2025-10-16 (Th) BonfireLaserTag X-Shot finished

I ran solid-core wires from the emitter screw terminals I installed yesterday because I thought they would be the easiest to form and position. They held their shape well, but I intended to keep the black chassis pipe hinged so I could easily access the USB port, and I should have gone with flexible conductors. I examined the wires from the screen module and realized I needed to reopen the enclosure to identify each wire. I selected one wire at a time, cross-referenced it with the schematic, and landed it on the microcontroller breakout board. I landed the rest of the straightforward bundles. Getting the wired microcontroller into the pipe went well, and I was glad I positioned the regulator between the controller demo board and the prototyping board. However, I regret mounting it before running all the wires under it. Once I landed every conductor, I added power and confirmed everything worked. I had to add a 3.3V line to the pull-up resistors, but everything else appeared to be functional. This tagger's construction is finished, and I am pleased with how well the new hardware integrates with it.

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