===== 296 Team Meeting (Unofficial) - February 2, 2017 ======
**Attended: Kyle, Akira**

==== Updates: ====
* Finished tutorials

* Finished Bare Arduino
     * Problems
          * (1) Was unable to openthe serial port to program
          * (2) Ableto open the port but FTDI programmer was not responding
     * Solutions
          * (1) Switched out faulty FTDI board
          * (2) Realized that reset button has to be pressed after com port is opened
     * Improvements
          * (1) Got rid of the rest switch on the breadboard
          * (2) Tied the FTDI rts port to 10 uF cap in series to the mcu reset pin   
     * Other notes
          * Enable verbose on Arduino IDE while uploading

==== Discussions: ====
* Sensor Testing

* Eagle Schematic

* Xbee Testing (API Mode)

==== Reminders: ====

* Start sensor testing

* Make Linkedin Accounts