{"id":661,"date":"2016-03-27T17:12:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T22:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/wearable2016\/?p=661"},"modified":"2016-03-27T17:12:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T22:12:01","slug":"second-weekly-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/wearable2016\/2016\/03\/27\/second-weekly-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Second weekly update"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Image or video:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Boom. That’s the substrate I’ll be using as the backbone of the circuit. It’s in a ziploc, so you can’t tell the thickness, but you’ll just have to trust me when I say it’s super thin. It’s also incredibly flexible, to the point I had to be careful when handling it to not crease it. So I’m pretty sure it’ll do a good job of conforming to the brim.<\/p>\n

2. Listing of accomplishments:<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s been a slow couple of weeks. Finished designing the circuit, but a few specialty parts haven’t come in yet. I ended up getting a chance to mess around with all kinds of sewing machines, and I took a look at a few hat-making patterns, so I feel I have a better understanding of how a ball-cap comes together.<\/p>\n

3. Description of problems:<\/em><\/p>\n

One issue might be surface-mounting components on a surface that will be very flexible – will this stress the traces too much? I’m not sure. I don’t think it will be an issue, as the solder joints should be pretty durable when done correctly.<\/p>\n

4. Plan for next week:<\/em><\/p>\n

Start assembly! Well, the software side of assembly. Since I still need a few specialty components, one of which is the solder paste, I can’t quite put the brim together. But I can focus on the interaction of the components and at least get some code framework put up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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