Over the past several days, we've been working as a team to develop a new definition of modularity. At the end of last week, we had a in mind a system (see sketch) that consisted of a central module, almost in the shape of an iPod, that contained the signal-gathering circuit and allowed for easy human interaction with the circuit through an ejecting drawer mechanism. This unit would have leads coming off of it (almost like headphones) and would connect to an external monitor via an audio jack. this would allow for fast and easy transfer of the signal to a computer, which would use a specific program to eliminate noise and convert the data received into a graphical signal. However, we realized after a conversation with Jose that using this setup limits the potential for modularity within the circuit (since we would be using a simplified version of the circuit that only performs the task of capturing the electrical signal of the leads. Our task at this point is to revise our plans for which circuits we will build and how we will connect them. We are leaning towards something that integrates an interlocking mechanism that allows the multiple circuit parts to be united into one and separated if the need arises. Hopefully we'll have a new design to post soon!
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