Before leaving CENSAM:
- Ensure batteries are charged:
- Two large hotel batteries
- Two small 12v batteries to power commercial and Mandy's sensors
- Two medium sized 12v batteries
- Wireless router
- Chee Wee's Sensors
- Remote Control Battery
- Check pressure in cart tires
- Charge Netbook
- Forms:
- Indemnity form for reservoir
- Pool use form for NUS pool
Items to bring:
- Multi-meter
- Phillips head screwdriver for waterproof boxes
- Small flat head screwdriver for NI Daq boards
- Tape:
- Electrical tape
- Duct tape
- Power cables for router to battery
- Ethernet cable for faster debugging
- Tire pump for cart
- Remote Control
- Drinking water
- Sunscreen
- Launching Crane for Pandan
Before Launching:
- Check serial ports for kayak sensors
- Run MOOS, make sure getting outputs for each sensor
- Re-assign ports if needed
- Verify GPS fix
- Plug all sensors into power and check output
- Verify thruster operation
- Ensure all hatches closed, sealed (if possible)
After Deployment: - Unplug all batteries
- Shutdown both computers
- Remove any water that leaked into kayak
- Remove batteries
- Open box lid to aid cooling
- Remove data files from kayak computers
- Back up and delete from kayak