MEP EP#188: Design Contest – Useless Machines Wrap Up

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:
    
    
    
    • Joe Grand
    
    
    • Whitney Merrill
    
    
    • Charlyn Gonda
    
    
    • Sophi Kravitz
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 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
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

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