Cutting the Pie Panels from the R2 Dome

I learned what I should and shouldnt do when cutting pie panels out. The best thing I could say is when using a dremel, at least tape off the metal to avoid scratching the dome like I did. Keep the dremel at a medium speed because it tends to jump a bit. Go slow with this and take your time and it will turn out all right.

Soldering the Arduino to the RFL on a Teeces V3.2

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The lighting system works off of the Arduino Pro Mini from sparkfun.com and can be found HERE To get this to work, it needs to have a 5pin header soldered to it and then soldered to the PCB of the RFL. Once, the header is soldered, it would be a good idea to program a sketch into the Pro Mini. We need an FTDI, Mini USB programing cable, a driver for the FTDI, and the Arduino Program Software.

LED Bezel arrives

bezel

This is the FLD bezel used to center the lights and make sure they look right inside of R2. When making the lights, this goes over the LED before they are soldered to the PCB. This is important to ensure they look good.