When you get a chance, can you please upload PDF's of the slides for the 3.2 videos? Thanks! 

@vickiedenicola 

In your code to set the baud rate you write: cmd.begin(57600);

Have you tried this with: Serial.begin(57600);

Hi Akiba,

Yeah that's right, it's bi-weekly, so next Tuesday will be the next event! I'll see if Carly can change the registration details so it'll show the new schedule.

Hi Greg. 

Wow, I'm glad the boards got to you. Jacinta and I are still working on the modules and I'm discovering creating video takes much longer than I had anticipated. Jacinta's more pro. For the course, we're targeting people that are completely new to Arduino and are deliberately pacing it so that it doesn't overwhelm everyone. But if you  have more experience and want to move forward on your own, here's some info and things you can do. 

We're running behind on documentation because all our time is taken creating video, assembling kits, and shipping out orders. But I've attached an image that should help out in understanding the pin mappings. 

I also recommend you test out the realtime clock and SdFat library on your board. You can download them from the Arduino library manager. Search for Rtc_PCF8563 and also the SdFat library in there. Also, the SdFat uses pin10 for the chip select. 

If you run into problems, we'll be dropping the videos for the command line, temperature/humidity sensor, and analog digital converter next Tuesday. Two weeks after, we'll be dropping the videos for realtime clock, SD card, and interrupts. 

You might also be interested in the video where we do the toplevel integration for the app and also the power and reliability optimizations. Those come in January. 

Good luck and if you get stuck, feel free to ask questions and the course videos will be rolling out soon :)

Akiba

p.s.  Once we have everyone on the same page with the fundamentals, then we have some ideas on really interesting follow-on courses/projects that build on that :)

FYI ordered the 11th, send the 13th, arrived in good order today, the 27th, in the UK .

Hi Egil. 
Thanks for the info. It looks like UK deliveries are pretty consistent at around 15 days on average +/- a few days. 
We are seeing much more variability for the US which is fast for some and slow for others. If anyone has any questions or wondering about their order, feel free to email us or PM us on Wildlabs. 

Akiba

Hi Rob. 

Congratulations on getting it to work!!

Yes, most batteries come with the JST-PH connector which has a 2mm pin spacing. If you have the equipment and components to crimp on a JST-XH connector which has a 2.54 mm spacing, that would fit into the Wildlogger board. As a warning, the virtual courses and the Freaklabs designs will standardize on the JST-XH connectors with 2.54 spacing because they're compatible with standard electronics prototyping gear like breadboards, and standard 2.54mm (0.100") header connectors. However the JST-XH connectors have polarity (they can only be plugged in one way) and lock (they require additional force to remove) which is why we are using them. 

Anyways so if you can crimp on JST-XH connectors, I recommend doing it for your Li-Po (Lithium-Ion-Polymer) battery. For single cell Li-Po batteries, they are compatible with WildLogger and can replace the stock battery case. We used the standard case because we were worried about what kind of batteries were commonly available throughout the world. Alkaline AA batteries are easily found everywhere so we decided to go with those for this first course. That may change in the future or that we offer different battery options for future courses and designs. 

Hope that helps.

Also for those that are wondering what JST-XH and JST-PH are, JST is a company that makes a type of connector that is commonly used for cable harnesses. In general, they are commonly used fo batteries, but also for other types of cables. JST-XH is a specific polarized locking cable connector with a 2.54 mm (0.100") pin pitch. JST-PH is a specific polarized locking cable connector with a 2.00mm pin pitch. In general, I prefer polarized, locking connectors because it's not possible to plug them in backwards and because they lock, it's hard to inadvertently pull them out or for them to fall out due to vibration. The standard connectors you might recognize are Molex 2.54 mm connectors which don't have polarity and locking so it's possible to plug in cables backwards and have them fall out. They're okay for general usage, but when possible we use JST-XH. I've attached a pic of Molex 2.54mm connectors and JST-XH 2.54mm connectors below for reference.

Also we will be covering crimping our own cable harnesses later. It's an important skill and cable harnesses are one of those unglamorous things that are critical for devices and deployment but aren't really talked about much.

Akiba

Hi Rob. 
The battery connector would be the easiest connector to change from PH to XH. Also the Wildlogger board can tolerate any battery input between 3.6V and 5V. We purposely chose this range so there is compatibility with single cell lithium-ion and lithium-ion-polymer batteries as well which are 4.2V nominally. 
Yes, batteries are fascinating and one of the biggest issues we deal with for these types of applications. They're often the limiting factor for drones, tracking collars, and long term monitoring devices. They also don't scale with technology so no matter how tech improves, we still essentially deal with decades old battery technology. Ha ha ha. 
Hopefully that seems like it might be changing :)

akiba