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When is a project finished?

therepairatrooper

I am asking myself this question because at this point, I have a working prototype but in that process I have also come to some conclusions.

 

In terms of finished, I have completed the window frame, connected my security camera and demonstrated the project working. Based on the conclusions below, this particular project is completed but opens doors for a more advanced project.

 

In reaching this end point, the following conclusions have become apparent:

 

1. That in order to appear natural, a much higher resolution source is required, which would also require a 4K monitor and a PI able to drive it.

2. A 32" TV is too small to be a convincing window, unless it was in perhaps a small prison cell

3. This concept has merit beyond creating a fake window. Windows with embedded lcd films in them could be used to provide someone on the 24th floor of a tower with a view of a park, rather than another building.

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  • (not talking for my professional life. Paycheck blurs the border):

    my projects are finished;

    • When I can't be bothered searching for them when I have an improvement idea.
    • When I don't come up with improvements.
    • When turning on the soldering iron feels like homework
    • When broken and not in a mood to fix
    • When not used by myself as a product
    • When someone asks a question and I say that the forum is the best place to ask such questions ...
  • in reply to Jan Cumps

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    You can see this on the electronic load. My goal was to provide a programmable front end to an existing analog load and to learn delivering a professional API for automation.

    And show off skills to build good PCB designs.

    Whenever there was something related to the analog part , the DACs or ADCs, I never made a design decision. I asked or . Every time.

    Whenever there was something related to automating it, I made my own decisions (sometimes - not always: Peter talked me out of implementing the feedback loop in software -  neglecting the two afford-mentioned individuals image ).

    The automated part is still the only corner I design actively.

    )

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  • in reply to Jan Cumps

    (

    You can see this on the electronic load. My goal was to provide a programmable front end to an existing analog load and to learn delivering a professional API for automation.

    And show off skills to build good PCB designs.

    Whenever there was something related to the analog part , the DACs or ADCs, I never made a design decision. I asked or . Every time.

    Whenever there was something related to automating it, I made my own decisions (sometimes - not always: Peter talked me out of implementing the feedback loop in software -  neglecting the two afford-mentioned individuals image ).

    The automated part is still the only corner I design actively.

    )

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  • in reply to Jan Cumps

    , you dont give yourself enough credit. You designed several great iterations of the PCBs, all the software related to implementing SCPI interface etc (All I did was the C# test app). I may have provided the initial designs that the analog DAC/ADC/Feedback stuff but you have lead the show for the last few years.

     

    I would say your name deserves to be on the PCB etc, not mine, and you deserve most of the credit.

     

    Keep up the great work.