Designed a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) for prototyping the ADXL343BCCZ-RL7, a 3x5mm 3-axis accelerometer with 13-bits per axis at 1.6kHz resolution with ±16g range and 3.9mg sensitivity.

We plan to use this accelerometer in a pen-like stylus for enabling a blind person to feel visual art through a haptic interface.

https://codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-adxl343bccz-rl7

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Just designed a 3D printed lens system holder for a 6.5x6.5mm lens system that frames the 120Hz SVGA CMOS camera sensor (NOIP1SE0480A). This lens system is planned to be at the tip of a pen-like stylus for a blind person to feel visual art through a haptic interface.

https://codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-noip1se0480-frame

#blind #maker #lenssystem #lens #cmos #sensor #3dprint #3dprinting #a11y #accessibility #accessible #bce #bcecoop #fosh #foss #freehardware

Submitted 6 new PCB (Printed Circuit Board) designs for manufacturing, including a 120Hz SVGA CMOS Camera board with FPC connector to a prototyping support board, an FPGA prototyping board, along with 3 new voltage regulated power supplies, including a 5V boost converter and 2 buck converters for 1.8V and 1.2V supplies.

https://bce.center/news/new-designs-120hz-svga-camera-power-supplies

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We have just finished a first design of a prototype of a 3.3V buck converter voltage regulator. We plan to use this design as the final stage of a power input system from a battery, battery charger, and USB power input power stage to feed our pen-like haptic stylus product to allow a blind person to feel visual art.

https://codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-ap3401dntr

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We've just received manufactured stock, including Piezoelectric Motor Drivers and 14-Volt Boost Converter Regulated Power Supplies.

To order some of this new stock, follow the following product links:

±6V Piezoelectric Haptic Motor Driver
https://bce.center/products/BCE-PIEZODRIVER

14V Boost Converter Voltage Regulator
https://bce.center/products/BCE-TLV61048DBVR-14V

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Just received our second manufactured prototype PCB (Printed Circuit Board). This one is for a regulated power supply chip that we plan to use in our first accessibility product for blind people to feel visual art through a haptic pen-like stylus interface.

https://codeberg.org/bcecoop/bce-pcb-tps61299ybhr

#fosh #freehardware #bce #bcecoop #foss #freesoftware #blind #lowvision #a11y #accessibility #ee #pcd

Handling credit card payment processing for the @bce website is a major milestone completed.

There are still lots of accessibility workflow issues to work through on the webpage, but I can work through those concurrently.

After spending some time with my family next week, I should be able to focus on actual FOSH product development.

❤️ ✊ 💪

#blind #nonprofit #fosh #foss #webdev #creditcardprocessing #paymentprocessing #bce #bcecoop #bcecoopinc

Added 3 new languages to the Brain Computer Enterprises, Cooperative Inc. ( @bce ) website: Armenian, Urdu, and Korean. Please let me know if you have any requests. This includes payment processing and followup email receipts. We're at 16 supported languages, which covers the top spoken languages by population.

#bce #bcecoop #bcecoopinc #blind #international #multilingual #armenian #urdu #korean

I'm going to be traveling off of the grid, visiting family, the week starting Nov. 17.

These first two weeks, working on the Brain Computer Enterprises, Cooperative Inc. ( @bce ) startup have been super inspiring.

First focus is getting the website up as an international presence. Next, we will start prototyping PCBs for piecemeal breadboarding the product. We plan for the blind maker community to follow along, making the product at home along with us as we progress.

More soon! ❤️ ✊ 💪

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I've submitted my resignation letter to Apple. My last day will be this Friday, October 31st.

I'm starting a nonprofit company to create FOSH (Free Open Source Hardware) assistive consumer electronics, focused initially on assistive consumer electronics for blind people. I plan to release many small intermediate products for the maker community.

I plan to start working full time starting November 1st at Brain Computer Enterprises, Cooperative Inc.
@bce

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