After waiting for some new parts to arrive ( 1206 resistors dont fit on 0805 pads :/ )  I’ve sat down to do some assembly tonight.  Hopefully i’ll  manage to get it lighting those LEDs this week.

Got into work this morning after two weeks sunning myself in Menorca to find my boards have arrived!

I’ll have to make a start at populating them tonight, see if i can’t get it flashing some lights or something for UKMM 08!

I’ve just sent off the board design for R2, 5 boards should arrive in a couple of weeks!

Hopefully i’ll be able to get the regulator all the LEDs and the processor working for the end of June, so i have something to show off at UKMM 2008!

Here are some renders i’ve exported from Gerbv Gerber Viewer, looking good!

Its time to move on to a new micromouse, and I have decided all details of my new mouse (Hardware & Software) will be released under Free / Open Licenses.

The Hardware is under the TAPR Open Hardware License, with the email address r2@thinkl33t.co.uk

The Software is under the GNU General Public License

In addition to the above Licenses, I ask that if you make your own R2, or use a modification of R2’s subsystems in your own micromouse,  you publish a webpage on your creation!  I can provide hosting for single pages or pdf files, or a blog service such as Blogger or WordPress can be used to keep a full log of the project. Email me the link to your page, and I’ll link it from the main project page.

The Stairs - You use them to get from one floor of the house to the other.

Before

More of the delightful patterned carpet.

And nicotine-stained walls

After

Nice coat of paint , a new carpet, a bit of wallpaper, and removing all old person banisters, and we have a nice new set of stairs

Here is the most important room of the house, the place I sleep!

Before:

That woodwork used to be white, a smoker lived here for a long time

Note the delightful curtains.

What you can’t see in these pictures is all the ash in the fireplace, someone had been using it recntly, even though it had carpet going right under it!

After:

That isnt a stain on the wallpaper, it appears there was some dust on my lens (that or my house is FULL of orbs)

So, the lounge is now mostly finished, time for some before and after shots!

Before:

The carpet smelled of cat pee

Note the delightful nicotine stain on the wall where there used to be a dresser.

I’m still not sure why i bought the house looking like this!

After:

Still need to hang that mirror, get rid of those boxes, and tidy up the wires for my orbs.

TV will be wall mounted above the table, and my 360, Xbox & Wii will sit on the shelf.

Hopefully this should be done this week

I’m not sure why it is, but even though i know exactly how it works, the contents of this video terrify me.

Hopefully i’ll be able to have a play with this stuff myself once i have some free time.