1 Post-Mortem Team Goonies Spinal Fusion Data Acquisition System Post Mortem Review 4/28/2012

2 Post-Mortem What Worked Well Analog circuitry design matched physical implementation –Well designed, easy to debug Set guaranteed times to meet early –Easy for scheduling –Able to meet deadlines easily Backup design worked –Alternative easier to configure than our original plan.

3 Post-Mortem What Went Wrong Digital design did not work. –PIC UART not working correctly –Required extra components, programming, and contact manufacturer Alternatives needed to be accounted for. –Need to find alternative to PIC –Required adjusting our budget –Plan to integrate components together.

4 Post-Mortem What Went Wrong (Continued) Switch to alternatives ASAP when part of design fails. –Don’t think you will be able to “work through” issue Needed spare components –Components blew up and needed to be replaced

5 Post-Mortem Recommendations Require backups for all components, even for what you think is easy. Make plans for how backup designs will be integrated into system. Understand everything about programming language you are using in the Fall. Know all of the resources available to you, such as documentation, professors, support centers, tutorials, etc. DON’T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS!!!