Successfully integrated everything (except the display) this week.
One big issue we ran into this week was losing both of our displays. We realized that one of our displays was bricked, and shortly after, we proceeded to short our only remaining working display, so we’re currently working blind. We got the Pi working, so we can write the code, but we can’t verify if anything we’re writing is correct. We’ve since ordered express shipping on four new LED panels (we learned our lesson on redundancy), so that we can begin testing asap.
Other than the LED Display roadblock, we haven’t faced any additional significant challenges. One small component we may be redesigning in the near future is the chassis of the box. The individual components are currently a bit cramped inside our box, so we might redesign the box with a bit more room, as well as laser-cut a precision hole for the spinning metal rod to go through so it’s no longer rubbing against the plywood box.
As an update for our interim demo, here are some of our relevant figures and our updated schedule, which haven’t changed much since we began: Interim Demo Slides.