This is the last sprint for our Team Project.
- Shooting Day
- Change Power Supply for Hardware
2.Process
| Shooting Day |
Despite the fact that this journal is only up to the 22nd of April, me, Tunjing, and Lee went out shooting for our final demo in Dundalk on Saturday (24/04). We first went to Castletown River near St. Helena's Park for shooting, but when we arrived, there was too much mud beside the river and we couldn't get to the riverside. As a result, we relocated to our second location, DkIT. When we arrived at DkIT, we discovered that the river we were talking about was actually a drain next to the windmill. After deliberating over where to take samples, we settled on a small stream near Lidl and Tesco. When we arrive at our destination, we begin to set up our device and collect samples from the river. The shooting goes well because of the beautiful weather. That day was a lot of fun for us. Lee completed the video editing after the shoot and sent us the Demo for discussion.
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Change Power Supply for Hardware |
We are actually using a power bank as a power supply. Everything seemed to work fine at first, but after some testing, we discovered that it didn't work well with our hardware. The time it takes to get coordinates is unstable, and we sometimes don't get any coordinates after a long period of time because there isn't enough current for the GPS module to start up after sharing current with our microcontroller. Following our investigation, we decided to use a battery pack rather than a power bank as our power supply option. After final testing, everything works perfectly, looks neater, and frees up a lot of space for our box.
Figure 2: Looks tidier than before. |