Final Assembling
Members in attendance: Stanislas Camin, Micah Menendez-Aponte
Details: 2.5 hour meeting to finish up work on our project and figure out how to code it
Stan and Micah met for an extended period of time today to finish up work on the project. Due to bad communication (we're blaming technology this time), Gerard was not present. Stan had finished the second mount for the motor and Micah was beginning to make progress with the coding. However, neither of us brought tools to attach the motors to the drum.
Stan began by attaching the drum sticks to the motors and mounts while Micah did more work on the code. After testing the wires with the leads we had, we then decided it would be a better idea to solder thinner wires to the motor wires. Micah did the soldering while Stan started to work on some code. A brief test done on the power supply node on the motor shield confirmed that the wires were functioning as well as the motors.
Coding this device has proven to be harder than originally thought since the motors now require manual data entry as well as specific commands to deal with their polar function (putting power in makes it extend, but contractions require power and different commands). There is also some concern that the motors, both running out of the same motor shield, may exceed the Three Amp max current when working together. If this is the case, then this would be a major complication for us, especially this late in building, we'll have to do more tests and research to find out.
-Gerard will continue work on the deliverables.
-Micah will finish coding and final preparations on the moving components.
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