What did you do this week?

This week, I was not able to do much since I was still waiting for my board to arrive until yesterday.  When I received the board yesterday, I checked to make sure all the components fit on the custom footprints I created and they all did!

I also discussed with Professor Ponto and Jess (teacher assistant) how I will go about fabricating the wrist strap mounts that attach to the heat sink.  We came to the conclusion that bending square stock will be the best option with the resources I have available to me.

Describe the problems you encounter

No problems this week

Are you on schedule

Assuming I get the board assembled next week, then I am still ahead of schedule

What do you plan to do next week

Next week, I plan to solder the surface mount components to the board and perform a variety of different tests to ensure it is functioning as designed.