Goals:

• Receive sample data from 9-pin output
• Get parts in for system (radio transmitter, 5V to 3.3V converter)
• Figure out how PIC can utilize RS232 to get data out of a 9 pin serial and eventually the datalogger

Worked on:

• Set up radio module to begin interfacing with PIC
  • Adafruit LoRa radio transmitter programmed
• Got parts in for system
• Researched LoRa radio receiver techniques
• Planning additional LoRa radio at receiving end to get data

Challenges:

• Finding a way to get the various data out of the datalogger is tricky because the datalogger has a different pin setup and usually a program is used to access the data.
  • Also, it is unknown whether if we were to connect to the 9 pin setup what kind of data would exactly come out or if there needs to be some specific signal to get the datalogger data
  • 9-pin connector has ring buffer pin which seems to be used to interface with the data and begin transmission
  • Possible UART connection?
• LoRa radio receiver with RTL-SDR requires several different packages to be downloaded and organized for an SDR

Next Week:

• Get PIC to utilize Adafruit Radio Module to send data
  • Most likely SPI connection
• Set up PIC for sleep/idle mode with real time clock alarms for power conservation
• Look more into ways to get data out of datalogger
• Determine which antennas to use for LoRa transmitter and receiver