Range test

[sayanee]

Before going

Checklist

• Charge 2x 18650
• Reset 2x E-Ink screens to blank
• Mount and test 1x PCB onto the cycle 🚲
• Charge laptop
• Charge iPhone
• Clear iPhone space for videos and photos
• Clear laptop space for screencast videos and logs
• Clear menubar to view only the essentials
• Set VS Code to high contrast theme for sun
• Set CoolTerm to high contrast theme for sun
• Set iTerm to high contrast theme for sun
• Set screen recording dimensions
• Cut the probe wires on PCB #B

Packlist

Project

• 1x Laptop 💻
• 2x Oak PCB set to switch off with battery and antenna
• 2x USB cables
• 1x pen
• 1x logbook
• 1x box to place PCB #A and PCB #B initially
• 1x Cycle with PCB mount for PCB #B
• 1x screw driver
• 4x carabiner
• 2x lanyards

Personal

• 2x Water Bottle 🍼
• 2x Hat + UV gear 🎩 👕
• 2x Sports shoes 👟
• 1x backpack 🎒

On-site

Roles

1. PCB #A fixed on the bridge with @sayanee
2. PCB #B on the cycle with @notthetup

Sequence of events

• 📝 Start a manual logbook with timestamps
• Initial switch on from “blank” screen to “waiting for GPS fix”
  • 🎥 Video of both PCBs
  • 🖼️ Photo of both PCBs
• Received GPS fix and connected with peer node
  • 🎥 Video of the remaining PCB
  • 🖼️ Photo of PCB
• Connect PCB #A to the laptop via USB cable
• Start recoding data to textfile in CoolTerm
• Start cycling away with peer node PCB #B
• Peer node going into the trees
  • 🎥 Video of the remaining PCB #A
  • 🖼️ Photo of PCB
  • 💻 Screencast of NOT receiving GPS with increasing time difference
• At the highest distance at the bend
  • 📱 Confirm the distance and communication
  • 🎥 Video of the remaining PCB #A
  • 🖼️ Photo of PCB
  • 💻 Screencast of receiving GPS with highest distance
• At the highest distance at the dam
  • 📱 Confirm the distance and communication
  • 🎥 Video of the remaining PCB #A
  • 🖼️ Photo of PCB with the dam in the background
  • 💻 Screencast of receiving GPS with the highest distance from the dam
• Tryout walking further towards Coney Island at the lampost
  • 📱 Confirm the distance and communication
  • 🎥 Video of the remaining PCB #A
  • 🖼️ Photo of PCB with the dam with the dam in the background
  • 💻 Screencast of receiving GPS with the highest distance from the dam
• At the highest distance at the bend when returning
  • 📱 Confirm the distance and communication
  • 🎥 Video of the remaining PCB #A
  • 🖼️ Photo of PCB
  • 💻 Screencast of receiving GPS with highest distance
• While coming back to the bridge
  • 🎥 Video of the remaining PCB #A
  • 🖼️ Photo of PCB
  • 💻 Screencast of receiving GPS with highest distance

[sayanee]

Future improvements

1. Hoist the stationary PCB on a tripod above the ground
2. Get a black lanyard
3. Get a small Gorillapod to mount onto random rods and poles on-site
4. Use a longer USB cable
5. Take photos with an aspect ratio of 16:9, 4:3 and 1:1
6. Take videos according to 7 shot sequence:
   • 1x establishing shot
   • 2x wide / medium shot
   • 2x close shots
   • 1x abstract shot
   • 1x unexpected shot

[sayanee]

Log captured

CoolTerm-Capture 2022-02-09 09-51-11.txt