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Project GabEECE 135 Spring 2005
Adam Durity

• Omar Al-Jadda
• Patrick Crosby
• Rahmin Sarabi

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Spring Break
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Progress Report

• Received parts
• Received PCBs
• Built 1 Receiver and 2 Transmitters
• Began Testing and Debugging
• Midterm Report!

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Gantt Chart
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Received Parts

• Received all parts from DigiKey and Jameco
• Received an excess of SMA connectors
• All parts accounted for

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Received PCB

• 3 PCBs arrived on time
• Immediate problem
• Ground plane not connected to power connectors
  ground
• Oops!
• Problem rectified with an alligator clip

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Building

• Soldered a transmitter and receiver pair
• Short was discovered and unaccounted for
• Soldered second transmitter

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Testing

• Bypassed the ground problem with alligator clip
• Discovered that the laser is not lasing
• Used digital camera to confirm, as well as red Rx
  LOS light on GBIC Pattern Generator
• Continued testing and debugging will be required
  to determine the problem

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Midterm Report

• Draft nearly completed
• Will be posted to website by 500pm tomorrow

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Upcoming Week

• Finish Report
• Continue Testing and Debugging in order to
  determine the problem(s)
• Modify schematics and board design accordingly

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References

• http//www.bmwusa.com/bmwexperience/BmwTechnology/
  
• http//www.cisco.com