OctoDrum
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Software Engineering
PCB
Robotics
Automation
Hardware
Crossing the boundary of music and electromechanical systems, the OctoDrum is an autonomous device that performs on an 8-note steel tongue drum. It is controlled externally by MIDI USB and can execute inhuman percussive sequences.
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| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| PCB Layout | KiCad layout of fully-integrated PCB. Outer plane supplies 12V to connectors for each solenoid. Internal elements constitute the digital system which translates SPI from the microcontroller to FET gate voltages. | Download |
| JLCPCB Viewer | JLCPCB Viewer of PCB. | Download |
| PCB Schematic | KiCad schematic of fully-integrated PCB. Includes connectors, DC buck converter, and pre-FET gate driver ICs. | Download |
| Performance Demo: Speed | Plays each note in the scale pattern and repeats with increasing speed. | Link |
| Performance Demo: Autonomous Mode | Autonomously generates and executes musical sequences. | Link |