====== Mentorship Meeting - February 25, 2016 ====== **Attended: Zach, Brandon, Brian, Kim, Garrett, Ryan, Christie** ===== Fourth Week Tasks ===== * Students should be following their schedules * Christie will send out spreadsheet to post LinkedIn profiles * x96 parts purchase ===== Fifth Week (Next Week) Tasks ===== * Students should be following their schedules * Usual: progress, accomplishments, issues, goals for next week ===== Progress Sheet ===== * Update progress sheet by Fridays at 11:59 pm ===== Funding ===== * Christie will let Kim know what to do for purchases * 2 people in 296 team * Maybe purchase Arduinos and USB cables * Team Black Hole and Asteroid still need to purchase parts ===== Fablab Access ===== * Zach need to check on access to room for other members as well as training * Zach still trying to contact Dr. Garmire for learning to use CNC mill ===== 296 Project Updates ===== * Posted Github repos for lab on spec sheet * Posted libraries for sensors on spec sheet * Sensor modules * Should test sensors during sensor modules * Need to write code and push to GitHub * Bare Arduino * Can use 5V and GND pins on Arduino as power supply to bare Arduino circuit * Eagle Libraries * Are libraries for everything except charging circuit and humidity sensor * Can make parts or use libraries ===== Updates for 196/296 Teams ===== * Project Badger * Working on current sensor * Got readings but need to verify * Team Nova * Bare bones Arduino done * Got temperature sensor to work * Started building parts in Eagle * Week behind * Team Black Hole * Wired bare Arduino * Researched sensors but didn't wire up yet * Need to schedule meeting with Dr. Kuh * Could possibly be behind after this week * Team Asteroid * Changed meeting time * Finished sensors * Behind by 1.5 weeks * Team Rocket * Finished bare Arduino * Got readings for all sensors except pressure * Finished the charging circuit but Kim needs to verify * Behind by a week * Team Quasar * Done with charging circuit * On track with Eagle parts * Finished pyranometer * Need to work on humidity, temperature, and pressure * XBees working * On track ===== Mentoring Feedback ===== * Teach students about communication