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Final Notes
Issues to Fix
- Debugging:
- We don't know if the PCB-built-weatherbox transmits
- Have to make sure the polarities of the capacitors are soldered correctly on PCB
Improvements / Future Work
- Make housing more symmetrical by changing PCB design (currently the main housing box is off center of the solar panel)
- Add housing space for solar irradiance sensor
- Work on implementing health check features
- Don't collect data at night
- Turn off the XBee when not data to transmit
- When low battery or part isn't sending data, send error packet
Updates
- Debugged PCB
- Made sure all the breakout units on the PCB are getting the power
- Have yet to test out the PCB with the code
- Solar charging chip is now able to charge the battery
- Weatherbox is now working and collecting data