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Lots of Arduino Testing

25/2/2019

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I did a lot of testing with strip file 2Strip_L269.5_Hole8.stl with the Arduino. It was printed with a layer height of 0.1mm and triangle pattern. I compared The Dominant strings and the Evah Pirazzi’s, and combined them with a series of different resistors.
 
G Dom
The voltmeter reading is consistent with the string testing in that everything is much more stable. I am actually estimating more confident readings with this than the last test strip that I tested with the Arduino.
none: 20-85
1k: 105-375
3.3k: 260-720
4.7k: 330-750
10k: 510-850
22k: 710-945
47k: 845-975
 
G Evah
none: 20-85
1k; 108-300
3.3k: 255-685
4.7k: 325-700
10k: 500-840
22k: 705-930
47k: 855-1003

 
D Dom
none: 16-70
1k: 105-245
3.3k: 255-645
4.7k: 330-545
10k: 518-805
22k: 705-915
47k: 845-970

D Evah
none: 20-105
1k: 110-450
3.3k: 265-640
4.7k: 340-750
10k: 515-840
22k: 715-920
47k: 850-980
 
A Dom
none: 20-50
1k: 108-440
3.3k: 245-630
4.7k: 330-550
10k: 505-840
22k: 705-930
47k: 845-975

A Evah
none: 15-50
1k: 95-120
3.3k: 235-490
4.7k: 320-595
10k: 500-740
22k: 685-805
47k: 845-920

E Dom
This string fluctuates more than the rest of the strings that come in the dominant pack. 22k must have been a mistake as I was brain dead by the time I got here.
none: 15-33
1k: 90-250
3.3k: 215-370
4.7k: 295-550
10k: 380-630
22k: 650-450
47k: 815-885

E Pirastro Gold
This one is more stable than the dominant E.
none: 18-60
1k: 105-400
3.3k: 250-540
4.7k: 315-765
10k: 500-885
22k: 640-915
47k: 830-985

 
E Evah
none: 15-45
1k: 102-250
3.3k: 205-560
4.7k: 320-660
10k: 480-740
22k; 670-920
47k: 840-940
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Printer Settings and Holes

22/2/2019

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I also discovered that the printer made hole8 perfect with the regular pla, but when I used the conductive pla, the header didn’t quite fit, so I am testing again with the conductive… L.
Files: Hole9.stl, Hole10.stl, Hole9.2.stl.  
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  • Hole9: I think it got sliced weird with it being short. I don’t know, but it was even worse.
  • Hole10: It fits nicely, but also pops out a bit too easily. Hole9 might just needs to be re-printed with the fixed extrusion. I’ll try that again.  
  • Second time printing Hole 9: Should use a bit of glue around the edges. I printed this with strip_L268.5_Hole9. Once again it didn’t quite fit. This is annoying me. When I print the strips for real I will try the second extrusion with a diameter of 2mm. If that still does not work, then try 2.1mm. But when I tried Hole10 2.2mm was too big.

I decided to change up the printer settings to see if that changes the resistance of the same strip file. Infill density was always 70%. I tested different layer height thicknesses and different infill patterns. There was no significant differences with different patterns, but there was with different thicknesses.
Test strip file: 2Strip_L269.5_Hole8.stl 
 
Strips:
Layer Height: 0.1 mm. Infill Pattern: Triangles:

Good fit with the test slot7. Good space at the very end to fit the needle. Took 44min to print. The header is not quite fitting in perfectly like it was with the regular PLA. It might have to do with the differences between conductive and regular? It’s not that bad though. I can still work with this. 
 
When I tested with the volt meter, the readings are much more stable than the last print that I tested with a volt meter for.
 
When comparing with the other thicknesses, I think the 0.1mm is more stable than the others, but it’s really hard to tell.
 
