MEP EP#188: Design Contest – Useless Machines Wrap Up
Sep 04, 2019•55 min•Ep. 188
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Episode description
Design Contest Wrap Up - Thanks so much to our sponsor, Mouser Electronics for sponsoring the contest.
- Our Judges will be wrapping up there choices by the next podcast.
- Thanks to our judges:
- Announcements for the winners the Judges pick will be on the Blog and normal Social Media places
- Winner of the MacroFab Engineering Podcast Favorite is.... jeffreybernath with the Mouse Controlled Mouse Controller!
- Thank you to everyone that entered! There is still a chance to win a prize based on who the judges pick.
- To see all the entries check out Hackaday.io
Parker
- Finishing the Design Contest Trophy
- Raspberry Pi with the Touch 7” screen
- Guizero as the application framework
- WiFi connectivity handling with RaspiWiFi
- Hiding the cursor with unclutter
- Getting Mars Weather Data
- Keeping the Pi from turning off the display and sleeping
Stephen
- Fermentation Controller (still needs a name)
- Processor: STM32F091RCT
- 8 UARTS for 6 one wire, one WIFI, one USB
- Got a nucleo board for development
- AMW007 dev board for development
- Takachi FC8-50-25GS enclosure
- 500mm x 250mm x 75.4mm
- 19.68” x 9.84” x 2.96mm
- This size is driven by all the stuff on the bottom panel
- Buy Display ERM320240SBS-2 LCD Graphic display
- Already working*
- Interesting power issue to solve
- Processor: STM32F091RCT
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