=====Dragonfruit Next Steps for Spring 2017===== ==== Current Status ==== * No boards deployed * Transmission issues * Irregular voltages * Board 5 fully populated * not programmed yet * LED for solar panel lights up * Housing * Reprinted main housing * Need to print solar panel holder along with cover components * GPS drafted onto sensor board ==== Problems ==== * Board stops transmitting even while supplied with 3.1V * Sometimes because of movement * Sometimes when moved a lot, still transmits perfectly * Sometimes stops transmitting when some pins are touched, but not all the time * Board definitely stops transmitting when power is shorted to ground even for a very short time * Voltage inconsistencies throughout the board at random times * Power budget * Estimate : 6 days * Actual : 2 days ==== Next Steps ==== * Draft new PCB with GPS * get rid of led debug lights on sensor board * Better solder charging circuit and MCU * Roof data power budget * Grab current data of all parts from MCU? * Current test of entire board (come up with the best way) * possible current sensor implementation for Solar Panel * Voltage test (and transmission tests) * Voltages with and without XBee * Voltages responding to touch * Check board extensively for on-board shorts * This may account for our transmission problems