Hi, I appreciate the fact that you put the firmware as well. Especially nice having put a proper datasheet! Nice job and thanks for sharing this product design journey you had!
SO awesome of you to still provide everything as open source (after all the work you put into it) and providing that highly sophisticated documentation along with it. Bravo! 👍🏻
Maybe in the next version, add i2c control (with a connector if that could fit on the small PCB) and two pins (direction, and enable) to allow the driver to be controlled by a central microcontroller
Great video as always. I don't have any background in electrical engineering, but I still enjoy seeing your videos, especially the iterative journey you take to develop something. Also, I think you should push your Patreon and website more. I didn't know you had them until I looked at the description section.
Hi Carl you have the skills!! Can you develop a low cost solder paste dispensing head that can be placed on an XYZ positioning frame to deposit solder paste onto PCBs without using a stencil?
multiple actuators on a long strip, "handing over" a magnet to create a longer linear actuator on pcb. stack them to create a big flexible, strong artificial muscle.
I'm new to your channel I'm interested In learning to design pcb circuits and drivers circuits just like yours, can you please give me advice on what will I have to learn and understand in order to be able to design/develop pcb circuits Thank you
Welcome to the channel! I would suggest learning the fundamentals of circuit design (you can do this by reading books like the art of electronics or watch some tutorials on youtube) then start by designing simple circuits and pcbs , the more you try and fail, the more you improve your skills
Hi carl thanks for sharing ur stuff it's educational and amazing too I was wondering if u can refer some tutorials for pcb and actuator so that I can learn more ?
Hi, I had an idea to make a laser oscilloscope with laser pointer and two mirrors, but whatever I tried I had a trembling of mirrors so I can not get perfect x and y lines is there is the way to achieve it with printed PCB
I think that would have been too frequent given that there are 6modes and one can easily go through them with the switch.. That's why I'm wait 5min to save a new mode
@@CarlBugeja I don't know about that PIC, but you can find "wear levelling" code for micros that makes the EEPROM last much longer, and some EEPROM is not really even real, but emulated in flash.
that would be nice and i have considered it but i wanted something that could be used to test different pcbs (+ combining it with the 12-layer pcb actuator would be overkill for the price)
would be more interesting to see what you do with these ? do you sell them ? who are the clients ? is there a market for these ? how do you make money ?
@@CarlBugeja so basically you removed the mask and silkscreen in a area of a few mm next to the edge? If yes how did you do that in the EDA? well especially the rounded parts ?
God damn dude. From the first video of trying to move flexible PCB this project has come such a long way and the actuator driver looks beautiful.
We're just getting started ✌️😋
pure dedication to a task/job 💪
I could think of soo many more applications than the ones u list using this board, wow really cool
Thanks! Yeah there are much more!
Carl, the editing and pacing of this video is fantastic! Really great work
Thanks really appreciate that!
I remember when you startet this channel, and to see where it is now is fantastic. You found your rabbit hole. Keep it up!!!!
Hi, I appreciate the fact that you put the firmware as well. Especially nice having put a proper datasheet! Nice job and thanks for sharing this product design journey you had!
SO awesome of you to still provide everything as open source (after all the work you put into it) and providing that highly sophisticated documentation along with it. Bravo! 👍🏻
Carl, I really appreciate your commitment in taking this project so far. It has been very cool to see.
so versatile and pretty too! I like the drv8833 as it has current sensing for feedback
That is such a beautiful PCB design
Your work is so inspiring, Carl. Bravo!
You're really on to something with this board. Brilliant.
Got to love the table flip action at 45s! 😂
Love your attidude combinded with your skill. Kudos, Sir.
already working on a linear servo based on this! thanks boss!!
Awesome, practical and simple ! Keep up the good work!
One application for these PCB actuators/motors that comes to mind is a digital watch with a mechanical display.
Maybe in the next version, add i2c control (with a connector if that could fit on the small PCB) and two pins (direction, and enable) to allow the driver to be controlled by a central microcontroller
4 years from now, this man will make the first actual actuator RC bumblebee..
Place your bets ;)
Love to see the progress
Congratulations and thank you from sharing from Belgium
Amazing work Carl, kudos!!!! Thank you
Love it as usual!
Great video as always. I don't have any background in electrical engineering, but I still enjoy seeing your videos, especially the iterative journey you take to develop something.
Also, I think you should push your Patreon and website more. I didn't know you had them until I looked at the description section.
This board looks great!
You are very talented and innovative.
Crack up job dude!
Hi Carl
you have the skills!!
