=====Dragonfruit Team Meeting #24 - April 18, 2016===== Attended: Brian, Garrett, Kyle, Brianne, Keane, Kevin ==== Updates ==== * Did greetings and introductions. * Gave out assignments for the x296 and x196 students to work on. ==== Problems ==== * N/A ==== Goals for this week ==== * Research Charging Chip, Micro-controller, Board designs, and to look at Sketch-Up. * Charging Chip: Read data-sheets. Get a firm understanding. * Research other charging chips to improve board efficiency and so that it's easier to solder. * Current charging chip is limited to 3.3V other charging chips can handle higher voltages. * Instead of using voltage regulators and boost converters, use step up and step down (which can be done with one chip.) * Check Pololu on their page. Pololu is a QFN and someone needs to learn how to solder it. * Micro-Controller: Research for other options. * Research for a microcontroller with more input and output ports. * Current microcontroller is a 328p, use micro controller from same family. This will make it easier for firmware to adapt. * Board: Expand on the board. (Possibly change the size and design.) * Sketch Up: Download and play around with it. Get some experience with the software. * Extra Information: Differences between Dragon Fruit and Cranberry. * Dragon Fruit runs on 5V while Cranberry runs on 3.3V. * Dragon Fruit runs off of a 16Mhz Clock. * Cranberry runs off of a 8Mhz Clock. * Look over datasheets to see why this happens. ==== Reminders ==== *