Ryan Bornhorst 's Weekly Progress - GaryLazerFinz/ECE-411-Capstone-Practicum GitHub Wiki

Week1

• -Joined a group
• -Submitted some ideas to the group... water monitoring system, temp controller with fan

Week2

• -Decided as a group to go with temperature controlled fan
• -Designed a simple version of this on an arduino board to see what would be required

Week3

• -Group meeting discussing other modifications we would make to the project
• -Downloaded EagleCad, trying to learn how to create a simple schematic

Week4

• -Started soldering some of the components together for a test circuit

Week5

• -Group meeting about getting components and deciding what controller to use to program the chip
• -Get dev environment up for programming chip

Week6

• -Worked on detailed design. Building prototype design w through hole parts.

Week7

• -Created a preliminary schematic for our design in EagleCad

Week8

• -Ordered final parts for the BOM for the final design spec
• -Board layout was submitted to OshPark

Week9

• -Worked on software design over Thanksgiving break
• -Project board running using a small motor

Week10

• -Project working with actual fan attached
• -Working on presentation