Auto cat feeder
A machine that feeds cats I want to use an old phone to run a js machine learning cat identifier to only allow 1 cat to eat from her corresponding dish preventing the cats from eating each others food
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Weston 🚀
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Finished the 3d model!!!
I added some supports and a system to block a cat from eating the other cats food. The 3d model is all complete from here I will need to write the code then i can ship it
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3d model
turns out freecad is hard. i went to tinkercad and decided that ill learn freecad another time anyway the 3d model is almost done so i should be good to ship
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made the bom.csv
First time making a bom.csv. I need to take a break from freecad so i decided to make the bom.csv. in total it is around 41 $.
I also spent 20 minutes trying to automate the urls by using the part number and the manufacturer part number when i could have just done it in 5 minutes manually
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Learning freecad
I enjoyed watching a 2 hour youtube playlist on how to use freecad and it is still is really complicated I'm hoping to understand soon . I have not gotten anything for the 3d model but instead just learnt freecad
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Routed the pcb
first time doing it so it looks a tad bit messy but it should get the job done. I added holes it is a 2 layer pcb that stays under the 100mm by 100mm limit so overall I think it is good. I have footprints for 0805 package parts that I'm planning to place myself to reduce costs and so I have some experience doing that.
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I made the schematic
I added all the features I want this to have which is an esp32 with 3 servo motors and a speaker to make a noise whenever it is going to dispense food. It will use a micro usb to allow me to upload the code.
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make cat identifi
I finished the cat identifier I used ai for it and I am planning on making an actual version without ai I just needed to know that it wwas possible to do so now that i have this I'll start making the circuit diagram probably it will be something like 3 servos and an esp32
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I wrote code
I found some code online and modified it to fit what I was doing. I have a lot of files of my cat uploaded to a vscode project then it takes the webcam and observers which cat is which I'm going to connect this to an esp32 which will run servo motors to decide which cat to let to each dish.
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