Upgrade FreeBSD 5.4 to FreeBSD 6.0

I need to get to 6.0, so I can connect in and use the Netgear WG311 v3 wireless card.This will net allow the boat to cruise close to the shore, and still be in contact with my laptop for debugging purposes etc.

Find a way to easily backup the CF card

Either use ghost, booting from CD, or 'dd' to backup the CF partition.

Build the DS one-wire harness

There will be at least 7 DS18S20 temp. sensors, and maybe a DS2450 AD convertor on the harness.

DS18S20 will connect too:-

Motor battery
Electronics Battery
Motor
Motor Controller
PC - CPU
PC - North-South Bridge (it is hotter than the CPU!)
Outside air temp
later, the water temp.

The DS2450 will connect too:-

Motor battery voltage
Electronics battery voltage
later, RPM?

Test out using the DS2450 A/D convertor.

Will first have to find or write some code to talk to, and controll the DS2450 chip. Should be interesting! How fast can this collect samples?

GPS map of the back park - numbered

Submitted by parkviewadmin on Tue, 2005-10-04 19:38.

GPS Testing Project - 'Operation Map Park'

These purple numbers go with the book notes that describe whats going on at each point 1-6.

GPS PC connectors

Submitted by parkviewadmin on Tue, 2005-10-04 11:52.

GPS Testing Project - 'Operation Map Park'

GPS PC shows the motherboard plug layout.

GPS mapping the back yard

Submitted by parkviewadmin on Tue, 2005-10-04 11:49.

GPS Testing Project - 'Operation Map Park'

Me out trying to map the back yard. Turned out that the laptop has a dodgey serial port, so for 1.5Hrs of work, I got 20 seconds of data, and a sunburn!