I didn’t do anything :'(
Mandatory April Fools’ jokes out of the way, here’s the real update:
What did you personally accomplish this week on the project? Give files or
photos that demonstrate your progress. Prove to the reader that you put sufficient effort into the project over the course of the week (12+ hours).
Code has been rewritten and interfacing is set to be fully complete by morning. We’re running with a slightly simplified system for our demo, so I’m in the middle of making sure those aspects are perfect. I’m also writing a test program that showcases how our solenoid system can be used if it were played perfectly. It’s just going to play a relatively simple melody with backing chords, but I think it’ll work as a good benchmark for timing and syncopation.
Is your progress on schedule or behind? If you are behind, what actions will be
taken to catch up to the project schedule?
All good on my end, or rather, I count Sunday as the end of my week, so everything will be on track by tomorrow evening.
What deliverables do you hope to complete in the next week?
After our demo, I’m going to complete melody and chord generation and get them at least somewhat functional and interesting. Integration should be completely finished, which means I can spend all day tweaking algorithms. Oh, boy!
I also want to see if there’s an easier way to detect the Arduino, because I’ve been having to manually find the COM port the entire semester. It’s not that big of a deal, but it does diminish the “plug and play” aspect of the system.