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Nate Hopper

May 241 min read

[ 5/20/24 - 5/24/24 ] The End.

So it finally comes to this. My final blog post. Well, not my final final blog post. I do plan to leave behind some extra resources in...

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Nate Hopper

May 171 min read

[ 5/13/24 - 5/17/24 ] Second to Last

This is my second to last blog post on this site. The weekly blog will come to an end next week. Let's jump into it. My chessboard is...

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Nate Hopper

May 31 min read

[ 4/29/24 - 5/3/24 ] Outer Shell

This week I modeled the outer holder for the chess clock project. It took a few tries though since I ended up with some of the holes...

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[ 4/22/24 - 4/26/24 ] Math Project and Circuit Board

Nate Hopper

Apr 261 min read

[ 4/22/24 - 4/26/24 ] Math Project and Circuit Board

The chess clock has progressed well. I managed to iron out the wrinkles in the code and then made the PCB design. However, the first cut...

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Nate Hopper

Apr 41 min read

[ 4/1/24 - 4/5/24 ] LUNAFISH

I swear, the title isn't nonsense, just let me explain. This week I found myself quite dejected. I'd resoldered all I could think of in...

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[ 3/25/24 - 3/28/24 ] Troubleshot by Broken Boards

Nate Hopper

Apr 41 min read

[ 3/25/24 - 3/28/24 ] Troubleshot by Broken Boards

I am fairly angry about the situation I am in, as I currently have three malfunctioning boards soldered, and I cannot discern why that...

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Nate Hopper

Mar 151 min read

[ 3/11/24 - 3/15/24 ] Fixes and Work

This week I tried replacing the hall effect sensor on the board that was acting up, however that didn't seem to fix the issue. I've been...

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Nate Hopper

Mar 81 min read

[ 3/4/24 - 3-8/24 ] Troubleshooting

So I started off this week attempting to fix an error on my main board that was causing everything to overheat, and was also causing...

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Nate Hopper

Mar 11 min read

[ 2/26/24 - 3/1/24 ] Brand New Boards

So we returned from February Break and my boards had finally arrived, however immediately there were some issues with the boards. The...

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Nate Hopper

Feb 161 min read

[ 2/12/24 - 2/16/24 ] Disaster

Following last weeks post, an incident occurred in which I fried 5 out of 8 of the boards inside of my chessboard. I was testing the...

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Nate Hopper

Feb 91 min read

[ 2/5/24 - 2/9/24 ] Nearing The End

For the most part the chessboard project is nearing completion. My final tasks are remaking the main board and souping up the code. I've...

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Nate Hopper

Feb 21 min read

[ 1/29/24 - 2/2/24 ] Massive Progress Made

It's finally done. I have finally soldered all eight of the boards, which means that the majority of the work is finished. I spent this...

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Nate Hopper

Jan 191 min read

[ 1/15/24 - 1/19/24 ] Stagnation

I didn't make much progress this week, due to MLK day and a Mock Trial taking me out for two days this week, so I only worked for two...

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Nate Hopper

Jan 121 min read

[ 1/8/23 - 1/12/23 ] Current State

So this week was a strange week, with the classroom being flooded on Wednesday resulting in a somewhat lowered amount of work. This week,...

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Nate Hopper

Jan 51 min read

[ 1/2/23 - 1/5/23 ] Back to Work

Happy New Year! We hopped straight back to work here in the Robotics Shop, as I immediately got to work soldering the final three boards...

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[ 12/4/23 - 12/8/23 ] Slow Week, Waiting.

Nate Hopper

Dec 8, 20231 min read

[ 12/4/23 - 12/8/23 ] Slow Week, Waiting.

This week began on a high, I finished the second board inside of the chessboard, bringing me up to two completed rows. Unfortunately, I...

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Nate Hopper

Nov 30, 20231 min read

[ 11/27/23 - 12/01/23 ] Big Progress!

This has been a massively productive week. The new boards came in on Tuesday and I got the whole thing fully soldered up over the time of...

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[ 11/13/23 - 11/17/23 ] Fried Neopixels, Wasted Days, Much Frustration.

Nate Hopper

Nov 17, 20231 min read

[ 11/13/23 - 11/17/23 ] Fried Neopixels, Wasted Days, Much Frustration.

I have wasted the past two days. This is a travesty. Let's start with the good of this week. The circuit boards came in on Tuesday, so I...

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[ 10/30/23 - 11/3/23 ] Cardboard Creations

Nate Hopper

Nov 3, 20231 min read

[ 10/30/23 - 11/3/23 ] Cardboard Creations

This week, I finally created a 3D model of the chessboard, similar to the prior specifications that Josh used in his own version of the...

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Nate Hopper

Oct 27, 20231 min read

[ 10/23/23 - 10/27/23 ] PCB Work

The majority of this week has been spent working on the PCBs for the Chessboard Project, with Monday mostly spent attempting to wire a...

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