The Mission:
Above is my sketch book for the project. But back to “The mission”: To go to Shenzhen with a Specification, prototype and presentation deck for a both a USB charge station for phones and wearable devices. For a second prototype, a customisable USB cable for use with non standard form USB devices.
- The specification for the charge station:
- 4 xUSB A outputs
- 1 x USB A power
- 1 x single coil QI embedded charger interface.
- 2 dashmount phone holders (magnetised).
- Embedded Digital Voltage display
Form Factor:
- Curved rectangle, molded gun metal grey plastic block with corridors cut for cabling, glued with a clear acrylic lid. Clear “Lid” has a curved lip.
- Base and top of the unit have a fixed adhesive rubber matt
- Base for the unit W: 155 mm, L: 300 mm, D: 35 mm
- 2.5mm curved lip on edge of the top of the unit.
- Cable Corridors: W: 12mm; L : As drawn; D: 15 mm
- Indented housing for Qi charger, Digital voltage display, Magnets and USB sockets
Materials:
- Base is molded plastic with channels for wiring, slots for USB sockets, seating for Qi Digital Voltage PCBA’s and slots for dashmount magnetised units x 2
- Acrylic 3mm glued lid.
BOM:
- Qi Charger sample.
- 4 x USB A sockets (14 mm wide)
- USB voltage meter
- Non stick rubber dash matt
- 2 x Dashboard mount points
- 2 x 32 mm x 2 mm diameter neodymium magnets
Specification for the Custom Wearable Charger cable:
- 2 x standard 1.5 m USB 2.0 shielded charge cable with red, black, white green wiring, exposed, shielded seperate and soldered to pogo pins.
- 1 x hand drill with 3 – 4 bits.
- 5 x Rubber discs diameter 32mm x Depth 10 mm
