Goals and Time Estimates:
Work with ITLL on test prints (~4 hours)
Test LEDs and begin working on light animation with esp8266 (~5 hours)
Reach out to Joel for advice on design (~1.5 hours )
Progress and Actual Time:
After working with the ITLL staff, I was able to submit printable stl files that work with my intended design. This was not as straightforward as I thought it would be as I wanted to use a specific printing mode for the 3d printer in order to print in a single continuous spiral. It also took a bit of experimenting with the layer heights. My first test print failed and became a spaghetti tangle. In order to fix this, I decided to print using the high detail mode, which yielded a successful print.
I also started working on the code to drive the LEDs with the esp8266. I have them up and running with the fastLED library and have been experimenting with the example Arduino files to get a feel for how to use the library. I've also been researching other similar projects for inspiration on light patterns to implement, in particular some of the projects by Evil Genius Labs. It is helpful to look through the posted source code in order to reverse engineer it and create something of my own. I also plan on using the wifi functionality of the esp8266 to control the lights, and this has been a great resource for learning how to do that.
I also have a meeting scheduled with Joel Swanson (rescheduled from last week) to talk about the conceptual framing of this project and ways to improve.
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