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ME 218 C Final Project

Team 6 Log Book

Date: 09MAY2019

Project Management

  • Created Git repository for project folder.
  • Added datasheets of PIC, TIVA and XBee to folder (for easy access), along with Dev and Test plan and initial design review presentation and feedback

Electrical Hardware

  • Started reading datasheet of XBee in lieu of setting up basic communication between PIC 16F15356 and XBee.

Mechanical Hardware

  • Started modifying CAD from ME 218B project to suit requirements for Whale.

Date: 10MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Started drawing schematics for controller and bot

Mechanical Hardware

  • Sketched theme ideas for controller bot.

Software

  • Sketched state diagrams for controller

Date: 11MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Continued drawing schematics for Controller and bot

Mechanical Hardware

  • Continued on CAD for wheel base

Software

  • Continued on state diagrams for controller and bot.

Date: 12MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Harvest ME218b bot for motor and PDB circuits and miscellaneous circuit boards.

Mechanical Hardware

  • Scavenge for hardware in Bins of Freedom

Software

  • Motor control software for bot, communication with XBee for Controller

Date: 13MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Optimize power distribution for WHALE and GOGGLE.
  • Fuse hook-up

Mechanical Hardware

  • Assemble/Scavenge for hardware from Bins of Freedom

Software

  • Communication with XBee for Controller

Date: 14MAY2019

Software

  • Analog Sensors for Controller

Date: 15MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Started rotary switch circuit for selecting WHALE from GOGGLE.

Mechanical Hardware

  • Harvest screw rods and nuts for mounting

Software

  • Analog Sensors for Controller, State Diagrams for Controller/Bot Comms

Date: 16MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Finalize rotary switch circuit for selecting WHALE from GOGGLE.

Date: 17MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Crimp hella wires.
  • Test Rotary Switch - not working properly.

Date: 18MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Optimize wiring between boards.
  • Fix, test, and implement rotary switch for WHALE selection.

Software

  • PIC to Tiva Communications

Date: 19MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Solder PIC boards and PDB to extend 5V.

Mechanical Hardware

  • Mount circuits onto board.

Software

  • PIC to Tiva Communications

Date: 20MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Audio file processing for audio board to play "ED" and "CARRYER".

Mechanical Hardware

  • CAD for Controller

Software

  • Audio board control by setting pins LO for corresponding audio files, PIC to Tiva Communications

Date: 21MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Solder LED indication for IT, game progress, and paired on GOGGLE.
  • Solder and crimp vibration motor circuits.
  • Solder transistor control for LEDs and vibration motors.

Software

  • PIC to Tiva Communications

Date: 22MAY2019

Mechanical Hardware

  • Laser Cutting Controller and bot Second Level, cut controller housing.

Date: 23MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Scream "ED" and "CARRYER" even louder into a microphone for higher decibel value.
  • Audio file processing.

Software

  • Servo control on WHALE

Date: 24MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • PDBs for speakers and amplifier.

Software

  • Modified State Diagrams. Now using flat state machine for Controller. Adding HSM to Bot

Date: 25MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Scavenged servos and LEDs from 218b bot.

Mechanical Hardware

  • Laser Cut bumper frame, mounted limit switches on frame.

Software

  • Code for LED display on Controller, Servo indication on the bot.

Date: 26MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • FM Transmitter/Receiver working.
  • Speaker circuit

Mechanical Hardware

  • Adding second level to bot. Mounting speakers, PIC, handle.

Software

  • Debugging "IT"ness transfer. Connecting to other teams controllers/bots.

Date: 27MAY2019

Electrical Hardware

  • Finalizing shift register board, Debugging Encoder wiring

Mechanical Hardware

  • Inserted final circuits into controller housing.
  • Mount and hot glue fin handle.

Software

  • Debugging Communication Drops.

Date: 28MAY2019

Mechanical Hardware

  • Attached bumper skirt

Software

  • Debugging random drops in communication. Print statements, SPI baud rate thought to be cause of interference between communication controller and bot.

Date: 29MAY2019

  • Public Presentation