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[ 9/5/23 - 9/8/23 ] Transistors & Code
This week we started on a Tuesday, however I hopped right into work. The main goal of the week was to get the transistors working on a...

Nate Hopper
Sep 7, 20231 min read
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[ 8/30 and 8/31 ] Back to School
Hello! I am returning to school for my Senior year at Medford High School. My plan this year is to get as much done as I possibly can...

Nate Hopper
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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![[ 6/5/23 - 6/9/23 ] Progress](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_d3478f73be634626b93beb1a5bb38a09f003.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_d3478f73be634626b93beb1a5bb38a09f003.webp)
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[ 6/5/23 - 6/9/23 ] Progress
I've been working on getting everything working, testing encoders, micro switches, and the likes. The whole file is currently in the...

Nate Hopper
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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![[ 5/30/23 - 6/2/23 ] Encoders](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_6d155356c5d9471abc70c315d39eab34~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_6d155356c5d9471abc70c315d39eab34~mv2.webp)
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[ 5/30/23 - 6/2/23 ] Encoders
This week the Seniors graduated, so us Juniors along with the Sophomores run the shop now. We have had to pick up more cleaning duties so...

Nate Hopper
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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![[ 5/22/23 - 5/26/23 ] The Circuit Board is here.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_a7366b8869a64294954a319982ca3843~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_a7366b8869a64294954a319982ca3843~mv2.webp)
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[ 5/22/23 - 5/26/23 ] The Circuit Board is here.
On Tuesday, the circuit board for the robot arm arrived. I have spent the week so far soldering parts on and testing the board. It's been...

Nate Hopper
May 26, 20231 min read
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[ 5/15/23 - 5/19/23 ] Downtime
We finally sent off the PCB! I should be getting it in the next week or so, but for now I need to keep myself busy with things, so I've...

Nate Hopper
May 19, 20231 min read
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![[ 5/8/23 - 5/12/23 ] Long Week](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_aef6a1f8f9d949f1a0da437b27eb0ad9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_aef6a1f8f9d949f1a0da437b27eb0ad9~mv2.webp)
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[ 5/8/23 - 5/12/23 ] Long Week
This week started off with a small bit of a personal project. I made a Mother's Day present for my mom, since that's coming up this...

Nate Hopper
May 12, 20231 min read
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![[ 5/1/23 - 5/5/23 ] PCB Progression](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_bb5b3f80e7ad40799a00281fe75a0528~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_bb5b3f80e7ad40799a00281fe75a0528~mv2.webp)
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[ 5/1/23 - 5/5/23 ] PCB Progression
I started off the week once again testing the hex inverters. As it turns out, they weren't working because I made a silly wiring mistake,...

Nate Hopper
May 5, 20231 min read
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![[ 4/24/23 - 4/27/23 ] Late Post](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_a1c9565e6f004cf0ad45955bf131fd0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_a1c9565e6f004cf0ad45955bf131fd0c~mv2.webp)
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[ 4/24/23 - 4/27/23 ] Late Post
I'm writing this post on Monday, May 1st. This post contains information for the week of 4/24, which I didn't write last week due to an...

Nate Hopper
May 1, 20232 min read
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![[ 4/10/23 - 4/14/23 ] Issues Arisen](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_382e0be4995d4a1a920fd2fd13d1b0ce~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_382e0be4995d4a1a920fd2fd13d1b0ce~mv2.webp)
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[ 4/10/23 - 4/14/23 ] Issues Arisen
This week starts off on not such a great note, as I soldered the 50 pin connector onto my circuit board, and it didn't work when I tested...

Nate Hopper
Apr 13, 20231 min read
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![[ 4/3/23 - 4/6/23 ] Completed project!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_60aff335d5024e178181f86c2a11f177~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_60aff335d5024e178181f86c2a11f177~mv2.webp)
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[ 4/3/23 - 4/6/23 ] Completed project!
Big news for this week. First off, the update for the Robotic Arm Project Post has been completed and can be found here! I'm very proud...

Nate Hopper
Apr 6, 20231 min read
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[ 3/27/23 - 3/31/23 ] Slow Week, Little Progress
I'm honestly disappointed at my own lack of progress this week. I'd hoped to have a completed light box, but issues with wiring continue...

Nate Hopper
Mar 31, 20231 min read
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![[ 3/20/23 - 3/24/23 ] Circuit Board Complete](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_d0478f4389934e728ad62328ea8e9f7c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_348,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/6146f1_d0478f4389934e728ad62328ea8e9f7c~mv2.webp)
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[ 3/20/23 - 3/24/23 ] Circuit Board Complete
Starting off the week, I wrapped up some code for the robotic arm. The aim was to make sure that the OLED Screen would work, and that the...

Nate Hopper
Mar 23, 20232 min read
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[ 3/13/23 - 3/17/23 ] Shifting Gears
So on Tuesday we sent off the robot arms PCB to get manufactured, and I'm shifting gears to redo an old project of mine. This circuit...

Nate Hopper
Mar 17, 20231 min read
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[ 3/6/23 - 3/10/23 ] - Circuit Board Week 2
It continues, and my god, has it been a long week. Starting off, the electronic schematic was revamped to make it more readable and...

Nate Hopper
Mar 9, 20232 min read
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[ 2/27/23 - 3/3/23 ] Circuit Board Week
This week I wrapped up the multi command code and begun work on the circuit board for my robot arm. This nightmare of nets and components...

Nate Hopper
Mar 3, 20231 min read
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[ 2/6/23 - 2/10/23 ] Coding and Cleaning
I've mostly spent this week working on code, as I did last week. The code I worked on is that of my robot arm in correlation with use of...

Nate Hopper
Feb 10, 20231 min read
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[ 1/23/23 - 1/27/23 ] PCBs and Schematics
This week I worked on a pcb for my robotic arm, so I can eventually move away from breadboards. I worked to compile the pieces of the...

Nate Hopper
Jan 27, 20231 min read
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[ 1/16/23 - 1/20/23 ] Massive post.
I apologize for the shortness and brevity of this post, however I put serious effort into updating this site with a new project on the...

Nate Hopper
Jan 20, 20231 min read
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[ 1/9/23 - 1/13/23 ] I did it!
For the longest time, I've been wanting to switch from the Serial Monitor in Arduino to a screen which is not web based. Insert my...

Nate Hopper
Jan 12, 20231 min read
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