Our team is the newest engineering startup at Rice University. Our customer gave us a few options of what we could design for them, and our group chose a mechanism that can display the amount of times a button has been pressed.
Choosing Our Project/Real World ApplicationsWe decided to choose this design because we realized the large amount of real-world applications it has. It can be used to record the amount of people attending an event, it can keep track of the amount of laps an athlete does, it can teach young children the basics of counting, and so many more opportunities. We also realize that this design is a component of many more complex designs as well, so we thought it was important for us to build as an engineering startup.
DesigningWe started by configuring the launchpad and breadboard to be able to fit the design needs. We used a push button and a 7 segment digital display in order to display the count of button presses. When a person or object is made to press the push button, the seven segment display will then display a number for the amount of times they pressed the button. Currently the seven segment display can only show numbers up until and including the number 9, however this can be modified to count up to more numbers by connecting multiple 7 segment displays together.
Adding the Tilt SwitchDuring the middle of the design process, our client came to us and said they wanted a tilt switch incorporated into our design, but they didn’t specify how they wanted it to be used. Our team got together and brainstormed the most effective way for the tilt switch to be used in our existing design, and we decided to implement a feature so that the count is only increased if the tilt switch is in a certain state. This makes the design adaptable to even more real-world applications, which is why our team decided to implement the tilt switch in this way. After modifying the board to incorporate this new element, we edited the code to make sure the tilt switch performed its role properly. Finally, our design is finished and is ready to be presented today.
Final ProductWe have included a video and some photos of our final design in action.












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