Data Automation with Processing
Project Background:
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Micro-Leads Medical is a Somerville, MA based start up developing HD64, a revolutionary spinal cord stimulator implant.
Project Summary:
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Determined and executed a method to automatically record and save Arduino based mechanical test data.
Design Steps:
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Examined existing Arduino code to learn what data needed to be collected.
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Researched methods to record and save data from Arduino serial port.
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Determined writing a Processing script would be an effective solution and learned Processing to accomplish task.
Note:
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Unfortunately due to proprietary issues, no images can be shared of the test equipment and setup.
Challenges:
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I had never worked with Processing so I taught myself enough of the language to write the script.
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Debugging implementation errors and then documenting my work effectively so others could adjust the Processing code themselves.
Results:
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Successfully developed a Processing script that recorded all test data and saved the files under unique names.
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The script also automatically saved the data if an error occurred and timestamped the error.