Applications and implications

What will it do?

The MyOwnGestalt will be a fabable Gestalt Node, with expansion connector. It is important to create machine with sensors, or machine that act not only with stepper motors.

Adding sensors (switch, light, temperture) to a machine is a matter of safety: stop the machine when a cover is opened for example, or when it overheats.

Who's done what beforehand?

Gianfranco Caputo (FabAcademy 2016 at Fablab Torino, Italy) made something very similar, making an Arduino Shield to turn any UNO into a Gestalt Node.

What materials and components will be required?

  • ATMega328
  • resistors, capacitors, LED
  • push button
  • connectors
  • plexiglass and resin for the box
  • cables
  • double sided copper PCB

    Where will they come from?

    All will be supplied by the lab.

    How much will it cost?

    Less than 10 $ ?

    What parts and systems will be made?

  • PCB
  • box

    What processes will be used?

  • milling for the PCB
  • laser-cutting for the box
  • molding for protecting the electronics

    What tasks need to be completed?

  • port the design from Eagle into KiCAD
  • rework the design to make it fabable: one sided milled, on the back side, ground plane only.

    What questions need to be answered?

  • how to address software questions in the Gestalt python framework

    What is the schedule?

  • first week for design of the circuit + reading software
  • second week to implement the circuit
  • third week to code.

    How will it be evaluated?

  • is it possible to flash the board as a stepper Gestalt node
  • is it possible to insert it in a Gestalt Network without breaking it
  • is it possible to identify it on the network
  • is it possible to run a simple sensor python script within Gestalt framework.
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