Colony » Colony Scout

02/22/2010

02:52 pm Bug #1039 (Fixed): Tie oscsel to the RTC Battery

Kevin Woo

02:51 pm Bug #1093 (Fixed): Stepper controller should be powered by VCC

Fixed. BOM updated Kevin Woo

02:47 pm Bug #1099 (Fixed): Remove Extra FFC

bom also updated Kevin Woo

02:39 pm Bug #1094 (Fixed): Encoder/Cliff Wiring

Kevin Woo

02:39 pm Bug #1101 (Fixed): Add JST connectors to the bottom side for the front sensors

Kevin Woo

01:56 pm New Website!

We just launched www.ColonyScout.com as the front page to our project. Read up on the Scout features and progress.
... Dan Shope

02/21/2010

08:46 pm Task #1117 (Assigned): Reflow Oven Temperature Regulation

Find way to accurately measure oven temperature (IR and Dial does not work, underestimates)
Get standalone tempera... Dan Shope

02/10/2010

11:55 pm Bug #1095 (Fixed): ColonyScout Mail Server

Dan Shope

04:17 pm Task #1097 (Fixed): Email Steve about bootstrapping ARM

Steve doesn't know anything about it. He referred me to someone at iRobot but I never met him so that might not be a ... Kevin Woo

04:16 pm Task #1102 (Fixed): Make JST 2,3,4 pin connector footprints

Added all 3 of them. Pushed to the latest copy of the library. Kevin Woo

03:22 pm Task #1102 (Fixed): Make JST 2,3,4 pin connector footprints

ZH type Kevin Woo

03:21 pm Task #1100 (Fixed): Spec 2, 3 and 4 pin JST ZH connectors

Added to the electrical BOM. Quantities still TBD. Need to make the footprints Kevin Woo

02/09/2010

10:16 pm Task #1097: Email Steve about bootstrapping ARM

Emailed Steve, awaiting reply Kevin Woo

09:59 pm Bug #1101 (Fixed): Add JST connectors to the bottom side for the front sensors

2 x 4 pin (5V, GND, encoder+, encoder-)
1 x 3 pin (5V, gnd, cliff sensor signal)
2 x 2 pin (gnd, button) Kevin Woo

09:56 pm Task #1100 (Fixed): Spec 2, 3 and 4 pin JST ZH connectors

Straight up ones, smt and the housings Kevin Woo

09:54 pm Bug #1099 (Fixed): Remove Extra FFC

* only 2 adc
* remove 1 edge detector
* more 4 motor encoder lines
* 2 external buttons
* Move down to a single... Kevin Woo

09:50 pm Bug #1093: Stepper controller should be powered by VCC

4.7uF for bulk, .1uF otherwise Kevin Woo

09:16 pm Bug #1095: ColonyScout Mail Server

Using Google Apps, much easier to setup / administrator. Dan Shope will set it up and hand out email addresses. Rich Hong

08:20 pm Task #1098 (Assigned): ask aaron and cornell about arm stuff

Brad Neuman

08:19 pm Task #1097 (Fixed): Email Steve about bootstrapping ARM

Rich Hong

07:49 pm Bug #1096 (Assigned): Orb Reflectors

Design reflectors for orbs & hood Dan Shope

07:10 pm Bug #1095 (Fixed): ColonyScout Mail Server

Need @colonyscout.com email address :) Dan Shope

06:52 pm Task #1085 (Fixed): Get the BreakFly Dimensions and positioning

See [[ECEBreakoutBoard]] for updated dimensions and positioning Dan Shope

06:49 pm Bug #1094 (Fixed): Encoder/Cliff Wiring

Only 2 encoders and 2 cliff sensors pairs should be routed through the FFC.
The remaining 2 encoder pairs and 1 cl... Dan Shope

05:55 pm Bug #1093 (Fixed): Stepper controller should be powered by VCC

The VBB pins should be connected to VCC on the stepper controller. Also they should be have a decoupling capacitor on... Kevin Woo

02/07/2010

02:16 pm Bug #1088 (Invalid): Switch motor power from VCC to VBatt

We only want the motors to work if the battery is plugged in. Kevin Woo

02/06/2010

09:17 pm Task #1087 (Assigned): Design Breakfly

FFC/cgrid <-> some form of small connector. Kevin Woo

09:16 pm Task #1086 (Invalid): Design debug board

* Dual usb (1 debug uart, 1 for avr)
* some form of tiny with a uart and an spi Kevin Woo

09:15 pm Task #1046 (Fixed): Update BOM

Kevin Woo

09:06 pm Task #1085 (Fixed): Get the BreakFly Dimensions and positioning

Need the rectangular size of the board as well as how to line up the FFC connector. Kevin Woo

09:05 pm Task #970 (Fixed): Find all resistors we need

They're on the other BOM if needed Kevin Woo

09:04 pm Bug #1044 (Fixed): Choose a new rtc backup battery

We're going with the CR1220. Added to both BOMs Kevin Woo

03:56 pm Task #1059 (Fixed): Content for Website

Dan Shope

02:34 am Task #970: Find all resistors we need

Need to add these to the wiki BOM at some point. They are in the actual BOM. Lots of them are missing.
http://sear... Kevin Woo

02/05/2010

11:22 pm Task #1046: Update BOM

Wiki BOM has been updated. Moving with quantities and prices to the google doc: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?ke... Kevin Woo

11:21 pm Bug #1032 (Fixed): Part Change

Kevin Woo

11:17 pm Bug #1032: Part Change

Sticking with the bga SDRAM Kevin Woo

11:16 pm Task #1037 (Fixed): Put 50MHz oscillator on the ethernet phy chip

Kevin Woo

11:11 pm Task #1045 (Fixed): Add a USB A port to the board on the host controller

Kevin Woo

01/29/2010

11:11 am Task #1047 (Fixed): Team Member Bios

Dan Shope

01/28/2010

02:26 pm Task #1059 (Fixed): Content for Website

Need to provide content for the software/OS portion of www.colonyscout.com Dan Shope

01/26/2010

11:37 pm Bug #1032: Part Change

http://mouser.com/ProductDetail/Atmel/AT45DB161D-SU/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMuJXIph4YZFJU7D9eQuNJm0pgTssCTreYg%3d
16Mbit flas... Kevin Woo

11:28 pm Task #1036 (Invalid): Doublecheck SDRAM footprint

Went back to the BGA part because there was an error in that footprint Kevin Woo

01/25/2010

12:21 am Task #1047 (Fixed): Team Member Bios

Make a sample bio for team members to list on www.colonyscout.com
Should describe (in 3rd person) a brief bio of eac... Dan Shope