Accomplishments
- Testbed Assembly: Completed assembly of the basic testbed
- Pump Mounting: Began mounting the pump but encountered alignment issues
- Explored alternative mounting solutions to secure it properly
- Aluminum Board Fabrication: Threaded and sanded the aluminum mounting board for the resistors to prepare for assembly
- PWM Testing: Performed initial PWM testing on the fan
- Confirmed PWM control
- Plan to start pump PWM testing once full water loop is assembled
- Sensor Integration: Completed sensor wiring and testing
- Successfully read data from the TMP117 temperature sensors and the ADS1115 ADC used for coolant temperature sensor through the RPi5
Significant Risks
- Pump Mounting Delay: Assembly progress was slowed by misalignment in the pump mount
- Risk mitigation: Plan to either zip tie pump to acrylic board or use thread reducer to fix alignment issues
Design Changes
- No major design changes this week
Schedule Changes
- Schedule remains the same
- Project remains on track to begin integration next week