Circle has taught me so much. I still like the piece and what it does, but I am honestly looking forward to looking back. This piece had every unknown issue come up and require attention. Today was a few of them, from the level translators on the microcontroller board causing me an issue to the needing a separate battery circuit for the stepper.
Basic operation is good. It is doing what it’s supposed to. Mostly. Here’s a video of the main trolley swinging back and forth.Circle trolley video
It’s a maze of wires and things right now, but here’s a picture of the control arm so you can see most of what’s happening.
Circle Armature
I have to order another battery and wire it in for the stepper and hook up the limit switches. Then merge the code for the stepper motor and the working code for everything else, but I am hoping that will just be a cut and paste exercise. Stay tuned, we are one week away from installing at Sushi Performance and Visual Art gallery. http://sushiart.org/