1. Project GabE ECE 135 – Spring 2005 Omar Al-Jadda Patrick Crosby Rahmin Sarabi Adam Durity

2. Spring Break

3. Progress Report Received parts Received PCBs Built 1 Receiver and 2 Transmitters Began Testing and Debugging Midterm Report!

4. Gantt Chart

5. Received Parts Received all parts from DigiKey and Jameco Received an excess of SMA connectors All parts accounted for

6. Received PCB 3 PCBs arrived on time Immediate problem Ground plane not connected to power connector’s ground Oops! Problem rectified with an alligator clip

7. Building Soldered a transmitter and receiver pair Short was discovered and unaccounted for Soldered second transmitter

8. Testing Bypassed the ground problem with alligator clip Discovered that the laser is not lasing Used digital camera to confirm, as well as red Rx LOS light on GBIC Pattern Generator Continued testing and debugging will be required to determine the problem

9. Midterm Report Draft nearly completed Will be posted to website by 5:00pm tomorrow

10. Upcoming Week Finish Report Continue Testing and Debugging in order to determine the problem(s) Modify schematics and board design accordingly

11. References http://www.bmwusa.com/bmwexperience/BmwTechnology/ http://www.cisco.com