User:Zkrell1/ENES-100/project 0: laser printer

Week0 Preferences
1: 3D Scanner, 2: Power Supply, 3: Igloo, 4: Biofeedback, 5: SDR

Week1 Narrative
''This was the first week of class and we already were assigned to one of three or four projects. I was assigned to The lazer printer projec. Our goal is to design something using as many parts as we can out of a lazer printer. My group spoke with the instructer brief and was told how we just needed the finished produc on a board displayed in the hall. We started by testing the functions of the printer. Next we began by taking all the outer enclosure off of the printer. Once we got to all of the inner components our groupe tested the functions of the printr by locating and holding down the require switches. After this was don we continued to take off computers and components we ended the week with many part still on the printer but all of the enclosure off.''

Week2 Narrative
''During week 2 we continue to disassemble and eventually all piece were off the housing. at this point we were deciding how we were going to get the gears to work with one another apart from the housing and how we would make our electrical connections. This was when the instructor saw our printer in pieces and got angry because we misunderstood the objective. We were supposed to still have the piece on our housing but open and working so we could see. Also he said we could take apart the lazer and replace our lazer with an led so you can see it work. So then we were working on figuring out how pieces went back on the housing. Chris was frustrated because he didn't know how any of it went and the reason why is because he wasn't there one day even though he had been around for most of it. Our whole group was frustrated because we wern't sure if the project would get back together and working. We started by putting all the housing back together. Then we put on all the rollers. Next we figured out how to put the gears back on their housing and attach the drive motor. This was followed by putting all the computers and memory on and attaching all the wire. Then we attempted to plug in printer and run but nothing displayed or happend. Our group concluded that we needed to resolder some wires we cut. after we did this and put everything back on it displayed an error message. I looked up the error message and it turned out the fan needed to be plugged in. After that had been done I got the printer to display close top cover and our group pushed the switch and it did a self test then asked for the toner cartradge. Once we put in the toner cartradge the printer wanted the bottom cover closed and paper this is where we left off because we had some difficulty with attatching the paper sensor. We also began working on the lazer housing we took it apart and desoldered the lazer now we need to solder on a led and test it with the printer once we trip all the sensors. This week was frustrating but we are starting to see hope for our project as it is beginning to work again and come together as the final product asked for in the class.''

Week3 Narrative
''This week the laser printer was having issues with the motor so we asked the instructor for more motors and it turned out he had a whole box full of them. Once we got the motor working again the objective became cutting all the unneeded parts off of the laser printer to expose gears. We Cut parts off with tin snips and a dremmel tool. We also attempted to add new thing to the printer such as making the laser and mirrors light up and spin which we got close to implementing but ran out of time. Also, we talked about adding a motion sensor but the instructor informed us that it would take a significant amount of time. We decided to just use a switch that people walking by could push to display our printer for now. The last thing we had to do to the printer is make it all displable and ready to place in the hallway. Also, we presented our project in class on Thursday but nobody had very many ideas about it however one person was curious about the laser and mirror components. We will present our project again next Thursday in the auditorium and hopefully get more feedback.''

Week4 Narrative
''Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the first weekend. Link to any CDIO documents you are working on that need to be considered for project points. Compare your task with what you actually did.''