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).
This week I help set up the infrastructure for 6 blocks where I soldered the battery case to the adapters and added on wires for GND, TX, and RX for the LCD to pogo pin. We received the rest of the items so I was able able to cut pref boards and solder all the pogo pin pairs onto their respective boards. In addition, I was able to laser cut the LCD opening at the top of the block as well as the pogo pin and USB-C charging port at the bottom. I first experimented with card board and did it on one block after creating the cuts on ink scape software that is compatible with the rabbit laser cutters in tech spark. From that experience I was able to extrapolate the best settings for the acrylic cubes that we had. For now based on how long it took to manufacture just a row of blocks I feel that a PCB is not needed at the moment and so I am focusing my efforts on other things such as CAD for the grid and for the holder of the components inside the block. On the software side, we discussed handshaking signals and functions that would be used / called between game controller and embedded controller to ensure that we are all on the same page as we are developing.
Is your progress on schedule or behind? If you are behind, what actions will be taken to catch up to the project schedule?
I am currently on schedule with my progress! There is an added need for a 3D printed holder of components in the blocks but that will be accounted for with the time that was originally allocated for the PCB constrution.
What deliverables do you hope to complete in the next week?
I hope to finish laser cutting the rest of the blocks this week, come up with a CAD for the holder of components inside each block, and I would establish a full working row with the submit button in conjunction.