Up and running

Our new CNC machine is now up and running. Electronic assembly was quite easy even if we had to rework the disposition of the PCBs in order to get better manintenance access. Next step will be gcode testing.

CNC assembly completed

The mechanical assembly of our new CNC is finally completed. Now we'll move to the electronic circuits and finally to the laser engraving head. With a work area of 381x330x94mm there's going to be more than enough space to create new sensor!

Welcome to Edison!

Finally they arrived! This is just one of the two @intel #edison modules we bought as part of the Clean Launch Pad prize. We're planning to use them in combination with the already build gateways to achieve wireless access to the sensor network.

Network debugging

After a significant network gateway update, we finally entered the final stages of the sensor network debugging. Even if still under tuning, we managed to achieve 500ksps data rate and 120° of acoustic scanning aperture. With dimensions of 20x24mm, our sensor node is the smallest digital oscilloscope in the world, beating even the famous Xprotolab (link).

At last the CNC arrived!

Merry Christmas to everyone! We decided to invest part of the prize we won in a laser cutting CNC machine from MYDIYCNC (link). It took a lot off effort to get it through US and italian customs but, at last, as in every respectful fable, it arrived on Christmas Eve. We can't wait to build it and cut some new sensors.

PNI: on stage!

At the end we made it to the stage of the PNI final, so we can consider ourselves among the best four industrial startup idea for the 2014. Not bad at all, considering that we started this June. We're quite happy of the result, even if we did not win: we got very interesting contacts and our presentation was also broadcasted on YouTube (link).

PNI: first day

This is our stand at the PNI. I'm not satisfied from the space we were assigned: it's really too small. Fortunately we don't have a column in front of us as some other teams have. Let's hope to get it to the final: the competition level is quite high.