I drafted a faceplate for the EWC_Soother. I measured the demo board's dimensions but had footprints for the rest of the components. The red lines prevented me from overlapping parts.
I cut the faceplate, but it had a few problems. Some hardware would not fit, and the circle I cut for the LED was not working. I fixed the dimensions and cut a second faceplate, which fit everything neatly.
I spent all night trying to get the screen to work, which another Amazon purchaser said would be a problem. I crawled through libraries and board clones, but at the end of the night, I could only flash the backlight and prove that I could upload to the board correctly.
I tried making the screen work again for another day. I chased hints, leads, and hunches, but everything was a bust. I gave up and left a nasty review on Amazon, then returned it.
Once I set everything correctly, I uploaded the example code, and my screen worked! The first example chaotically placed alert symbols on the screen, which was the point. I opened a different sketch that used custom fonts and changed it to show "24Eng" since it was pretty large. The prototype will be a text list that I will manipulate with a couple of encoders.
Sarah!, Fish Lee, and I recorded a Critical Affection episode for the show Only Murders in the Building. We had so much fun chatting, and I won the quiz at the end! Come join Critical Affection every Monday.
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| Faceplate layout |
I cut the faceplate, but it had a few problems. Some hardware would not fit, and the circle I cut for the LED was not working. I fixed the dimensions and cut a second faceplate, which fit everything neatly.
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| REV1 laser-cut faceplate |
I spent all night trying to get the screen to work, which another Amazon purchaser said would be a problem. I crawled through libraries and board clones, but at the end of the night, I could only flash the backlight and prove that I could upload to the board correctly.
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| I can control the LCD backlight |
I tried making the screen work again for another day. I chased hints, leads, and hunches, but everything was a bust. I gave up and left a nasty review on Amazon, then returned it.
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| This screen is going back |
Once I set everything correctly, I uploaded the example code, and my screen worked! The first example chaotically placed alert symbols on the screen, which was the point. I opened a different sketch that used custom fonts and changed it to show "24Eng" since it was pretty large. The prototype will be a text list that I will manipulate with a couple of encoders.
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| No major issues getting this working |
Sarah!, Fish Lee, and I recorded a Critical Affection episode for the show Only Murders in the Building. We had so much fun chatting, and I won the quiz at the end! Come join Critical Affection every Monday.
Critical Affection: Only Murders in the Building
The rest of the summary posts have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Completed projects from year 11
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
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