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A project log for HexTech Fishbones

3ft 3D-printed replica of Fishbones, a shark-themed device featured in the series Arcane, that has an articulating mouth and LED lighting.

pat-mutiaPat Mutia 02/07/2025 at 19:070 Comments

Ale worked on creating CAD models for the top of the shark aka the Fin and Fin Holder. These parts are supposed to look similar to the 3D model. They are currently being 3D printed. We will continue working towards the head. Today, we will be printing an open close gear mechanism that will work with a servo to begin the jaw motion.

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Pat started working on LEDs and got help from Kevin on the Neopixel class. They tested out different methods for getting a "breathing" pattern on the LEDs, where it was more direct versus using a sine function. Then we set up a conditional to set up the structure for detecting the Hexcore. Pat is now playing with the LED ring and seeing if they can run both LEDS at the same time and separately. We also got our Li-Ion battery, so we need to see how to use that. 
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During our meeting today, we must ask about the NFC tags and how we can get longer wires. Also, we want to ask for a different colored button.

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