Week 2 Day 9

Once again we are starting the day troubleshooting our new board.  We are getting readings from 3 of the senors, but not the 4th.  Most likely it is caused by a bad connection, so we will go through and check all of the wires.  After we get all the sensors taking readings, we will combine all of the code in LabView and create one VI that will show all of our data.  We will also finish up work on the notification system in LabView.  The idea is that when our measurements go outside of the recommended range, the system will notify us of what the issue is.

After a morning in the lab working on the board and lesson plan, we attended a lecture by Dr. Fu and Dr. Acevedo.  Dr. Fu discussed wireless sensor networks and their application into our everyday lives.  He even showed us a device that took his heart rate, and then transmitted the data to his phone.  Dr. Acevedo then took us through the Texas Environmental Observatory, or TEO for short.   The TEO shows readings for ozone, soil moisture, and many other environmental factors from all over the Denton area.  

Tomorrow we plan on working through our lesson plan, specifically the explanation portion.