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Meeting Minutes 10/14/15
Attended: Kaeo, Tryston, Jon
Pre-Questions
- I2C stuff
- 0 ohm resistors
- giant cap on the charging circuit
What We Learned
- Don't start from scratch with Apple
Schematic Stuff
- First step would be to clean up
- The current schematic is crowded
- Don't use less than 10 mils in the traces
- Jon's rules use groups
- Group 1 would be POWER
- Group 2 would be IC SENSORS
- Stay away from large traces that go across the entire page, instead use the label tool
- Don't use the ticket labels for power/ use the arrows
- Clean up the current schematic/ make it easier to follow the traces
- Make sure the schematic is SECTIONED APPROPRIATELY (have clear things)
- Make sure the schematic includes TECHNICAL DETAILS (NAME AND VALUE) (ratings and tolerances on the schematic)
- The 0 ohm resistor is a JUMPER used for getting faster
Forward Progress
Maybe break things up to:
1. Schematic (EagleCAD) [electrical aspects]
2. Assembly (parts and assembly) [inbetween both mechanical and electrical aspects]
3. Housing (the box and stuff) [mechanical aspects]
- Bill of material to start things off.
- The thru holes devices are bigger. Surface mounts devices are smaller.
- On a professional level reducing space cuts costs as well.
- Need to watch the plugged in programming (debugging).
- Layout do it on the prof liscense. The schematic can be done on the free version.
- Make sure you have the things linked (make sure to keep the things updated)
- Parts lists of the housing stuff including the misc electrical items like the headers
Reminders
- Presentation is coming up soon.
- Gotta work on the powerpoint.