Month: November 2016

11-29-2016

Exhibit labels – VERIFY that you have completed the Laser Cutting Checklist and them email exhibit label to drakelasercutter@gmail.com as a PDF.

Programming resources – Basic Servo Control, Continuous Servo Resources, multiple buttons controlling the same output (Boolean)

Building goals – position and attach hole box. Build at least one “structure” for your course.

We are watching how groups and group are using work time.  Today’s work ethic is a graded assignment: raise your grade by completing today’s goals, staying focused, asking for help instead of waiting.  Ways to lower your grade: meter stick fencing, playing with your phone, wandering between lab and shop without a mission.

 

11-21-16

Still need to finish the basic servo assignment?  Mr. Milstead will host a workshop in room 127 during tutorial Tuesday (tomorrow).  Get a pass.

today:

complete a paper circuit diagram for your golf hole. Get Mr. Milstead or Mr. Varvil to sign off on it and then:
>layout circuit on plywood
>build golf hole circuit in circuits.io, begin program
>begin CAD/CAM work on golf hole trigger
>did you submit a 3d printed file last week – take a look at the results and revise as needed!

11-17-16

ALL: who will be absent on Monday?  Make sure that group members have access to your work for Monday.

Still need to finish the basic servo assignment?  Mr. Milstead will host a workshop in room 127 during tutorial Friday.  Get a pass.

today:

complete a paper circuit diagram for your golf hole. Get Mr. Milstead or Mr. Varvil to sign off on it and then:
>layout circuit on plywood
>build golf hole circuit in circuits.io,begin program
In the computer lab today: workshop for programers – standard servos vs continuous servos and how to program them

11-14-16

Reminders

 
1. Halloween Project: complete/refine your project to raise your grade.  Get a tutorial pass from Mr. Varvil.  Deadline is December 15th.
2.the overall purpose of your golf hole is to educate the player about your invention.  What social, cultural or economic changes did it trigger?
3. each golf hole must have a celebration that is triggered when the ball falls into the cup.  You may also have other events triggered as the ball travels through your golf hole.
4. your FINAL circuit will be connected to the breadboard with extension wires that run to the appropriate components on your golf course.

Programming deadline – due by the end of Tuesday, 11/15: show Mr. Milstead your circuit that works like this-

  1. two LEDs are on until the button (input) is pressed
  2. button is pressed – these two LEDs go off
  3. two different LEDs light when the button is pressed
  4. servo moves

Resources:
Arduino stoplight circuit
Arduino stoplight code
Basic servo code

Golf hole task: plan your circuit using provided handout.  This plan should serve as a description of each action that is triggered by an input on your golf hole.  Use the breadboard diagram to draw your circuit.

 

11-8-2016

Meet with your HALLOWEEN group.  Decide if you:

  1. will accept the grade you earned and break down your circuit
  2. want to keep working on earning a higher grade – keep your Halloween circuit

Urban Putt debrief – send your pics to rpmteacher@gmail.com for the Drake Yearbook.  

Meet with your GOLF group.  Decide who will:

  1. work with Mr. Varvil today to build the wooden hole box
  2. join Mr. Milstead today to work on servo programming and circuit design

If there are three of you in a golf group, two will join Mr. Milstead for servo programming and one will join Mr. Varvil in the shop

Servo programming: – goals

Part 1 – basic setup

Part 2 – modifying the code
>change the delay
>change the positions
>add a third position

Part 3 – refer to your Arduino stoplight and Arduino stoplight code
>add four LEDs to your circuit – two light when the servo is off (else) and two different LEDs on when the servo moves

Part 4 – duplicate the setup from Part 3 with a physical circuit.

Extension – can you add a second servo that is triggered by the same input?  can you add different servo positions between servo 1 and servo 2?   Click here for solid clues to this challenge.

11-3-2016

Halloween project update and grades:  Your projects have been graded and the grades are posted in the Home Access Center. You are welcome to make changes to your project to raise your grade:
>you have until December 15th
>you must visit Mr. Milstead or Mr. Varvil during tutorial to continue improving your Halloween Project
>we will not longer work on your Halloween Projects during classtime – it’s all about golf

today: Controlling Servos with Arduino

Part 1 – basic setup

Part 2 – modifying the code
>change the delay
>change the positions
>add a third position

Part 3 – refer to your Arduino stoplight and Arduino stoplight code
>add four LEDs to your circuit – two light when the servo is off (else) and two different LEDs on when the servo moves

Done with virtual code?  Put your name and your partner’s name on it and share it with rmilstead@gmail.com.

Part 4 – time for the real world – IF YOU ARE ready take your Halloween Arduino circuit apart and make the above circuit in real life.

11-1-16

To be laser-cut (send to drakelasercutter@gmail.com:

  1. Annika
  2. Carsten – please resend as a PDF – show me before you send.
  3. Stefan – outline ghost, resend
  4. Stephanie & Agatha – why was the PDF blank?  We will figure it out!
  5. Aylo & Sasha – are you laser cutting or 3d printing?

To be 3d printed

  1. Aidan – your print should be done about 2:15 today.  It’s