Amber Horvath Winter Update 8

This week, I successfully resolved the issues preventing a function within the FatFS library working. The issue was due to an internal issue that caused the the wrong, non-SD card specific function from being called. After debugging for a bit with Michael, we found this error and were able to get the SD Card mounted to the microcontroller and the file pointer to be opened and set to an internal location for a file to be created and written to. We also met with Roger Traylor who confirmed for us using an oscilloscope that the correct bytes were being spammed over SPI, showing that our code was doing what we expected it to do at the point we fixed during the execution. Furthermore, I met with my physical integration team to get the wires correctly set up for the payload and helped tap the metal plate our payload will be mounted on. This was exciting as I hardly ever get to do hands-on work with hardware, so I enjoyed getting to work with our mechanical engineers on this process.

Next week I will continue running through the program to debug issues relating to writing to the file and figure out what is going on with that. I will also be recording our final project presentation with my software team and preparing for our integrated system testing review for the RockSat-X program.

Blockers currently include the fact that this code isn't working as intended. While I was able to fix one problem, I almost immediately ran into another issue. This is a rather time-consuming process so, while it is a cool thing relating to the overall project, it may need to be dropped if my efforts are needed in a more critical area relating to the project.