Sorry faithful blog followers for taking so long to post. Part of the reason is that we spent the first half of the week waiting for parts to come in the mail, the other reason is that I have misplaced my camera. I'll give a brief rundown of progress and then find my camera to put up pics and vids. Yes, you got it right, videos. Videos imply dynamics, and we've got some pretty great dynamic motion right now.
We attached latches to the the sliders so they will stay locked in when they're not in use. Why would they have to stay locked in you might be asking? Because the sliders are now attached to springs that propel them outwards if not latched down. This whole system took a long time to get in place because the springs can be a little finicky and "lock" if not positioned correctly. This will all make more sense with pictures, I promise. The motor mount is almost all the way done, just have to cut some all-thread to use as attaching bolts.
We also attached the two particle board pieces together with brackets. This enabled us to begin painting that surface. It's white, with black radial arms dividing the space into 5 parts (1 for each ibutton). Each section should have initials to identify which ibutton is which.
Paul has been plugging away at the code and electronics, all designed to read the ibuttons and drive the motor. I would love to give an accurate description, but I don't know what the hell he has been doing. All I know is he's mostly done and now debugging the code. He can feel free to write an electronics update anytime he wants, but since I'm pretty sure he has never visited this site, I doubt that will happen. Prove me wrong Paul, prove me wrong.
Boomslam.
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