Eric Maynard’s Status Update for 3/7/2020
What did you personally accomplish this week on the project? Give files or photos
that demonstrate your progress. Prove to the reader that you put sufficient effort into
the project over the course of the week (12+ hours).
I finalized a BOM, circuit, and PCB layout and ordered some parts from Digikey.
We received those parts and tested some of them to confirm our design.
I also attempted solder the surface mount version of the micro-controller to a smt to through-hole adapter. I soldered all the leads without a stencil, but was unable to program the device. I suspect that I fried the micro-controller when soldering it.
I also helped Melodee to rethink some of the firmware design.
Is your progress on schedule or behind? If you are behind, what actions will be
taken to catch up to the project schedule?
If we order the PCB in the next few days, we will be on schedule.
What deliverables do you hope to complete in the next week?
Spec out all the resistors, confirm that the serial adapter we bought works, and order the PCB’s.