have a great series of AVR / Arduino Tutorials running, with their latest article on the topic of using Timer Interrupts with the Arduino. As usual, the...
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Torrent of Tesla Coil Tutorials
Photo by Flickr user Pekar [source]Tesla Coils are a special type of transformer originally intended to broadcast electrical power without the use of wires. These days they're primarily used for...
View ArticlePop-Up Robotics
Researchers at Harvard have developed a set of new techniques for micro-fabrication of robots using principles of origami and pop-up books. This article at Gizmag and the video below explains the...
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Animatronics and Cosplay
Instructables author Honus has posted this excellent tutorial on how he built an Animatronic Horus Guard Mask from Stargate. The detail on his build is amazing - a fantastic blend of art and...
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4D Printing Shows Signs of LifeThe fourth dimension is not just the things of sci-fi movies. The concept has been on the horizon for years, but now is moving closer to reality. Research is currently...
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UAT becomes First University in Arizona to open on campus Digital Makers Fab Lab UAT Digital Makers Fab LabThe University of Advancing Technology (UAT) becomes first University in Arizona to launch a...
View ArticleMeet the Newest Robot from UAT!
Kasey Norman, a student in the Digital Makers and Fabrication degree at University of Advancing Technology (UAT), newest robot had its first drive test recently. Take a look at the video for a first...
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