2010:Electrical Main 01.12

Attendance:

 Tom Powers

 Mike Hartman

 Vaughn

 Matthieu

Jan. 12, 2010 6:00-10:00

Accomplished:

 Electrical and Programming Equipment removed from Kit

 Tested New C-rio via Hyperterminal echo response

 Verified that the new C-rio works

In Progress:

 

To be completed Tomorrow:

1.  Start working on the Mock Electrical board.  Interface the following:

• 4 Jaguar Speed Controllers
• 1 Digital Side Car
• 1 Analog interface port
• All associated power connections

2.  Determine some absolute positional sensor options (digital pots, hall effect, potentiometers, etc).

3.  Determine (with the help of programming) if we should use the CAN interface or the PWM interface.

 

Attending Tomorrow:

 

Materials Needed:

Other Notes:

To connect the cRIO via the RS-232 port, one must use a NULL Modem cable