Multimeter Readings:
20MW :
Close: 0
Mid: 0
End: 0.01

2MW :
Close: 0.003
Mid: 0.007
End: 0.011

200KW 
Close: 4.0
Mid: 6.2
End: 11.2

20KW
Close: 2.55
Mid: 6.1
End: 11.6

2kW: nothing

Layer Height: 0.2mm. Pattern: Triangles.
Takes 23 min to print. The top of the header piece is messed up and the header doesn’t fit in the slot. Better than the 0.3 though.
Multimeter Readings:
20MW  
Close: 0
Mid: 0
End: 0

2MW  
Close: 0.003
Mid: 0.006
End: 0.009

200KW 
Close: 2.3
Mid: 6
End:  9.8

20KW
Close: 3.38
Mid: 6.5
End: 8.66

2kW: 0L

 
Layer Height: 0.3mm. Pattern: Triangles.
Takes 16min to print. Much better than the 0.5mm infill. The top of the header piece is messed up and the header doesn’t fit in. This one fluctuates more than the other two.
 
Multimeter Readings
20MW
Close: 0
Mid: 0
End: 0

2MW
Close: 0.004
Mid: 0.006
End: 0.01

200KW 
Close: 2.5
Mid: 9.5
End:  0L

20KW
Close: 1.27
Mid: 5.8
End: 7.7

2kW: 0L

 
Layer Height: 0.5mm. Pattern: Triangles.
Takes 10min to print… don’t know why it’s so much different from the last one. It turned out absolute crap. The header looks messy at the top. I’m not even going to try to fit a header in there. It’s slightly smaller than the edges of slot7, so it is not flush with the top. Harder to get off of the build plate, so the header bent a bit, and won’t bend back. Not functional.
Numbers are lower than the thinner thicknesses. The thicker the layer height, the worse the resistance gets.
 
Multimeter Readings:
20MW :
Close: 0
Mid: 0
End:0.01

2MW :
Close: 0.002
Mid: 0.006
End: 0.02

200KW 
Close: 3.1
Mid: 4.7
End: 7.0

20KW
Close: 1.64
Mid: 4.06
End: 6.82

2kW: 0L 

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Slots, slots, and more slots!

20/2/2019

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I made the test slots short so I could see how they are fitting and not waste filament. I tested the slots with the HeaderHole8.stl file.
  • TestFingerboardSlot1_Short.stl: I think the rails pieces are just ok, but the outer edges are a bit too narrow.
  • TestFingerboardSlot2_Short.stl: Still a bit snug, but it can fit together. I think if I tried sliding in a whole strip though, it would snap. Also, when I try to get headerhole8 out, it’s very stuck. Maybe try 1 mm wider for next time.
  • TestFingerboardSlot3_Short.stl: I had to reprint the Hole8 in regular pla because the last one was just so stuck that it wouldn’t come out. This one fits in no problem, but there is still a bit of space. I think 0.5mm tighter. Also the edge of the surface is not quite flush, so I need to make the header part a little bit deeper.
  •  TestFingerboardSlot4_Short.stl: Once again it is so tight that the header piece got stuck. But it still looks like there is space between the edges on top. I think, go back to the widths from slot3, then add a slight extrusion to the edges on the top. Going to have to re-print header8 again because it’s so stuck.
  • TestFingerboardSlot5_Short.stl: I now know the hole that I made for the paperclip is way too small. I’ll see what can be done about that. In terms of the edge being flush, I overdid it slightly. I think bring it back by 0.2mm. In terms of how it’s fitting width wise, this may be as close as I’m going to get. When I slide my finger along the edge, I can’t tell that there is spaces because it is that close. For the next test, I’m going to tighten the rales by 0.1mm on both sides. And tighten the top extrusions by 0.1mm too.    
  • TestFingerboardSlot6_Short.stl: Ok, this is the one. There are little mistakes in the print that make it sit a little crooked in the slot, but I think if I make it any smaller, if there are those mistakes in the future, it won’t fit. Going to try to print the header again, but with a bigger hole just to check that before I go for the day. 
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More Printing!

17/2/2019

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Files printed: NewStrip_L268_W3_H3_HeaderHole5.stl, NewStrip_L268_W3_H3_HeaderHole6.stl, NewStrip_L268_W3_H3_HeaderHole7.stl, and HeaderHole8.stl.  
 
