Note for the reviewer: Please DM me on Slack if you have any issues. I have worked a lot and can’t afford to have my effort go past the deadline and get lost.
Worked the whole day, struggled, and finally learned to complete the firmware for my MP3 player. Tomorrow I will update the bom.csv as per the new wiring (due to new code and approaches) and refine the main readme.md. Hush, guys, I’m going to sleep now. Cyaaa!
I had to make an enclosure for our MP3 player, but since i don’t have the hardware and components shipped yet, and the reviewer said that I have to try my best to design the enclosure before I even get the components I have decided to use the 3mm transparent acrylic sheets to make the enclosure. With that, I can cut the sheets according to the dimensions on the spot and stick them with acrylic glue. For the buttons and ports, I will have to drill holes of the correct size. Let’s hope this works for a wonderful transparent case MP3 player :)
Took 10+ hrs, but I forgot to record. Did the digital wiring and connection of each component in the MP3 player. Also uploaded wiring .png and wiring .svg to the repo.
Tried assembling parts 1,2 and 3.
Final touches and now the project is all ready !!yay!! Next, draft a bom.csv to fund.
Made a tonnnnnn of small design changes so that the stuff is correct in real not just CAD ;)
Made the enclosure for the light umbrella. Made it simple: magnet-supported locking and a small chain handle (not attached in the 3d print pic). (4rth pic is assembly of enclosure)
Did some small changes and here are the other 3 pics of the progress in the previous journal entry.
I did many things today and am documenting them in this journal entry. Most of them were design revisions and corrections, along with designing something new.
Designed the tertiary stem for the soft-light umbrella.
Extrude the main slider for the shifters so that the umbrella skeleton can be attached with the help of hooks. This will allow the skeleton to shift easily according to the requirements and adjust the softness of the light behind it. Simultaneously, I tried different spots to attach the hooks and ultimately decided on a 10 mm depth from the extruded surface.
Designed a simple latch mechanism for the shifters to keep them locked in place (along the primary stem). These are small and strong enough to hold the shifters in place against the spring. Feels like good progress :)
After making a strong, clean base & stem, I continued working on the shifters for the umbrella skeleton, whose function is to change the softness of the light as they shift along the primary stem. Two different types of shifters are required for this function, which I just completed.
The main base part and its attachment to the primary stem didn’t seem strong enough and were really bulky, so I totally redesigned it. Now the base and the primary stem are a single part, and the shifters for the umbrella will be supported by a hooked spring and latch mechanism instead of a thread and latch(which was also really doubtful to work).
Drafted a rough bill of materials, later finalized bom.csv, and added it to the project repository on GitHub. Simultaneously, debugged the code and created the player graphics. Next task: get the hardware grant, build it, take measurements, and fit it into an enclosure to be designed in Onshape. Simultaneously, check wiring, verify it, and then draft a PCB. Note: 1. After thoughtful recommendations, this project was unshipped from Macondo to ship it on Stardance, as Macondo is about to end. Journals made here after will reflect all my work on this project on Stardance. 2. It is taken care of that no double-dipping happens, or that there is no duplicate project that exists or is shipped on Macondo. 3. Have attached only some screenshots because the address was being revealed. 4. I have worked for 7 hours until now, but since the project was shifted from Macondo, it shows about 3 hrs.
After starting a project- an MP3 handheld player and doing good research, I have installed all the required software for ESP32 i.e. Espressif and also started coding for the connection of the ESP32 with other components. Simultaneously, I have started designing the UI for my music player. Up next task: make BOM.csv to get the grant for the hardware and start building further.
Hello, I am making my second Stardance project; it’s a classic mp3 player. I have connected Hackatime with the project and Wakatime extensions for Onshape and started forging my project; I also made a GitHub repo and connected with the project. The next task is to make a BOM.csv to get a grant to complete my project and also start designing the enclosure in Onshape for the player, once I get the correct hardware component dimensions.
Devlog 1: Made the base and primary stem for the luminator umbrella.
Project intro: Luminator is an adaptive lighting system engineered to recreate authentic, studio-like light environments in any space, delivering crisp light quality that blends to your needs.
