Tag: electronics
Gearing up (3)
Okay the automated photo booth is now 100% functional and here’show I did it: The heart of this project is an arduino. I’m not very proficient in arduino stuff but I know enough about... Read More
FEZ – Frederico Entertainment Zystem (3) – 3.5″ screen
Today I tried to connect a 3.5″ screen I got from Ebay. The one I bought before did eventually work after a lot of trial and error (Chinese manufacturer; no support to speak of, so I had to fin... Read More
FEZ – Frederico Entertainment Zystem (1)
Yeah I spelled that with a Z. Juzt becauze I can… I was browsing through DIY Youtube channels, and all of a sudden I saw this: I knew immediately I was going to build this thing sooner or later,... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (14) – accessory holder
The following is a small addition I did today. I think the pictures speak for themselves. The remote switches on (or off) the LED-strip inside my dust enclosure. I did the hole on my drill press.... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (13) – Testing
So here it is: my electronics enclosure in all its glory! Weighing in at just over 1.5 kilograms. The aim was to keep the amount of cabling going in and out to the absolute minimum. I like to think ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (12) – Assembly
Now that everything is sorted out, time to assemble the enclosure. I really needed to be sure everything was working the way I planned, because I will be glueing this thing completely shut. So I only ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (11) – solved the last electronics issue
Before I could start final assembly, there was one more electronics problem I was struggling with. So I have some buttons pretty much exactly like this one. They are 3-pin 12V illuminated rocker s... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (10) – ALMOST THERE!
Today I decided to take a definitive stab at the front panel. Everything is set up for success: I trimmed my wasteboard (for the first time ever) and the laser cutter finally cuts perfectly. Milling... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (9) – front panel clusterfuck
So today I decided to go ahead and start cutting the front panel. I did it the way I described in an earlier post: first cutting the pockets, then profiling the holes and outline, and lastly lasercut... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (8) – final version
It’s been quiet around the electronics enclosure i’m building, but I have been doing some research and testing things out. I finalised feature implementation and the button placement for t... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (7) – bend test
First time trying to bend wood. I obviously knew it was possible, but not to what degree. The case needs a relatively small corner radius, so that remained to be seen. I did a test on the mill and ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (6.2) – electronics
Now that my power PCB is ready and working, it’s time to test some other components,and check if I didn’t fuck something else up. I made a circuit with the emergency button, 230V AC inlet... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (6.1) – PCB
To make this project even more interesting for me, I added something I hadn’t originally planned, and haven’t done before on the SO2: pcb milling. I designed a little board that takes ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (5) – start building
Today I start laser cutting the structural parts of the case. I did one more change in the design, which is adding coutouts to inlay a 2 mm thick aluminium plate where the emergency stop is located. I... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (4) – inner structure
Today I did a quick lasercut test of the inner supports. The idea was to check whether the real-life parts actually fit inside. As you can see on the picture above, it was pretty much perfect right of... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (3) – Side panels
I mocked up a few designs for the vent holes. Three made it to the shortlist. So i decided to laser-cut them and see how they looked IRL. I ended up choosing for the ‘Arabic’-looking one. ... Read More
Electronics enclosure / control interface (2) – bottom back profile
I started out with the hardest part of the project: this piece that is going to be the backbone of the case. It took a lot of different milling operations and tool changes, including making a flip jig... Read More