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Nate Hopper
Sep 7, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 8/30 and 8/31 ] Back to School](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_16a6a587c70745f6b0d2b2e5f0a83875~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6146f1_16a6a587c70745f6b0d2b2e5f0a83875~mv2.jpg)
Nate Hopper
Aug 31, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 6/5/23 - 6/9/23 ] Progress](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_d3478f73be634626b93beb1a5bb38a09f003.jpg/v1/fill/w_767,h_576,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_auto/6146f1_d3478f73be634626b93beb1a5bb38a09f003.jpg)
Nate Hopper
Jun 9, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 5/30/23 - 6/2/23 ] Encoders](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_6d155356c5d9471abc70c315d39eab34~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_580,h_435,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_auto/6146f1_6d155356c5d9471abc70c315d39eab34~mv2.jpg)
Nate Hopper
Jun 2, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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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_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_a7366b8869a64294954a319982ca3843~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
May 26, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 5/15/23 - 5/19/23 ] Downtime](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_5e34a23749734605a43e12d3e6f6a4b6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_5e34a23749734605a43e12d3e6f6a4b6~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
May 19, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 5/8/23 - 5/12/23 ] Long Week](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_aef6a1f8f9d949f1a0da437b27eb0ad9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_792,h_595,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_aef6a1f8f9d949f1a0da437b27eb0ad9~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
May 12, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 5/1/23 - 5/5/23 ] PCB Progression](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_bb5b3f80e7ad40799a00281fe75a0528~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_843,h_633,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_bb5b3f80e7ad40799a00281fe75a0528~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
May 5, 20231 min read
[ 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,...
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![[ 4/24/23 - 4/27/23 ] Late Post](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_a1c9565e6f004cf0ad45955bf131fd0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6146f1_a1c9565e6f004cf0ad45955bf131fd0c~mv2.jpg)
Nate Hopper
May 1, 20232 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 4/10/23 - 4/14/23 ] Issues Arisen](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_382e0be4995d4a1a920fd2fd13d1b0ce~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_853,h_641,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_382e0be4995d4a1a920fd2fd13d1b0ce~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
Apr 13, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 4/3/23 - 4/6/23 ] Completed project!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_60aff335d5024e178181f86c2a11f177~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6146f1_60aff335d5024e178181f86c2a11f177~mv2.jpg)
Nate Hopper
Apr 6, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 3/27/23 - 3/31/23 ] Slow Week, Little Progress](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_41b976098c0b4480b290eefe4022699a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_41b976098c0b4480b290eefe4022699a~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
Mar 31, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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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_545,h_391,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_d0478f4389934e728ad62328ea8e9f7c~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
Mar 23, 20232 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 3/13/23 - 3/17/23 ] Shifting Gears](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_4836c27d32f14bb3a395864ec512ee86~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6146f1_4836c27d32f14bb3a395864ec512ee86~mv2.jpg)
Nate Hopper
Mar 17, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 3/6/23 - 3/10/23 ] - Circuit Board Week 2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_82263a3df6c64ad3abcd8cdcd550cd5a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1050,h_789,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/6146f1_82263a3df6c64ad3abcd8cdcd550cd5a~mv2.png)
Nate Hopper
Mar 9, 20232 min read
[ 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...
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Nate Hopper
Mar 3, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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Nate Hopper
Feb 10, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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Nate Hopper
Jan 27, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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Nate Hopper
Jan 20, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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![[ 1/9/23 - 1/13/23 ] I did it!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6146f1_7be86ff21297476c9ae7131aa0addf37~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_969,h_728,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/6146f1_7be86ff21297476c9ae7131aa0addf37~mv2.jpg)
Nate Hopper
Jan 12, 20231 min read
[ 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...
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