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Project Log 6

Plan:

Code (kBs), pictures of project work (MBs)

Git for version control on my home server. Create a VPN to my home network. Take this as an excuse to add in some parity to my setup.

equipment: existing home server. Subscription: none

Server harddrive failure, raspberry pi running my server dies, power supply failure, Wi-Fi goes down (remote)

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/git-setting-up-a-repository/

Regularly check drive smart status. SSH into server and run "Sudo smartctl - i /DRIVEPATH"

Implementing plan:

ended up not wanting to host my own because it would require either leaving a port open on my home network or setting up a VPN to my home network, neither of which I felt like doing at this time. Github's the way to go for now.

Revised Plan:

Keep things backed up to Github! As long as Wi-Fi or at least cellular is up, I'll be fine :)

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Project Log 5

Final Project Plan: Pedometer Sock

Rough Pseudo-code:

steps = 0;

while (1){

update display with steps

if (presure sensor reads force and tilt switch does not){

steps ++

}

}

List of Materials:

Adafruit Flora

Sock

Felt for panel and pressure sensor

tilt switch

battery pack

conductive snaps

I2C 4 digit 7 segment display (Don't Have!)

List of Things to Figure Out:

How to control an I2C display

How to use the two sensors in tandem to accurately count steps

Timeline to Complete the Project:

Final Design Document: Done by the 23rd, just need to sanity test the sensors and code using temporary mountings.

Final Tutorial: As Long as I photograph along the way, this *should*™ be done by the 30th

Final Showcase: As long as I don't push off building everything last minute, I should be plenty ready come the 10th.

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Project Log 4

Name

Sound Reactive Circle Skirt Description of what it does

A simple cicle skirt with a strip of LED's embeded in the hem giving an underglow like effect to the skirt, which would react to the volume of noises around it. Parts and materials required, including electronics, textiles, and tools. Indicate if you have these parts / tools already.

Enough fabric for a skirt (will need to buy ~$15)

LED strip (will need to buy ~$20)

elastic for a waist band (have on hand)

zipper (have on hand)

battery pack for LED's (will need to buy ~$5-25 depending on if its an enclosure for AA's or a rechargable)

Button to re-calibrate (have)

microphone (need) Skills required. Indicate if you have full confidence, part confidence, or are new to each skill.

Sewing on a machine (new)

Hand sewing conductive thread (confident)

working with larger batteries (new) Link to at least 1 project which is as similar to your idea as you can find. If you can't find something exact, link to multiple projects which have component parts / behavior. You can also include page numbers for projects found in the text book or other books in lieu of a link. The final project requires you to innovate something original - what will your innovation be?

https://www.instructables.com/Sound-Reactive-LED-Equalizer-Skirt/ Pros/cons of doing this idea

not very original or inovative

would be something I'd actually wear Things you'd like help with

working with larger batteries

Name

Tilt detecting kitchen glove

Description of what it does

kitchen glove that makes a loud obnoxious beeping sound when you tilt your dish too much.

Parts and materials required, including electronics, textiles, and tools. Indicate if you have these parts / tools already.

kitchen glove (have on hand)

tilt sensor (have on hand)

beeper, have on hand (may get a loud speaker)

button to calibrate (have on hadn) Skills required. Indicate if you have full confidence, part confidence, or are new to each skill.

I've got full confidence in the hand sewing and seam ripping for this Link to at least 1 project which is as similar to your idea as you can find. If you can't find something exact, link to multiple projects which have component parts / behavior. You can also include page numbers for projects found in the text book or other books in lieu of a link. The final project requires you to innovate something original - what will your innovation be?

It's pretty similar to the high-five glove I made for the mid term. Pros/cons of doing this idea

would be useful (I'm bad at moving hot things)

would be worried about heat tolerances of our microcontroller Things you'd like help with

making sure I don't melt a board sticking it in the oven

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Project Log 3

1) What parts do you have figured out? I've got the code and the pressure sensor pretty much figured out. It needs a bit more refinement as to when it trigger the lights, but is otherwise looking pretty good.