Can you develop a low cost solder paste dispensing head that can be placed on an XYZ positioning frame to deposit solder paste onto PCBs without using a stencil?
multiple actuators on a long strip, "handing over" a magnet to create a longer linear actuator on pcb. stack them to create a big flexible, strong artificial muscle.
Beautiful PCB!
Great job amazing project.😀
Great job as always!
You can save even more costs by using the STC8H MCU and the TMI8837 motor driver
Great work! Keep them coming.. ☺
Thank you for putting that VVS stuff not here anymore.
Please tell us more about the external mode 😀
Hey bro that’s nice I can print thinner then paper pcbs their still durable
No put a polarized pin on there, and a coil circuit around it and you have 2 axis (in and out, rotation) 3d display element
Correct!
I'm new to your channel I'm interested In learning to design pcb circuits and drivers circuits just like yours, can you please give me advice on what will I have to learn and understand in order to be able to design/develop pcb circuits
Thank you
Welcome to the channel! I would suggest learning the fundamentals of circuit design (you can do this by reading books like the art of electronics or watch some tutorials on youtube) then start by designing simple circuits and pcbs , the more you try and fail, the more you improve your skills
Wow... Amazig project bro... Thanks for this video...😊🤗💓
Good Work man !
looks like you could make a flip dot display!
is it possible to use ESPHome to control your flapper wiht an ESP32 or ESP8266??? if so, how? please help
You are Amaizing man!!
have you ever made a speaker with the flexible boards?
Dear Carl, do you know when your Flexar 2L will be back in stock? Love your videos! ♥
Hi carl thanks for sharing ur stuff it's educational and amazing too I was wondering if u can refer some tutorials for pcb and actuator so that I can learn more ?
Thank you so much! I have made some tutorials here - ruclips.net/p/PLzP6_DqZoxc0WMEtCltuELUt1eRP_Opip
Interesting design !
thanks!
Hi, if you have enough time , I think it would be great if you started a tutorial series on electronics. Like making PCB projects and stuff
You absolute mad man
It's a neat toy and a cool POC, but without some kind of bus interface (I2C, SPI, CAN, anything) it's entirely useless for doing actual projects with.
Kalau tranformator pcb mungkin bisa tidak ya bosku??
1:00 PAM8061? Never heard of it ;-)
what's the "other magnetic stuff" at 2:11 !? (green wire thing)
Can I use a USB cable to power this? If yes, what voltage? Thank you.
Hi, I had an idea to make a laser oscilloscope with laser pointer and two mirrors, but whatever I tried I had a trembling of mirrors so I can not get perfect x and y lines is there is the way to achieve it with printed PCB
What happened to the fold-up PCB robot?
It's coming soon 🙂
@@CarlBugeja Great. As long as is not scrapped entirely. 👌
Excelente!👍
Hi buddy
Can u make smallest alternator
I read through the code yesterday and it looks damn complicated. Can you maybe make a video explaining how it works I'm really wondering!
If you d like just send me an email with your questions and I will explain and help out
A little trick to save the EEPROM is to save only when you change the mode! ;)
I think that would have been too frequent given that there are 6modes and one can easily go through them with the switch.. That's why I'm wait 5min to save a new mode
@@CarlBugeja I don't know about that PIC, but you can find "wear levelling" code for micros that makes the EEPROM last much longer, and some EEPROM is not really even real, but emulated in flash.
It would be pretty cool if you made a driver and the coil in one pcb
that would be nice and i have considered it but i wanted something that could be used to test different pcbs (+ combining it with the 12-layer pcb actuator would be overkill for the price)
Very cool.
what are the green filaments moving with the help of the driver?
ruclips.net/video/v50y6esS7mw/видео.html
Good video
would be more interesting to see what you do with these ?
do you sell them ? who are the clients ? is there a market for these ?
how do you make money ?
i do sell these development kits for makers on my website flexar.io/
Can you make a butterfly fly?
nice
Awesome...
Nice 👍
👍👍
how did you make that PCB edge?
i just exposed that copper area
@@CarlBugeja so basically you removed the mask and silkscreen in a area of a few mm next to the edge?
If yes how did you do that in the EDA? well especially the rounded parts ?
A simple trick is to copy the mechanical outline to the soldermask layer and just increase its line width and then align it with the edge
Kewl!
😍🤩
To bad that the Flexar 12L and Flexar 2L is out of stock :/
Sup with the hat man?
if you sell something, its something none will actually need, money makes thing bloated
One doesn’t experience self transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates-_🟥