This week, I worked with the team to integrate the new Pi Pico workflow with the existing UART setup. This provided clarity for the Pico design and allowed me to move forward with further implementations in the control loop. I also assisted the team in inquiring about pricing for acrylic to aid in production of the testbench construction. This resulted in ordering precut parts for the testbench.
The schedule is currently on track and should allow us to move forward with further testbed construction next week after the precut acrylic is received.
Next week, I plan to continue integrating the Pico with higher voltage servos as we construct our test bed with external power supply. I also plan to finish fleshing out the design that communicates with the heaters, ensuring safe operation and fail-safe control loop functionality, while assisting further with testbed construction and misc integration.