Day 9: (Thu Jul 18) Proof-of-Concept

Notes for 2019-07-18. See also the Calendar.

Notes from Day 8

  1. On the Google Drive: Bill of Materials, including new purchases.
  2. In particular, I ordered flipper assemblies, one more pop bumper, and some sensor switches.
  3. Today we need to continue work in parallel to answer as many unknowns as possible.

Agenda

In-class activities:

  1. resolving mechanical issues
    1. look at new CAD files
    2. test and revise the right-side passive bumpers
    3. sketch out a candidate swiveling gate design
    4. sketch more playfield parts in CAD, especially lane elements
  2. software
    1. walk through actual game code
    2. install Arduino Libraries and test compiling
    3. starting disassembling previous game electronics and setting up test station
    4. given time: test git checkout as git clone unix.andrew.cmu.edu:/afs/andrew/usr/garthz/git/SAMS/Carnegie-Wash
  3. electronics
    1. review new shield schematics
    2. soldering tutorial
    3. begin new shield fabrication
  4. special features
    1. test water with glitter
    2. try making a spin brush
    3. prepare decal test
    4. prepare an embedded LED test