Engineering Projects/Multimeter Arduino/Howard Community College/Fall2012/p3-550-t

Problem Statement

Insert Arduino into Multimeter

Team Members

Tung

Summary

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Poster

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Story

I started by taking apart the multimeter and taking pictures of each part of the multimeter.

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  This is the outside cover of the front panel of the multimeter.
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  This is the inside of the front panel of the multimeter and the circuit board.
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  This is the outside cover of the back panel of the multimeter.
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  This is the inside of the back panel of the multimeter.
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  This the outside of the dial that controls what the multimeter is measuring.
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  This is the inside of the dial.
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  This is the display screen of the multimeter.
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  This is the foam attached to the bottom of the multimeter.
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  This is the on switch of the multimeter.
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  These are the screws and the two metal balls for the multimeter.
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  These are the test leads for the multimeter.

On the following week, I took better quality pictures and started soldering the ribbon wire into the circuit board of the multimeter. I encountered an issue while I was soldering; the holes that the wires were being soldered into were too small for most wires. I soldered the wire by splitting the stranded wire in half and cutting off the excess. This became a problem as there were exposed wires that could cause a short very easily. I am now using a thinner type of stranded wire that is able to fit into the holes without splitting the end.

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  This is a much better quality picture of the front panel of the multimeter.
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  This is the back of the display screen of the multimeter and the foam padding that is attached to it.
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  This is the top face of the circuit board of the multimeter.
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  This is the bottom face of the circuit board of the multimeter.
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  This is a closer look of the top half of the circuit board.
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  This is a closer look of the bottom half of the circuit board.
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  This is the ribbon wire that I am currently using with its size being compared to a dime.

Decision List

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Material List

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2. Describe what needs to be purchased in the future to continue working on this project.

Software List

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Time

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Tutorials

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Next Steps

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