Kira’s Status Report for 2/14

This week I researched and selected the microcontrollers and DMX shield, adding them to our team’s shared purchasing sheet. I referenced an online technical blog for the basic DMX hardware setup, which helped guide my component choices and clarified how the transceiver and shield should interface with our Arduino. I also plan to use the DMX control library from that blog as a foundation for our software implementation. I combined my research with Ella and Chloe’s findings to develop a clear integration plan and create a full system block diagram for the design slides showing power distribution, control flow, and communication paths. I also developed the implementation slides by organizing a concise purchase sheet, citing key references such as the blog and open-source code, and outlining the modular assembly plan. Finally, I prepared my presentation script and rehearsed it with my group mates, as I will be the one presenting our team’s design slides next week.