2024-10-02 Electrical Meeting

Attendance

General Updates

• New faculty advisor: Brandon DeHart

  • Manager of the RoboHub, and will be attending some of our competition syncs this term to provide technical guidance.

  • Derek Wright was too busy

• Last flight test

  • Speed/Range/Obstacle avoidance

  • Did not test everything due to rain but some retune was done (needs more work)

  • Autonomy data collected

  • buck converter for RPi usb c port broke off

    • was untested

    • known issue with these board with respect to poor solder

• Next flight test

  • This Saturday

  • Testing video system, relay system, geological system, tuning

  • Leave bay at 10am

  • https://discord.com/channels/776618956638388305/1289257239957340221

  • 2024-10-05 Pegasus 2 & Houston - Flight Tests - WARG (atlassian.net)

• Hotplate ordered

• Toaster oven not acquired yet - if you would like to help let me know

• Get the electronsite role if on site - reach out to Ryan Scomazzon if you have issues

Reminders

• Don’t forget to fill out the team roster: https://forms.office.com/r/ka0MJHJQ9D

• Check out Conops for AEAC! Get involved in comp syncs for discussion https://www.aerialevolution.ca/annual-student-competition/

• Competition Architecture Sync: weekly Thursday at 8 PM in E5 2103.

  • 2024-10-03 Competition Architecture Sync - Meetings - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Last competition sync: 2024-09-26 Comp Arch Sync - Meetings - WARG (atlassian.net)

• Fixed Wing Architecture Sync is on every other Wednesday at 8 PM in E5 2103

  • Not this week

• Lack of pilots next term - Reach out if off stream and interested

• If you are on a project and can use some help, reach out

Meeting Times

Board bring up Status

Please update test plans/board documentation!

Bring-up Tasks

In order of priority.

• CAN DSHOT Controller

  • ESC CAN Adapter Test Plan

• Tracking Ant Controller

  • https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/x/CQA7ow

  • PRIORITY ASAP

    • EFS person bust so we have bought a little time

  • Issue with buck IC

  • Maybe a short?

  • More testing today, feel free to come!

• RPi Interface Rev B

  • https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/x/BoAwow

  • 2 boards assembled and tested

  • Daniel Puratich for details

• Peggy 2 Lighting Board Rev 3

  • https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/x/BYAzow

  • validate CAN circuit with CAN DSHOT Controller before assembling this

  • let’s assemble the bottom side this weekend?

  • other side need to wait for LCSC order

  • Daniel will participate in session for sure but would be nice if someone here to PM

• Single Servo Module

  • https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/x/HgA4ow

  • for fixed wing, assemble before midterms

• 6S Servo Module

  • 6S Servo Module Test Plan

  • for fixed wing, assemble before midterms

  • Saw small power trace in schematic, tested and it seems fine. Might be worth another rev?

  • Can bring up with what we have

• 12S Servo Module - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Jerry Tian

  • On hold to focus on comp critical Peggy 2 tasks.

Peggy 2/Comp Updates

• Jerry Tian For Peggy 2

• Tracking antenna discussed above

• Integrated Monitoring and Command Station Requirements (IMACS) - SysInt - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Nathan Green Do you wanna talk about this a bit?

• IR filters don’t really work

  • Auto looking for new solution

  • Detect heat?

  • Come to comp sync

Fixed Wing Updates - Fixed Wing 2025 - SysInt - WARG (atlassian.net)

• Reminder: Our newest program

• First arch sync of the term last week 2024-09-25 Fixed Wing Arch Sync - Meetings - WARG (atlassian.net)

• Timeline: Finished end of term

• Mech is cooking, see minutes

• The below boards should be included

  • 6S servo module

    • would be worth rolling out an updated rev if we can to fix a minor issue

  • Single Servo Driver

    • should be good, needs assembly.

  • 6S power module

    • highest risk

    • lowest necessity

  • CAN Integration 2025

Bootcamp Updates

General Tasks

In order of priority. These are the active design projects.

• RPi Interface Rev C - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Daniel Puratich Project Manager, Principle Hardware Engineer

  • Siddharth Muralikrishnan Ahmed Osman Anthony Lazar Anthony Luo

  • LTE Breakout - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

    • Canceled, now part of RPi Interface Rev C - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • green tasks need to be done → need a lot of new components for this board, anyone is welcome to take them, but I actually need these done

• 12V -> 5V @ 4A Buck Converter + ELRS Board - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Kenny NaEngineer

  • Daniel Puratich PM

• 24V->5V @ 5 A Buck Converter Board - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Schematic is under review by Kevin

  • Placement almost completed

  • Robert TangEngineer

  • Kevin Li PM

• Unified Video System - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Tom Chiu Individual Contributor

  • Layout revamped

    • New stackup will be

      • L1 - SIG/PWR

      • L2 - 2 signal traces, but otherwise, all GND

      • L3 - Uninterrupted GND

      • L4- SIG/PWR

    • Rerouted all signal traces on top and bottom layers with many via transitions. 2 signal traces remain on L2

    • I tried to ensure that the 2 traces on L2 did not lose gnd reference signal traces do not lose reference.

    • Removed 2 decoupling caps on the buck to save space.

    • Sourced a smaller linear regulator for the 12V-5V step down to save space as the current one is overkill based on the required power draw from it.

    • Please review whenever possible!

  • Worked with Jerry to understand the existing VTX system. Helped a bit with installation and creating the harness for PWM signal from pixhawk to lumenier switch board.

• 12S ESC - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Ethan Abraham Individual Contributor

  • Schematic nearly complete. Need to change MCU pinout to abide by AM32 hardware groups

  • Looking for a somewhat experienced EE to handle/help me with layout

• ELRS Redundant Diversity RX - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Nolan Haines Individual Contributor

• Sensor Cluster - Electrical - WARG (atlassian.net)

  • Michael Botros

• Pegasus wiring documentation

  • Ahmed Osman Jerry Tian

Potential new project: Standard connectors fixed wing

• VBat, CAN, 5V in one connector

• Easily have everything together so it is easy to remove parts

Potential new project: Test Automation

• Needs Assessment (comparing to the manual test procedure we have rn):

  • 1. characterize our custom buck converter’s performance.

  • 2. understand our designs more, help ee members learn

    • Load transient test is helpful on identifying issues if downstream board is brownout during flight test

    • Knowing efficiency of the bucks

  • 3. efs running out of work to do

Action Items

This section is here for completeness. If a new task is assigned in a meeting, it will be added here.