The smart spinning top system integrates mechanical, electrical, and software components to achieve precise real-time control. Key achievements include stable rotation, a high-speed hammer mechanism operating at 50 Hz, dual-core processing, and interactive LED array while everything controlled by custom android app. The project demonstrates a successful multidisciplinary approach, combining hardware, software, and mechanical design into a fully functional electromechanical system.
The smart spinning top project, “SpinSync” aims to develop an integrated electromechanical system capable of precise real-time control and interactive operation. The system combines mechanical, electrical, and software components. Mechanically, it features a stable spinning top body, balancing weights, and a high-speed hammer mechanism operating at 50 Hz to influence the rotation direction. Electrically, a custom main PCB integrates a microcontroller, communication interfaces, drivers, and sensors, ensuring reliable power distribution and signal coordination. The software employs a dual-core architecture where one core handles real-time control and communication, while the other processes angle measurements from the BNO080 sensor and updates the LED array and mobile app interface. Challenges included debugging inconsistencies in angle detection, synchronizing dual-core operations, and coordinating mechanical and electrical constraints in a compact 3D-printed structure. Despite these challenges, the project provided a solid foundation for future improvements, strengthened skills in system design, real-time software, hardware integration, and multidisciplinary teamwork, resulting in a fully functional and reliable smart spinning top system.
