A change in design was made this week to the Camera Node. In order to draw enough voltage from the LiPo batteries to supply the camera module, a 5V boost converter was needed. We decided on instead using 5V portable chargers. Cost-wise, this was the cheaper solution, however we would be losing out on the functionality of being able to remotely read the battery charge. This would introduce the risk of running out of battery without us knowing. To combat this, we chose portable batteries with over 5 times the capacity of our LiPo batteries, so our node will certainly meet the 72 hour uptime requirement. We will also now notify the site when a node disconnects, but we should be monitoring how long the nodes have been active and recharge them well before they drain completely.
Camera Node Schedule has been updated and pushed back a week. Other tasks including dependencies have been updated accordingly, there is no major shift in final end time.