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Date
Attendees
Goals
- Talk about backplane errors and get it tasked out
- Talk about cool new backplane features we can add
Design Improvements
- More documentation and calculations
- Software needs to say what they want for hardware
Sensor Module - Louis Fleisher
- MS5607 takes the complement of the line for address, buried in datasheet, causes address conflict with the BMP388.
- A second UART is available for use. Print debugging through SWD is more annoying.
- Investigate turning SWD into a UART
- Conflicting GPIO interrupt pins between LSM and LIS
- Aaron Chan Look into this
- E-fuse EN/UVLO pin pulled down too far to enable the chip at 1.2V for off-nominal, board does not power on. Just change a resistor and redo calculations.
- Do we want to get rid of interrupts?
- Set priorities for sensors
Improvements
- Don't know how much more it needs/can do. Already crowded
- Increase efficiency by redoing layout.
- SHTC3 not good in software. Already have other temp sensors. More ambient reading than TMP117. Also does humidity (not needed)
- Need to verify theres a difference with ambient reading. Check accuracy compared to other sensors
- Don't see need for it to be replaced, but could shop around for interesting sensors. Covered bases with what could be measured in ICs.
- A lot of things we can throw on that are nice to have. Think of other interesting sensors we can do.
- Noticed that BMP581 is available and can replace BMP388. Low power consumption, higher accuracy and similar pricing
- Look into MS5611 as a replacement to MS5607Chloe Clark
Radio Module
- UART Debug line labels are mismatched
- Ethernet LEDs not attached to anything
- Copy sensor module Wiznet LED implementation
- Need to know it works (software). Needs to function our specifications. Does it work and is it useful in its capability?
- Little improvement for now
Power Module - James May
- Copy sensor module Wiznet LED implementation
- Power inductors very difficult to solder by hand, recommend fab house assemble them on future revisions
- 5V and 3V3 rail voltage drops proportionally with load, up to a ~0.4V drop at 3A
- Wiznet LEDs disabled only by desoldering
- Jim suggests targeting above nominal voltage for 200 mV
Autopilot Module - Ben Hyman
- Probably nothing. Not enough known yet
Jim
- Give us schematics he made
- Fix the dev module orientation connector. Wrong way.
Software
- GitHub Issues page with list of tasks
- Startup cost is higher for doing Arduino
- Having them move from Arduino can be a lot when switching
- Should new people immediately use launch-core?
- Arduino support needs to be implemented so we can use it PROMPT. Could also be used on SCRAP for a variety of payload missions - Chloe Clark
- RFM needs to be implemented so we can check if the hardware design is good
- Ground receiver software
- I could write a book about this
Overall
- Need keying geometry because connecting stuff properly is hard