worked on circuit drawing for my readme
Did research on how to wire the thermostat
added items to my BoM
added items include:
Cartridge Heater 12V 40W 6 x 20mm for heating
W1209 Thermostat for controlling and montoring temp
12v DC 4A power supply for controlling the thermostat and cartridge heater.
worked on hinges
Hinges now work with clearing
Tried to find a clear material with a high temp resistance but couldnt so the top lid (or Top Shell) will be white as well as the bottom (Bottom Shell)
The material I will use is 1172 pro nylon.
179 degrees celc resistance
good toughness
high print quality
Research and BoM
Short: created my BoM (bill of materials) and researched modules to measure humidity+heat.
Main boards are Xiao boards and for the heatmat a Reptile heat mat I have laying around from my ant colonies
The designing process.
I worked on a 3d design using onshape, I found a model of a 1:1 scale of the bambu lab resuable spool and used that to design the dryer with.
I went for a simple design but added features that the other ones you see online dont.
The design on paper is a sketch so I had something to fall back on when I didnt know how I was going to shape the shell of the dryer.
The 3d model at the moment is a full 1:1 scale
The research
I have the choice of 2 boards, esp32 and raspberry pi zero.
Both boards are great! however they both carry limitations (see image above/below).
esp32 has great radio reach as antennas can easily be attatched. The raspberry pi has a super easy and user friendly connectivity due to its computer like system.
these boards will be the brains of the claw, this will tell the mechanism to open/close when the other device sends a signal wirelessly to the brains - similar to how our brains work (just…not wirelessly :/)
However as the handheld device will be a physical (or digital touch) button I believe the esp32 will be a better fit, this is because it will have a longer range which is needed for drones especially if the drone is custom built, the esp32 also doesnt drain battery meaning the device can be lighter - meaning more flight time for the drone as well as a cheaper system (it wont need a lot of batteries or need larger batteries)
although the esp has a long radio signal it will still need a LoRa addon, this is because of drones signals.
