u/Fun_Ad_675

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Designed lil backpack for my thingie

Nothing inside yet, but It is not about it today. Wasn't patient enough to make it no glue assembly, and decided not to make it one piece cuz of needed strength in the wires channel, so using ca. Side walls are removable, so in case you need any hole for led, or connectors, u can just add this hole in the slicer, and reprint only the wall itself(also see no issue with adding PCB holding walls in the slicer as well). Also I have no Lego pivot's, so it may require adjusting, or printing ones specifically for this application, cuz u need to put them after installation, and thickness might not match. All the parts have notches for putting with precision needed for not annoying edge. Unfortunately I'm not sure if there are 14 different wire colours, so I am about to use a multimeter when connecting smth, but I also have a part that allows me to sort wires on their way out of 180° piece, so it's at least visual, but I don't think I have pictures of it.

u/Fun_Ad_675 — 8 days ago
▲ 18 r/CardPuter+1 crossposts

V2

Ok, day 2, v2. Modules without manual reconnecting - nrf24, cc1101, IR blaster with one receiving and 4 transmitting led, NFC, rfid. Modules on the body for manual connecting - GPS(wire on a body).Now nfc and RFID connected to groove using pa.hub, all connectors r soldered out and exchanged with silicone wires. After yesterday I figured out that satellites r in space, so would be big brain move to direct the module towards them, so now we have a kick out leg that contains a GPS module (port on it is from Hall unit, cuz it's black), so when open it points upwards (still no fixation in closed position, I'm working on it). As much as I understood, pa.hub needs to be set up to a specific gate every time u power up the device, if somebody can consult me about if it's possible to automate it to pop up screen with three options to choose for this session, would be lovely. Don't nag on my soldering.

Steps till finish:

Model single enclosure for keeping cap and stuff as single unit

Model snap on mount to avoid screws

Do snaplocks on all caps to avoid glue(screws r 3 times use, and walls too thin for heat inserts)

Put a couple of groove ports from pa.hub outside so I could use some more modules

Add round nfc tag holder/dispenser

Make fixation for kick stand

Move port on GPS to d front of prop, so the build can actually stand on it while using GPS (I'll just use the groove I removed from pa.hub)

Do the full proper setup and test it out for expected wiring em field that annoys antenna's

u/Fun_Ad_675 — 2 months ago
▲ 50 r/CardPuter+1 crossposts

Test-driving

Started designing my backplate for adv, first prototype seems to be fine, about to add nfc tag dispenser on it, if u got any idea, pls drop below. At this point nrf24L01, cc1101, IR blaster(both ways), nfc unit, RFID unit, gps unit(RFID and GPS r off now, I'm too lazy to go to the post office, but it fits using ones from my second setup). Rn using masking tape+ca glue for mount cuz I'm lazy, about to do mounting with native threads that holds original backplate.

u/Fun_Ad_675 — 2 months ago