Team Status Report 04-06

Risks

• The switch to UDP helped us with link stability, but the connection still dies for a few seconds at a time.
  • This occurs with the XBees alone (i.e. direct USB-to-serial connections, rather than plugged into TOMs)
  • It is not clear what exactly is happening, so we will continue to research it.
• Rev. 2 changes are still pending review/order.
• 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.)