Submit MoonRat II HardwareX Paper

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Robert Tasks: #295, #299, #327, #178, #306, #276, #273, #209, #239, #267, #327, #176, #304, #298, #276, #293

• Test Horacio’s fuzzy logic (Robert has already merged with previous 2023 code)
• Provide Users Easy Access To Firmware Version, Feature Request #217
• Validate function by incubating 3M (food safety) petrifilms and compare to multiple container results to 1. Bento box portable 2. Thermos portable 3. desktop unit lab (only if necessary)
• Develop a wattage model-system where wattage is known to maintain stable temperature for given containers. If results are rejected or Robert has lack of time = @melanielaporte @ForrestErickson perform testing
• MOONRAT PAPER - drill hole into thermos, show complete installation process and build instructions
• Assembly - Add connector between heating cloth and heater board 9v battery connectors
• Add to HardwareX paper - Auja's testing results  #293

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Lee (beginning January 2025) Tasks: #353, #243, #317, #314, #313, #307, #297, #272, #323, #352, #264, #198

• MVP upgrade: design universal heater board cage to hold heater board into any outside container. Cage will be located under the container top
• Enclosure testing: mechanical form and fit buttons
  • raise the enclosure up from the PCB about 12mm to fit the headers
    • Enclosure, At present there is no way to securely screw down the top and PCB assembly #314
    • Enclosure, Mechanical Connectors which Interference to UNO are Too Tall and interfere with the Enclosure Top. #313
  • Design button from scratch
    • Enclosure, Misalignment of Key Cap Openings to Switches. #315
  • Center enclosure top hole spacing - Related to Issue #166 #352
  • Update for R4, step file
  • A Good Screw for Plastic Parts, PLASTITE®, Candidate #6 x 1/2" #272
  • Find optimal hole size for thread forming screws in plastic #323
  • Prusa Slicer Returns Warning on case_incubator.FCStd,  #264
  • Add Arduino UNO Stackable Header to JLCPCB BOM #198
  • Add mounting holes on bottom of enclosure
  • Print 3D test enclosure units
  • Order professionally designed 3D print from Xometry
  • Moonrat paper Lee, apply for an ORCID #317

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Melanie Tasks: #365, #350, #304, #350, #297

• Create Assembly guide - please take excellent photos! #298
• [ ] Investor relations
  • 1/14 Create a written update for Experiment.com
  • 1/14 Create a video update for Experiment.com
• Enclosure
  • Add text to top and bottom Freecad
  • Update mounting holes alignment
• JLCPCB create dummy order and record all steps images plus design screenshots
• Blocker to paper publication: Heater board redesign Kicad
  • Update heater board to use Dallas One wire digital temperature thermometer.
  • [x MOONRAT PAPER ask Horacio to Add description of fuzzy logic, why it was used instead of PID etc. For Moonrat paper: Describe how the fuzzy logic rules controls the heater. #378
    • Add to paper
  • Add 4.7k ohm pull up resistor (needs to be precise!) Need to include 4.7 Kilo ohm resitor into heater board for use with digital termometer #350
  • Find and add R4 step file https://jlcpcb.com/parts/componentSearch?searchTxt=4.7%20resistor
  • Add PCB order verbiage to paper (we designed it with Kicad etc.)
  • Broad unit testing with new heater
  • @melanielaporte @ForrestErickson BOM with cost estimate - Arduino R4, circuit board, buttons, enclosure
  • Development and Management of WOKWI Simulations for MoonRatII #304
  • Hardware costs Cost list of hardware to create one (1) Moonrat unit  #297
  • COMPLETE TASK LIST Created Freecad assembly file. #365

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HardwareX Paper (reference GPAD & Polyvent paper)

The HardwareX article template is in the folder at:
https://github.com/PubInv/moonrat/tree/main/moonratII/HardwareX_moonratII

Lee: I hope it will be useful and I am extracting from the template some of the tasks which compose the writing of this article into this check list. These are the mostly technical (not administrative) items.
The numbering reflects the template which unfortunately does not make a useful table of contents

• Validate by incubating 3M petrifilms and comparing to lab results, current prototype, in multiple containers 1. new Lab desktop ? 2. Bento box portable 3. Thermos portable
  Auja and Robert’s test results
• @RobertLRead Add assembly instructions, no heater board now -
• Add comments "MoonRatII components will work in any small heating container." Field scientific, fully documented.
• • Thermometer
• • Heater board
• • Heating cloth
• • Circuit board
• • Arduino R4
• • Battery
• • Thermos flask/bento box
• @melanielaporte Add placeholders for missing content
• @melanielaporte Edit entire publication
• BOM with cost estimate - Arduino R4, circuit board, buttons, enclosure
• 1. HardwareX Article, 1. Hardware in context #171
• 2. HardwareX Article, 2. Hardware description.  #172
• 1. HardwareX Article, 1. Design files  #173
• HardwareX Article, Design Files Summary  #174
• 2. HardwareX Article, 2. Bill of Materials (Control Assy, Heater Assy, Incubator Assy, Other Assy)  #175
• 3. HardwareX Article, 3. Build Instructions (And Test Instructions), Control Assy, Heater Assy, Incubator Assy, Other Assy #176
• 1. HardwareX Article, 1. Operation Instructions  #177
• 1. HardwareX Article, 1. Validation and Characterization #178

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