Open Muscle PCB Version 5.3.0
The boards have finally arrived and the Gerber files are being uploaded to Github. The diagram is currently being developed but here is a sneak peak of it, plus of the 5.3.0 prototype!!!
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Fusion360 Designing CELL0 Clevis Pin PCB holder
Check out the latest video where I adapt one of the prototype PCB boards for the new clevis pin design:
Open Muscle PCB and Hiwonder wifi glove Update
The Open Muscle PCB is finally on its way from the factory in China. It has two sensors per cell along with 6 passthrough digital lines, 2 power buses, SSD1306 hookup, charging hookup, and others. The Hiwonder open-source wifi glove…
Clevis Pin Design Upgrade
We were testing the least expensive option for smooth pistons and the clevis pin + compression spring combo has, by far, outshun the other piston mechanisms. Versions 1, 2, and 3 are being retro fitted with the new clevis pin…
Second Prototype for Open Muscle Simple
The news boards for the Open Muscle Simple came in. Design work for the case and band and underway.We are working on a tutorial on the setup so other developers can easily use the new boards. Check back this coming…
Open Muscle CELL0 Compute Module
Just got the PCBs in for the second version of the CELL0 and the Compute Module.
Designing the Open Muscle Band
The design of Open Muscle has gone through a few changes and the latest iteration has taken a more simplistic form. Currently being developed on the RP2040 chip found in a version of the raspberry pi pico by waveshare, the…
Open Muscle 3×3 Grid proof of concept
The first prototype for the Open Muscle a 3×3 grid of hall effect sensors and their tubes. This array or rather matrix, works well to detect the muscle contraction but the spring tension needs to be adjusted. Thankfully we have…