OpenBeam USB Gauge

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By drawing inspiration from Hudson, I devised a distinct enclosure for my USB Gauge using OpenBeam and laser-cut birch plywood. To replicate this design, source 5mm thick birch or other preferred material for cutting flat stock. The provided layout includes an additional panel allowing flexibility to incorporate or exclude a top button. Additionally, you will need: 20 x Openbeam L plates 8 x 90mm openbeam 4 x 120mm openbeam 4 x openbeam feet 4 x rubber bumpers 4 x 1/8"ID, 1/4" length standoffs 1 x 2.25" panel meter 1 x 16mm button (http://adafru.it/558) 1 x Arduino Uno (or similar) 104 x M3x6 bolts 23 x M3x10 bolts 4 x M3x16 bolts 131 x M3 nuts Hookup wire Assemble the components as instructed and place an Arduino discreetly inside. Follow the directions at http://www.nycresistor.com/2012/09/17/analog-gauge/ to program the microcontroller. For my enclosure, I utilized the Firmata firmware for communication with the board and incorporated example code from https://github.com/unrepentantgeek/MeterBox. The most current Sketchup file is also available at this location.