Minutes20110427¶

Congrats on SURG everyone!¶

Stuff that Should Have Been Done:¶

• Go over ROS-AVR interface Priya/Abe
  • http://www.ros.org/wiki/avr_bridge
• Get ROS Diamondback on Gumstix by next meeting or else. Jeff/Alex Lam
  • Alex will work on it over the weekend
• Ben and Priya will go to Howie Choset for moneys
  • Thursday 11
• Research and contact companies for funding: Other Alex, Prashant, Jeff, Ben
• Dshope and Alex will talk about getting money from companies
  • Alex is calling/emailing people about getting money
    • Get updates later
• Prashant will take a look at AVR_bridge packet structure for interfacing over UART.
  • See if it does all the work for us
  • Find out overhead with this structure
  • Link to wiki page with all the sensor bandwidth
• Buy Wireless-N card and gyroscope
  • Wireless: http://www.amazon.com/AirLink101-AWLL5088-Wireless-Ultra-Adapter/dp/B003X26PMO
  • Gyroscope: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9445 DS
    • Alternate source: future electronics http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/technologies/semiconductors/analog/sensors/packaged-assemblies/Pages/9607011-LPY5150AL.aspx

New Matters¶

• Beagle Board versus Gumstix
  • Would require a lot of changes in hardware and basically need to make a whole new circuit board
• Board revisions
  • Get most of major components working by next revision
  • Doing several board revisions is expensive

For the Summer:¶

• Assign Tasks: Priya will assign tickets

• Money Everyone
  • Other Alex, Prashant, Jeff, Ben
• Gumstix Jeff/Alex Lam
• Boards Kwoo/Dshope
  • Start making changes on Eagle Abe/Jeff
• Start writing drivers Prashant/Priya/Jeff/Alex
  • Basically everyone
  • Consistent Interface
  • Write tickets for people
• Test Hardware Kwoo/Dshope
• Learn ROS Everyone
• Get AVR Interface Abe/Priya
• Bandwidth for Packet Structure Prashant
• Things to go on top of ROS Prashant