2) What parts do you still need to do? Anything which could cause you to not be able to complete the project? I need to finish the glove itself still, along with affixing the LED's and board.

3) What questions do you have? None at this time.

4) Draft a response to any of the midterm writeup which you can: What is the use case of this project? It's so the user and the person their high-fiving can know for certain whether their high-five was good or not.

What sensors and actuators does it use? Sensors: Pressure sensor Actuators: Red, Yellow, and Green lights

What does the code do? It reads values from the pressure sensor and changes the lights to tell the user if their high five was too weak, too strong, or just right.

If you made an updated version, what would you add / change / improve? Until the project is finished I'm not sure.

Anything else you'd like us to know when grading? Not at this time.

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Project Log 2

Describe your project idea My main idea is a high five glove/long sleeve shirt with thumb holes. In the palm of the wearers hand there'd be either a force sensor (if I can get one in time) or a button such that when the wearer high fives someone it plays a short tune with the buzzer, and provided I can get a force sensor, give the user a rating on their high five, either that it was too weak, too hard, or just right.

Are there similar projects / tutorials for you to reference? In terms of the construction of gloves/shirts, there's tons out there, though I'm unsure at this time whether I'll use an of the shelf shirt or make my own. for the circuit, I couldn't find anything specifically on this, but there were some projects in the book that utilized gloves, which I will most likely reference.

What supplies will you need? Material for a glove or shirt, force sensor (might use a home made one like what we're doing in class for lab 3), the lily pad's included button and LED's, battery pack of some kind

What skills from class will you use? I'll use the skills from lab 3 to dial in what reading a perfect high-five is.

What skills will you need to learn? I'll likely need to work more with a sewing machine if I plan on making a full shirt.

Set up a basic timeline for yourself between now and when the midterm is due. Remember to allow for delays in shipping and plenty of debugging! Order pre-made force sensor pronto if I can afford too! Otherwise I'm going to get the base glove/shirt settled by the end of next week along with the basic codebase allowing for at least a weekend of debugging.

What are you unsure about? I'm still not super sure whether I'll use a long sleeve I already own or put together a pair of gloves. That and whether It'd be better to make a force sensor out of washable materials we're using in class or one I can buy off the shelf that likely cannot be washed.

Finally Record how many hours you spent on this task and on the project this week to help us calibrate the course workload. About 2 hours? Actually writing this, like 20 minutes, but it took a lot of passive thinking about project ideas to actually do the writing.

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Project Log 1

Here's my tutorial project front and back:

It was a lot of fun putting this lil guy together! It was my first time sewing on a machine (although I've done at least some hand sewing before), so she's a little wonky even after busting out the seam ripper a couple times, but I'll definitely be using her next time I make tea.

In terms of the tutorial provided for this project, here are the features I liked and didn't like:

Time Estimate: I liked this! The estimate of 1-2 hours was pretty spot on for me as it took me just about 1 and a half to get it all done. It made it easier for me to work this project into my schedule since getting to the makers space is a bit out of the way for me as I usually get rides from other people to and from school. I'll definitely be adding this to my tutorial by tracking the time I spent assembling the project.

Step by Step Photos: Another one I liked, although I did think some photos were a bit unclear particularly around how to layer the fabric pieces, but it was nice to have more than just text to describe what we needed to do. I'll be doing this for my project by taking photos throughout the process as this can alleviate a lot of clarity issues in the text.

Detail: I wish some additional sewing terminology was explained in this tutorial. Since this is likely the firs time the reader has touched a sewing machine, including some simple definitions like what batting is, or what the right side of the fabric is would be useful. A simple cover page would suffice. I don't think I'll be adding a terminology page to mine as it will likely not be intended for first timers to e-textiles. That said, I will try really hard to keep the language accessible and easy to read.