- Work this week
- This week, I completed our PCB design. I did our layout and it passed all DFM checks. It is currently in fabrication at JLCPCB and expected to arrive before class resumes after winter break.
- I ordered all parts to make our PCB. Our only expected expense that has not been purchased yet is 3d printer filament. This has 1 day shipping so can be purchased later. Setting up our part orders was a bit complex because I wanted to order with bulk discounts where possible and buy extra components in case we need them, but we are running a little close to the $600 budget. I ultimately ordered enough active components for 3 boards and numbers of resistors and capacitors to get bulk discounts.
- I wrote my parts of the design report. This was a lot of work to do in parallel with finishing and ordering the PCB, but we managed to finish it.
- This week, I completed our PCB design. I did our layout and it passed all DFM checks. It is currently in fabrication at JLCPCB and expected to arrive before class resumes after winter break.
- Schedule
- My parts are on schedule. I planned on having the pcb ordered before spring break and set to arrive after spring break, and it should be here by then.
- Deliverables
- For next week, I plan to have 2 PCBs fully assembled and ready for use. This should be achievable, since all of our parts will have arrived before the beginning of the week.
Anju Ito, Roger Lacson, and KJ Newman
