foggydog214 (8:41:44 PM): sorry this is so messed up

LACJR77 (8:41:55 PM): i know this is really weird

LACJR77 (8:42:12 PM): maybe we can do a yahoo chat or something tomorrow

foggydog214 (8:42:17 PM): what version of aim are you using?

foggydog214 (8:42:36 PM): we've been using AIM pro

foggydog214 (8:42:41 PM): we could just talk to you

foggydog214 (8:42:51 PM): if that is alright

LACJR77 (8:43:18 PM): what do u mean

foggydog214 (8:43:41 PM): we'll just chat with you and you can relay to your partners now or at a later time

LACJR77 (8:43:58 PM): yeh thats fine, but i cant get into ur room

foggydog214 (8:44:07 PM): we won't be in a room

foggydog214 (8:44:11 PM): we'll just chat over this

foggydog214 (8:44:19 PM): because at least this seems to be working

foggydog214 (8:45:03 PM): so first of all, we need to agree on what feature set the project should have

foggydog214 (8:45:23 PM): before we can really select the components

LACJR77 (8:45:43 PM): yeh, so i heard u guys want an audible warning?

foggydog214 (8:46:26 PM): well that's not one of the main features we were talking about

foggydog214 (8:46:42 PM): let us lay out the features we want to put in

LACJR77 (8:46:51 PM): yeh ok, we thought that was unnecessary

foggydog214 (8:46:57 PM): 1. rechargeable Li-ion battery

foggydog214 (8:47:11 PM): w/ fuel gauge

foggydog214 (8:47:32 PM): 2. some sort of removable memory on the helmet

foggydog214 (8:47:59 PM): 3. ability to notify the sideline (maybe over wifi) if a critical level is reached

foggydog214 (8:48:17 PM): 4. using accellerometers

foggydog214 (8:48:30 PM): how do those sound?

LACJR77 (8:48:49 PM): thats almost exactly our approach, except number 1

LACJR77 (8:48:57 PM): but we have no problem adding number 1

LACJR77 (8:49:02 PM): as far as i know

foggydog214 (8:49:15 PM): what were you going to use for battery power?

LACJR77 (8:49:44 PM): a replaceable battery

foggydog214 (8:49:51 PM): like AA's?

LACJR77 (8:50:31 PM): no a litium battery

LACJR77 (8:50:45 PM): but we werent worried about recharging or a fuel guage

foggydog214 (8:51:08 PM): the fuel gauge is pretty easy, we were looking at one for our previous design

LACJR77 (8:51:08 PM): but its a good idea

LACJR77 (8:51:41 PM): yeh we didnt really pay much attention to the battery, im pretty sure we will have no problem adding a fuel guage

foggydog214 (8:51:42 PM): the other thing we were considering was an embedded web server

LACJR77 (8:52:45 PM): ok, well were u looking to transmit all of the info through a cable after the game, or transmitting it all over wireless

LACJR77 (8:53:10 PM): we were beginning to talk about wireless transmission, but didnt get indepth

foggydog214 (8:53:30 PM): we were thinking about having most of the data on the memory card, but a few of the major hits would send notifications to the sideline

LACJR77 (8:54:15 PM): ok, so just wireless when the player is in a critical condition

foggydog214 (8:54:33 PM): so it would send something like a player number and the force of the impact

foggydog214 (8:54:54 PM): we were hoping to minimize wifi use because it is power intesive and would sap the battery with too much use

LACJR77 (8:55:11 PM): ok, now as far as i know, nobody on our team is really experienced with web servers

foggydog214 (8:55:19 PM): same on our team

LACJR77 (8:56:00 PM): so i was thinking that that could be something that we add later on depending on how far we get

foggydog214 (8:59:06 PM): if you check adams webpage(https://engineering.purdue.edu/477grp2/nb/boeckman.html), he found a wifi device that has the possibility to upgrade with a webserver

foggydog214 (8:59:36 PM): it's at the bottom of the page

LACJR77 (9:01:45 PM): that looks pretty cool

LACJR77 (9:02:12 PM): ill show it to the team when we meet

foggydog214 (9:02:52 PM): we've kinda done an initial pass over parts, it's also on that page in the same area

LACJR77 (9:03:55 PM): yeh im reading that

foggydog214 (9:04:55 PM): from what we found, it looks like the accelerometers need to be able to register up to 100-150g min. The only accellerometer that registers that high is a single axis 'meter

LACJR77 (9:06:15 PM): ok, we didnt know that about the accelerometers, we have a mechanical engineer who was gonna help us with that

LACJR77 (9:07:06 PM): but if that is true i guess all we can do is get single axis

foggydog214 (9:07:28 PM): we can get 3 for 24$

LACJR77 (9:07:41 PM): yeh thats fine, then just combine the signals

LACJR77 (9:09:05 PM): ok so now we gotta talk about the processor

foggydog214 (9:09:10 PM): did you guys check out any of the 8 bit PIC's for microcontrollers

LACJR77 (9:09:36 PM): i looked at them, but i havent talked to any of the team members about it

LACJR77 (9:09:55 PM): thats something i have to ask them about first

LACJR77 (9:10:06 PM): but it sounds fine to me

LACJR77 (9:12:18 PM): when were u guys looking to order parts

foggydog214 (9:13:01 PM): I think it was supposed to be ordering this week

foggydog214 (9:13:13 PM): *we are supposed to be ordering

LACJR77 (9:13:34 PM): hmm ok, we meet officially on wednesday

LACJR77 (9:13:57 PM): i think the only thing that i have to confirm is the PIC

LACJR77 (9:14:24 PM): are we still going to try to have that chat tomorrow?

LACJR77 (9:14:59 PM): ok, so we can go over it then

LACJR77 (9:15:21 PM): and then if we can confirm everything we can order the parts wednesday

foggydog214 (9:15:53 PM): we will need to be chatting tommarow then

LACJR77 (9:16:13 PM): yeh, if aim doesnt work, we can try another service

foggydog214 (9:16:13 PM): we will try and do yahoo chat or something

LACJR77 (9:16:22 PM): ok sounds good

foggydog214 (9:17:01 PM): just to make sure, 2:30 Monday the 22nd

LACJR77 (9:18:36 PM): ok so i will talk to you tomorrow

foggydog214 (9:18:41 PM): ya, tommarow