This week, we started by doing part 4 of the ethics assignment Monday. Then, I made the base of the 3D model for the pedal housing to confirm the initial design ideas with the group Wednesday. I can’t add the holes for the components yet, as the PCB layout isn’t complete yet, and will be mounted to the other side of the faceplate, but I discussed more with the 3D printing lab to ask about restrictions and design requirements so that I can add the I/O holes and send out the designs for printing once the PCB is finished. In lab Wednesday, we discussed the initial model and tested our audio input component to find if we needed to make any adjustments to our schematic. I also worked with Chaitanya further to fix some issues we had with the design, swapping out some parts and adding some components to deal with pin issues on our microcontroller. We are mostly on schedule, although we are having to shift some parts of the schedule around due to some work relying on other work to be completed. Next week, I will start on the implementation software, although one of my other classes has a major lab that will keep me busy early in the week.
