Week 3 Day 13

The team had a less than exciting discovery when we came in this morning.  For some reason the lap top that we were using for the gray wolf sensor shut down.  After we turned the power back on, we checked the data files to see when it stopped logging data.  The last data entry was around 2:30, meaning the computer shut down just after that. This means that we will have to redo our data logging from yesterday, and postpone our next location till tomorrow.  We will monitor the unit closely today to make sure we don't have any more mishaps.

Work is still underway on the second prototype.  It should be finished up by lunch today so that we can begin testing.  After lunch we spent more time working through our lit review by adding a few more sources. At this point we have 7, and are working on tying them all together to work with our papers abstract.







After our library section we got the unit problem straitened out, turns out it was a wiring issue linked to the VOC sensor.  Here is the completed unit....only issue is it wont communicate with the arduino board.  That means we will be spending the next hour checking connections to make sure everything is secured and connected in the correct location.

After our library section we got the unit problem straitened out, turns out it was a wiring issue linked to the VOC sensor.  The board is currently working and the sensors are warming up in the lab.  Hopefully we wont  have any issues with disconnected lap tops tonight.