Week 1: Blinds Mechanical Progress

Configuring the microcontroller, motor driver, and motor to work with each other.

Preparing to build the frame for blinds.

Finished Frame for the Blinds (Needs to be Painted).

Frame with the Blinds Mounted in.

Overhead View of the Frame with the Blinds Mounted in.

In order to verify that the motor can rotate the rod of the blinds, this code was created to rotate the blinds 120 degrees clockwise and counter-clockwise.

The motor is able to rotate the rod for the blinds, adjusting the blinds up or down slightly (A coupling was used). The motor still needs to be mounted, so that the entire motor doesn’t rotate with the rod. The excess blinds at the bottom are causing unnecessary stress to the motor and need to be removed.