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Thomas’ Status Report 4/3

This week I worked on testing all of the hardware components that arrived last week to ensure that they are not defected. I wrote some simple Arduino code to test the basic functionality of our servos, peristaltic pumps and stepper motors. Here’s a video displaying our peristaltic pumps dispensing water into 2 glasses:

We made a mistake in our last order and only ordered 2 bridge drivers for our pumps, so we’ll have to order at least 2 more to fully implement our design. Luckily, all of our parts appear to be functioning properly, so we shouldn’t have to place any more orders for replacement or missing parts aside from the bridge drivers.

This upcoming Sunday and Monday, I’ll be working with Tyler to build the basic mechanical structure for our design. We’ll also be constructing the liquid dispensing and pump submodule structure and plan on having this fully completed by class-time Wednesday.

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Tyler’s Status Report 4/3

This week I continued to work on the iOS application we are developing for our project. I updated the way our navigation works and was able to create a scalable and dynamic way to go from page to page. This week was a great building week, as I have a much greater command over the language (Swift) than I did last week and will be able to expand the application much more quickly from now on, especially when it comes to creating new pages.

Unfortunately, I was not able to begin working on the connection between our application and the DSD Tech HM-10 Bluetooth Module. This is only a minor setback, however, as I feel the Swift knowledge gained over this week will be more useful long run than focusing solely on connecting to the ELEGOO Mega over Bluetooth. This week I will focus heavily on building out more pages for the app to allow for smooth and intuitive navigation and establishing the Bluetooth connection.