MeetingMinutes20090925 - Colony - Robotics Club

Status Updates: 9/25/09¶

Week of 9/18/09 - 9/25/09

Introductory Lab Updates
- Feedback - New Members
  - Lab0 - Dance Competition Feedback
    - Good documentation
    - Straightforward, easy (it just worked!)
    - More focus on components use (buttons, potentiometer)
    - It would have been nice to have a weekend to work on it
    - Good introduction
  - Lab1 - Target Practice
    - Not as straightforward
    - Prohibitive hardware failures
    - Current progress:
      - Mostly just BOM work now
- Coming Up
  - Lab2 - Hunter-Prey - Brad, Chris
    - Introduce wireless
    - Use almost all components/capabilities you have learned about so far
    - Lab write-up coming soon
  - NOTE: Demo and release dates have been updated
Rangefinder Diagnostic Testing - Dan, Megan
- Consistency Check
- Accuracy of Look-up Table
- Incorporation of Testing Suite into Diagnostic Station
- Check model numbers of rangefinders on robots
- Ask Dan Shope if you're interested and want to know more
BOM Diagnostic Testing - Evan, Megan
- Working BOM 1.0s
- BOM 1.5 Switching Speed
  - Scope data/findings will be added to the Wiki
Encoder Error Codes: -1, 1025 - Rich, Jimmy
- Add Encoder Spacer
- Be sure to test your encoders if something is not working
Robot Intro Page - Emily
- Check here if you have any questions about robot components, how to use them
XBee Unit Tests - David