Chloe’s Status Report for 3/14

This week, we just received more of the parts for the project, but are still waiting on the LED. In addition, we worked on the ethics assignment for the discussion next week. I have also worked on finishing the power diagram for the light and have looked at more specs of the different parts we have to make sure we don’t fry anything. Our schedule is now on track, since the parts have been ordered and I still have some time to finish up the design. Something that may impact the schedule of the project in the future is if we don’t receive the LED soon. To prevent this from becoming a big issue, we have a backup plan of using some neopixels we already have to get the code and control working, and we will move to the LED once it arrives. Next week, I plan to have the power system fully designed and basic controls of the LED. In addition, I hope to start wiring the motors to the power supply if we have time, and to start putting together the wiring with the CAD models to make sure there isn’t any snagging of wires when the light is rotating.