Directional Scope for Filtering Visual Data
A telescope where you can look through and point/zoom in a closed environment. The device will pull content from sources like webcams/google/shodan to provide relevent content in that direction and
Arriving in Shenzhen
The flight to Hong Kong was not bad at all! I think I slept most of the way. On the flight I watched Chappie – definitely go see it if you’re a Die Antword fan. Upon arrival, I met up with
Shenzhen Electronics Market Tour
I woke up around 7:30AM, although I didn’t have to be up till 9am. Checking WeChat, I saw that another student was up and wanted to grab breakfast at 8am. I responded, then got ready, and then
Small Bootcamp Update
Today was mostly an “in house day”. We had a lecture from Bunnie on the course and then we worked on getting our dev environments set up.
Day 4 Overview
Today (Day 4) was awesome, we toured various manufacturers to see the “end to end” development of a device. I’ve broken out the blogposts on each factory separately. • Injection Molding
Injection Molding Factory Tour
This was fun! At the injection molder they had a massive pile of not being run molds and about 20 machines which were cranking out parts. We got to see our mold for the class pried apart which was
Injection Mold Factory Tour
At this place we got to see them designing and making the molds. This was pretty crazy to me! Basically you can 3D-model your part and then ship it to them and they design a mold around it which has
PCB Factory Tour
First they hand check the design to conform with their capabilities. They will make minor changes if necessary. Next they drill out any holes needed in the boards. They very frequently check the bit
Automated Board Population/SMT Factory Tour
We got to go to AQS to see one of their board population/smt lines. This was fucking awesome. • Solder Paste Machine • SMT Machine • Pick and Place • Inspection
Assembly Line Factory Tour
At the AQS plant we also got to see the final assembly of a printer. This was really awesome. Printers are super complicated builds so they basically have to be done by hand. Essentially what happens
Toy Prototyping Factory Tour
We visited a toy studio for a to-be-unnamed toy company (hence, no photos). This place was really cool. Basically, big brands (and not just for toys, clothes, electronics, etc) spec out a thing they
Learning the Ropes
Today we were again mostly in-house. We kicked off the day with a lecture on how to use Altium (pcb design software) by Bunnie. Afterwards, we got lunch at this super awesome Thai restaurant right
Intro to Bootcamp Project
Friday and Saturday were free form days, we just worked on our projects for the most part. Our projects are basically to doing a small customization to the Orchard platform, which the instructors
Hard Earned Day Off
Today was basically a day off, I answered emails and worked on a small project, as well as doing a couple edits to my board design to get feedback from Bunnie. In the evening, we went to get dinner
Security via Glitter
So you find yourself in China, and you want to go out in the evening. How can you be sure that your electronics aren’t tampered with? Use tamper evident seals! Basically you go and buy a big
Bootcamp Project Update
Today we wrapped up our electrical changes to the orchard board. At the end of the day, we submitted our boards for Engineering Queries and price quotes. I also added some sweet graphics to my
Printing Press Tour
Today we got to see a printing press. Printing presses are pretty cool; they’re a pretty old technology which one might argue was the driving force behind the renaissance. Printing Printing
Seaside Lunch and Opium War Museum
With the guys from the printing press we got lunch in the middle of our tour. We went to this lovely restuarant by the sea that had really fantastic seafood. The sea is that color from sediment
Tea Ceremony
The printing press guys were really the best – so good, they get three posts for one day! Following our visit, they taught us how to do – and appreciate – the traditional tea ceremony. To
Flex PCB Factory Tour at King Kredie
While we were doing the Engineering Query at King Kredie, we also got a special bonus tour: Flex PCB Manufacturing. Flex PCB is kind of the future – as devices get smaller, a thick-old-green PCB