Hardware[]
Some electrical components may be available as samples to try out, before purchased in larger quantities. See the websites for Analog Devices, FreeScale, Maxim,National semiconductor, sensitronics.com (thin film force sensors).
To get Ada: Switchable wall power; LiPo batteries, charger, and cables; Xbee shield; A-B USB cable for printer; scope cable?; tinyISP
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Robotshop: | ||||
male deans connectors | for making more male deans - 2 pin header adapters; we dont have any male | |||
heavy duty waterproof connector | for the power switch through the box | |||
new RC receiver/transmitter | talk to aero to see what they have; maybe RC sailing group; get a quality one (or use the one from Winsome) | |||
new arduino | one of ours is bricked. or something. | |||
various coloured wire, 22 gauge, stranded | we only have | |||
backup elec compass |
want tilt compensated, magnetic field compensated; ours is broken? - we may be seeing the results we're getting because I had it tilted a large amount today, gel is stuck on the top; test again on Thursday; tested, it's not broken, there is in fact huge magnetic anomalies around ILC121 http://www.robotshop.com/ca/devantech-tilt-compensated-magnetic-compass-2.html this looks decent, read the user manual though | |||
See the notes on the Motors page about designing a control system with the appropriate torque | ||||
Servo connectors |
I only got 4, they were expensive; we have enough, but get a bunch more next time we put in a RobotShop order | |||
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Make power supply with all adapters | n.d. | A universal wall-powered power supply would help with testing; to hack ATX supply into a power source http://reprap.org/wiki/PCPowerSupply | ||
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LadyAda Xbee boards (the 10$ ones), 3 | soon | 2 weeks? | for experimenting with wireless arduino programming via Xbee | |
Ballast microcontroller | ? | maybe use a Stamp? | ||
scope cable | May | the one in the bay is Christines' | ||
electrostatic protection equipment |
n.d. | mats, wristbands, shoe covers, packaging etc. research this; there's some info on the wiki already I believe | ||
wire sleeving |
aesthetic covering to tidy wires; see digikey 1030-1170-ND for an example http://en.mdpc-x.com/specials.htm | |||
replacement blade for wirestripper | look into how frequently this needs to be replaced | |||
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flashlight | for hooking things up inside the boat, will likely be useful | |||
Digikey Items | Date Required | Approximate Delivery (Lead Time for Digikey is 3 days, or 3 to 4 MONTHS if out of stock) | Responsible | Notes |
Inline waterproof 3 pin connector |
might be required for motor wiring, if we're going to have them be dis-attachable 455-1188-ND pairs with 455-1198-ND, both on backorder | |||
board-mounted DB9s for wind, compass connections | september | for prototyping; wires break when they take force; got a few from Active surplus, in the bay, check them out before getting more | ||
more efficient voltage regulators | check out this 5V, 5A switching regulator (needs high input voltage) LM2678T-5.0-ND | |||
IC mounts | for ICs | |||
high shrink ratio heatshrink | soon | for high diameter to low diameter splices (batteries) | ||
2 pin female waterproof inline connectors | maybe, not nec; we only have 1 left though | |||
power switch box connector | 708-1123-ND mates with 708-1115-ND |
Boat[]
Item | Date Required | Approximate Lead Time | Responsible | Notes | Store |
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uni carbon | feb 20 | 2wks | cory | local reinforcment | Can Comp |
.58oz glass | feb 20 | 2wks | cory |
deck |
Can Comp |
mast/booms | mar 1 | 2wks | cory | c-tech | |
hull paint | may 1 | 1day | cory | vc perf. epoxy | West Marine |
blocks | may 1 |
2weeks (if online) 1 day (if leading edge) |
cory | leading edge or online vendor | |
line | may 1 | 1 week | cory | lash-it | West Marine |
hatches | mar 1 | 1 day | cory | can tire | |
rudder linkage parts | 2 days before water-testing new boat | also, perhaps a hacksaw and sandpaper to cut the threaded rod |
Software[]
Item | Date Required | Approximate Lead Time | Responsible | Notes |
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Laptop | Soon | 2 Days | Christine | |
Weather-station CD | n.d. | CD has a nice GUI for PB100, can contact | ||
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Admin/Supplies[]
Item | Date Required | Approximate Lead Time | Responsible | Notes |
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Polo shirts | February | Ken | ||
Binder and holepunch | Christine | For organizing data sheets. I have one I'll drop off | ||
USB cable | for printer | |||
SD card | for camera | |||
stapler | for the bay |