Uke-an strum
Created on 20 Nov 2016
Learning to play the uke by watching it play itself!
We want to create a self-playing ukelele that can strum and play basic chords. It will get info from a phone application about what chords to play and play them with motors attached to guitar picks.
@glahiry
Gaurav Lahiry
@mbremner
Marie Bremner
@npmurali
Namrita Murali
@avythees
Abhy Vytheeswaran
@yaesunk
Albina Kwak
| Part | Cost | Quantity | Total |
| Mini Pushbutton Switch - COM-00097 - SparkFun Electronics | $0.35 | 5 | $1.75 |
| Pushbuttons for testing and controlling strums | |||
| Solenoid - 5v (small) - ROB-11015 - SparkFun Electronics | $4.95 | 18 | $89.10 |
| Solenoids needed for holding down the uke strings when playing | |||
| TIP120 Power Darlington Transistors - 3 pack ID: 976 - $2.50 : Adafrui | $2.50 | 6 | $15.00 |
| 3 pack of transistors to amplify electrical signals | |||
| 1N4001 Diode - 10 pack ID: 755 - $1.50 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & | $1.50 | 2 | $3.00 |
| 10 pack of diodes to alter flow of electricity | |||
| Servo - Hitec HS-422 (Standard Size) - ROB-11884 - SparkFun Electronic | $9.00 | 5 | $45.00 |
| Big servoooooos | |||
| 503 Service Unavailable Error | $5.99 | 1 | $5.99 |
| 25-pack light guitar picks | |||
| 503 Service Unavailable Error | $5.99 | 1 | $5.99 |
| 25-pack heavy guitar picks | |||
| Servo - Generic (Sub-Micro Size) - ROB-09065 - SparkFun Electronics | $8.00 | 5 | $40.00 |
| Small servooooos | |||
| 503 Service Unavailable Error | $4.60 | 1 | $4.60 |
| Male/Female Jumper Wires | |||
| Amazon.com: Aketek 3x Solderless BreadBoard, 400 tie-points, 4 power r | $9.00 | 1 | $9.00 |
| Breadboard for wires/link to Arduino | |||
| Arduino Uno - R3 - DEV-11021 - SparkFun Electronics | $23.00 | 2 | $46.00 |
| Arduino unos to control strumming and pressing down | |||
| Amazon.com: Diamond Head DU-150 Soprano Ukulele - Mahogany Brown: Musi | $28.00 | 1 | $28.00 |
| Ukelele that is the core of our project | |||
| Magnet Disk - 0.709" - COM-08890 - SparkFun Electronics | $0.90 | 5 | $4.50 |
| Magnets to apply field to electrical current | |||
| Project Totals: | 53 | $297.93 | |
| Track 1 Base Budget: | $250.00 | ||
| Preferred Vendor Budget Bonus: | $50.00 | ||
| Remaining Budget: | $2.07 | ||