W/E 10-19-2014

• Found practicum team to join
• Reviewed Project proposal to get up to speed with group
• Attended meeting with engineer organized by Colten

W/E 10-26-2014

• Reviewed initial board schematic
• Selected preliminary batch of components from Digikey (Colten, Mike)
• Ordered LED strand from Amazon
• Composed requirements document (Colten, Mike, Daniel)
• Tested basic functionality of LED strand (Daniel, Colten)
• Tested functionality of reed switches and discussed layout options for switch matrix (Colten, Daniel, Mike)

W/E 11-2-2014

• Research and tested optional libraries for LED controller
• Reviewed schematic and board layout

W/E 11-9-2014

• Reviewed and finalized board layout and schematic (Colten, Daniel, Mike)
• Submitted Finalized board to OSH Park for fabrication (Colten, Mike)
• Composed Project Schedule homework (Colten)
• Discussed LCD display with Hanjae (Colten)

W/E 11-16-2014

• Troubleshoot/Debug LED strand hardware issue (Daniel)
• Composed Project Model homework (Colten, Mike)

W/E 11-23-2014

-Composed Project Test Plan homework (Colten, Mike, Daniel) -Troubleshoot PCB Capacitors burning up (Mike)

W/E 11-30-2014 -Troubleshoot PCB traces (program header going to wrong ports) -Begin integrating and testing reed switch array and LEDs with PCB

W/E 12-7-2014

-Troubleshoot LED strand not lighting correctly when sending data from custom PCB -Brick board #1 -Research how to unbrick 328

W/E 12-12-2014

-Modify PCB to use external crystal for system clock -Brick board #2 -Reroute traces from ports to headers using mod wires -Help getting LCD functionality acceptable for game

12/12/2014 -Finished switch matrix (mike) -mod wires on board (chad) -assembled elements in enclosure -sanity check

11/18/2014 -Proposed project idea -Composed project proposal (Colten, Eric, Mike) -Composed requirements homework (Colten, Chad) -Reviewed schematic -Began learning vector graphics software -Reviewed case design (Colten) -Tested functionality of LED strand (Chad, Colten) -Received training on EPL laser cutter -Revised case design -Debugged hardware issue with LED strand (Chad)

11/25/2014

• Composed Project Test Plan homework (Colten, Mike, Chad)
• Extensively discussed optical grid design (Colten)
• Determined proper size for LED holes
• Powered up board (Mike)
• Completed revised OI grid and LED sheet

12/12/2014

This week I have finished the grid array and reflowed the final boards. 11/23/2014

Prepared Stencil for reflowing remaining boards Tested circuitry on first working board Tested that AVR is functional Worked on Test Plan Homework

11/18/2014

What I have worked on so far:

• Came up with an idea for project
• Began schematic
• Clarified design with group many times
• Reworked schematic many times
• Began board
• Clarified design with group
• Reworked board many times
• completed board design
• Worked on flow chart for homework
• Collected components for board
• Trained on laser etcher and reflow oven

12/12/2014

LCD functionality Arduino programming in AVR Studio

11/20/2014

• Came up with an idea for project
• reviewed schematic
• I2C interface initialization( still need to test) -TWI function code to communicate with lcd

12/12/2014

-Wrote all of the code. All of it. Few other minor tasks:

• glue a few pieces of the enclosure
• tiedown resistor on roll button
• replace a broken reed switch

11/24

• Created Github group
• Came up with idea for project proposal
• Composed Project Proposal homework
• Composed Github Project Wiki
• Organized interview with engineer (Chad attended)
• Purchased LED strand (Amazon)
• Purchased preliminary components (Digikey)
• With Chad: Composed Requirements homework
• With Chad, Daniel: Tested functionality of LED strand
• Composed initial C++ code for microprocessor
• With Chad: Composed Project Schedule homework
• Drafted case plans
• With Chad, Mike: Composed Project Model homework