For the previous week, I worked on the ethics homework and brainstormed with the team for ethical issues to discuss in class. We also finally saw the majority of the parts arrive in our lab. However, the STM32 was running late, pushing back the start of microcontroller programming a bit.
For the current week, I took a microwave sensor home and hooked it onto an Arduino. From the sample Arduino code given by the manufacturer, I was able to verify that the sensor is working, and that data is flowing from the sensor to the Arduino. I was also able to figure out the communication protocol and the baud rate that the sensor required.
I also modified the Arduino code to output whatever it receives through USB serial, and am working on a Python program to parse and store the data for better visualization. I aim to replicate this Arduino program on the STM32 as a first step to setting up the drivers and the software system.