I discovered a few things about printing these very long, thin strips. When I modeled “…5” I added two holes on either side so the strip can slide into the fingerboard and be held there. “rails” I call them. I turned this print on its side so that it was laying on one of its rail sides. I also included half of a header hole for the next testing of that. I wanted to use dual extrusion with the second extruder printing the raft in PVA. However, when I selected raft instead of brim, the parameters of the build plate became smaller and way too small for the model. So I’m just going to stick with brim with support for now; all using single extrusion. When I pulled the print off, it curled way more than the last print. The rails also got stuck to the brim and I ripped some of them right off. It is damaged beyond usability, so I’m not going to test this one with the Arduino. When I tested it with the header, I did it in two extrusions. The first hole was a bit too small in diameter, and a bit too long in length. The second hole was a bit too big in diameter, and a bit too long too.
 
When I modeled “…6”, the strip stayed the same, but the header hole changed a bit. I tried printing it flat (not on top of the rails), without a brim, and no supports. This time it stayed much firmer and didn’t bend so much. This time it stayed much firmer and didn’t bend so much. However, I accidentally snapped it at the end when I tried to take it off the plate. Going to see if I can print it on it’s side again because printing it flat this way will cause a problem later on. I’m not going to test this with the Arduino because it’s broken. For the hole, the first hole needs to be a bit bigger in diameter, and it’s just right in length. The second hole looks like the right diameter, but needs to be slightly shorter.
 
When I modeled “…7” I printed it on it’s side again (rail side). I think I developed a technique to scrape it off the build plate with minimal damage to the print: by starting in the middle and scraping along the edges. By having the side that is exposed to the fingers, on the side instead of up, it caused periodic bumps along the surface. This is problematic. I will have to see if I can sand it down, or for the next print, print it on it’s other end, with supports. The only other way I can think of is make the bit around the header wider, don’t make it reach all the way down, and have a wider set of rails on the header piece. That way the whole thing is flat… maybe that is a better solution actually. I’ll test it with the Arduino another day because it’s getting late right now. For the hole, I didn’t account for the outer rim of the header being wider. That’s why it’s not fitting quite right. Otherwise it’s perfect and snug. Next time I print a hole, I’ll made it three extrusions again, 1 for the rim, the other for the body, the last for the pin.
 
HeaderHole8: I left a little bit of the strip to see how it would look. I did the solution above, with making it a bit wider around the header hole than the rest of the strips, and add rails to it. The hole is a snug fit!!!!!!
 
Now for testing the new strip with a “mock-up” fingerboard to test if the rails fit...

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Fine tuning the header hole

8/2/2019

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Happy birthday to me!
File name: HalfHeaderHole2
I only got one print done before the nozzle clogged. I was trying to figure out the size of the header hole by printing just that one piece. Instead of printing the whole piece, I printed half of the diameter, so that way I can clearly see how it’s fitting from the outside. I did it with three extrusions to make the hole. I can now tell that the last extrusion is too narrow. The middle extrusion looks like the right diameter. The first extrusion is way too wide if the pin is without the casing. 
I accidentally scratched the print across the last hole in this picture.

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    Welcome to the TRAVIS blog!

    ​If you would like to see a summary of my work, please click here.  

    This blog is where I post updates on TRAVIS I & II as I continue developing them.
    TRAVIS I is an augmented violin that uses two Softpot sensors on the fingerboard to control sound fx, and two FSR's to bang presets.
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    My wired prototype, uses an Arduino Lilypad USB. It was made by myself, and under the supervision of Dr. Bob Pritchard. 

    The wireless version uses an Arduino MKR1000. There was a group of engineering students who collaborated with SUBCLASS. Their names are Jin Han, Esther Mutinda, Carol Fu, and Lily Shao. For their own capstone they are utilized the same MKR1000 for the RUBS (Responsive User Bodysuit).  They named their capstone, WiRED (Wireless RUBS Environment Development). I have been modifying their work for my own purposes, as well as collaborating by making pieces with RUBS. 
    Bob Pritchard continues the RUBS project with TASTE. 

    TRAVIS II is was made in collaboration with Lora Oehlberg and luthier, Aaron Pratte. 

    It has four touch sensors​ made from conductive 3D print PLA and a voltage running down the strings. It also has four round FSRs clamped to the body. 

    You can find a videos and performances here. 

    A summary of my wifi connection troubleshooting can be found here. 

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