Team Status Report 03-30

Risks

• Packets dropping over the TCP link (even over a short distance) affects link stability quite significantly. The link will often be interrupted for a few seconds when packets drop.
  • We will likely switch to UDP, as we do not provide strict ordering.
  • We also have a more exotic idea in the works: UDP enables us to move
• Rev. 2 changes are still in progress.
  • The revision will be laid out by Monday, 1 April.
  • It will be reviewed/ordered shortly after.
• Range testing still to be done.
  • Testing will occur soon in the FMS breezeway and parking lot.
  • Additional testing will likely occur at PittRace; the team plans on heading there for track testing in a few weeks.

Design changes

• No design changes have been made.

Updated schedule

• No updates: We’re still on schedule in terms of PCB schematic and layout, as well as firmware implementation. (See our Gantt chart for more details.)