Build Instructions

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  Step 1

  3D Printing Brackets

  - Print 1 top and 1 bottom bracket. 60% infill and a raft are recommended.

  - Using a soldering iron, insert the heat-set thread inserts. Eight in

  bottom plate, 4 in riser posts, 4 in Arduino mounts. Two in top plate for

  magnetometer mounts. See the demo video below (not mine, borrowed)
  

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  Step 2

  Top Plate Assembly

  - Attach the magnetometer with 4-40 nylon screws. Shear the excess length flush

  with the bottom of the plate using a hobby knife. Be careful to not break

  the superstructure on the printed part.

  - Place the capacitor into the cut-out and secure with a drop of hot glue.

  - Solder ~5 cm of wire onto the data in line on the 16-element ring.

  - Place the 16-element NeoPixel ring into the vertical ring holder. Thread the

  data-in line through the hole in the bracket. This ensures that data-in, V+,

  and GND are all accessable. Secure with a drop of hot-glue.

  - Place the 24-element NeoPixel ring onto the riser posts. Line up the data-out

  pad to be near the data-in line on the smaller ring. The LED should be directly

  above the mounting post. Secure with hot-glue on each post.

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  Step 3

  Bottom Plate Assembly

  - Secure the Arduino RedBoard to the base plate with 4-40 nylon screws. Shear

  the excess length flush with the bottom of the plate using a hobby knife.

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