Meeting Notes - Avionics - 2023-01-18

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Meeting Notes - Avionics - 2023-01-18

Date

Jan 18, 2023

Attendees

 

  • @Yevgeniy Gorbachev (RIT Student)

  • @Billy Siegener (RIT Student) (Deactivated) 

  • @James May (RIT Student) 

  • @Louis Fleisher (RIT Student) 

  • @Dante Sivo (RIT Student) 

  • @Jonathan Russo (RIT Student) 

  • @Aaron Chan (RIT Student) 

  • @Chloe Clark (RIT Student)

  • John Ye

 

 

Goals

  • Get updates

  • Get comprehensive TODOs between now and JLC delievery

Discussion items

Item

Who

Notes

Item

Who

Notes

Board updates

 

 

Software

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Akhil Devarapalli (RIT Student) @Jonathan Russo (RIT Student) @Chloe Clark (RIT Student) @Brooke Leinberger (RIT Alumni) @Nate Aquino (RIT Student) @qcl4604 @Sebastian Martinez @Brian Tokumoto @Crispen Wendell @Torin Samples

Updates:

  • Sensor drivers written

  • Onboarding

 

TODO:

Onboard new people @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)
Test SHTC3 - @Nate Aquino (RIT Student)  @Jordan Mesches 
SHTC3 Sensor Module Task - 
Test  ADXL375 - @Akhil Devarapalli (RIT Student) @Torin Samples  
ADXL375 Sensor Module Task 
Test BMP390 @Aaron Chan (RIT Student) 
BMP390 Sensor Module Task - @Aaron Chan (RIT Student) 
Test MS56701
MS56701 Sensor Module Task
Test L3GD20H 
L3GD20H Sensor Module Task
Test LIS3MDL - @qcl4604
LIS3MDL Sensor Module Task
Test LSM6DSL 
LSM6DSL Sensor Module Task
Test W25Q - @Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Brooke Leinberger (RIT Alumni) 
Test TMP117 - @Sebastian Martinez @Brian Tokumoto  @Crispen Wendell
TMP117 Task 
W25Q Module Tasks 
Sensor
Power
Radio
Autopilot
Test W5500 
W5500 Module Tasks
Sensor
Power
Radio
Autopilot
Write RFM95W Drivers - @Jonathan Russo (RIT Student) 
Write MAX10 GPS Drivers - @Jonathan Russo (RIT Student) 
Finish ICMP - @Chloe Clark (RIT Student) 
Train people to use Ground Station - @Aaron Chan (RIT Student) 

Radio Module

@Dante Sivo (RIT Student) @Jonathan Russo (RIT Student) 

Updates:

  • Added ESD to connectors

  • Added UART jumpers to GPS and a debug bus 

  • Schematic updates "beautified" 

  • Board Ready for review

To-Do:

Drivers for RFM95W - @Jonathan Russo (RIT Student) 
Drivers for GPS - @Jonathan Russo (RIT Student) 
Verify impedance control. Layer Stackup Templated might be wrong - @Dante Sivo (RIT Student) 
Add JLCPCB Part #'s to parts used - @Dante Sivo (RIT Student)
Mark mounting holes as DNPs - @Dante Sivo (RIT Student) 
Schematic Review - @Dante Sivo (RIT Student) /w team
Layout Review - @Dante Sivo (RIT Student) /w team
Provide Louis with a proper full quote from JLCPCB - @Dante Sivo (RIT Student) 

Power Module

 

Updates:

  • Design voltage/current sense

  • Select passives for most ICs

  • Schematic is 60% complete

 

To-Do:

Power Module - Backplane<--checklist

Sensor Module

@Louis Fleisher (RIT Student) 

@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student) 

 

Updates:

  • Started reviewing some schematics with JIM

  • Continuing work on schematics

TODOs: 

Updated Block Diagram 
All Breakouts Ordered
Schematics Created 
MS5607 
BMP390
ADXL375
LSM6DSL
LIS3MDL
TMP117
SHTC3
W25Q128JVSIQ
Status LEDs
W5500 + Connector + LC Filter
STM32
Higher Level Sensor Schematic 
Full Board Schematic
Schematics Reviewed
MS5607 
BMP390
ADXL375
LSM6DSL
LIS3MDL
TMP117
SHTC3
W25Q128JVSIQ
Status LEDs
W5500 + Connector + LC Filter
STM32
Higher Level Sensor Schematic 
Full Board Schematic
Get I^2C Addresses for Sensors 
Board Layout Completed
Board Layout Reviewed

Autopilot Module

@Ben Hyman (RIT Student) 

Updates:

  • Changed from Wago terminals to standard screw terminals for charge lines

  • Reduced from 4 to 2 charge lines

  • Did basic layout of charge lines

  • Fixed address lines to go to inputs on Vocore

  • Schematic is 90% complete

  • Posted GPIO default state question to Vocore forum

TODOs:

Schematic
Finish rest of backplane connector (GPIOs and LEDs)
Clean up schematic
Run ERC and make sure there are no design breaking errors
Layout
Placement of all components (really just one more charge line which is copying the one i've already done)
Route all signal traces
Route power traces/pours
Run DRC and make sure there are no design breaking errors

Connector spec

 

Idea 1: "Horned connectors" going sideways

  • Positively locking

  • Board-edge would look very neat

  • Board-edge would take up too much space - we have  130mm width, 60mm per board is not enough margin

Idea 2: Back to proper backplane

  • Vertical connectors on modules pass through slots in the sled, connect to the backplane

  • Sandwich the plastic sled by the PCBs

  • Screwing everything to a common sled is positively locking

  • Less wires means less integration hassle

    • Maintain ability to use cables

  • Need to specify connector offset on each module

  • Radio module needs to send SMA connectors through the  sled or out the short edge

  • Need to carefully solder connectors so they're not canted

    • Use a fixture?

Action items

Determine crossover need: Jan 20, 2023  @Billy Siegener (RIT Student) (Deactivated) 
Finish sensor board schematic: Jan 28, 2023  @Louis Fleisher (RIT Student) 
Finish backplane schematic: Jan 25, 2023  @Billy Siegener (RIT Student) (Deactivated) 
Finish power module schematic: Jan 25, 2023 @James May (RIT Student) 
Finish Autopilot schematic Jan 25, 2023 @Ben Hyman (RIT Student)