Summary

In this lab, we were required to create a tool to collect, store, and plot data. Source Code for the Front End: https://bitbucket.org/nicho755/me-305-labs/src/master/ME405_Lab0x03_PushingTheRightButtons/ME405_Lab0x03_FrontEnd.py Source Code for the Back End: https://bitbucket.org/nicho755/me-305-labs/src/master/ME405_Lab0x03_PushingTheRightButtons/ME405_Lab0x03_BackEnd.py

Engineering Requirements

Front End User Interface Requirements:

Build a front end User Interface
Runs on computer and recieves user input
If user presses 'G', the Nucleo waits for user input (button press)
After data collect, script outputs plot and .csv file

Brief Reflection: The theoretical time constant was calculated at approximately 0.48 ms. Following Professor Refvem's instruction, I explored three methods to approximate this time constant: Find the value of the time constant at 62% of 3.3V Find the tangent line at the beginning of the step response and the time in which the line crosses 3.3V Linearize the differential equation to obtain the best fit. Unfortunately, I could not accomplish the generation of a a plot of data, as communication between the front end and back end could not be established.