Andrew's Week Four Progress Report

This week i continued to breadboard and started by making an RS-232 connection from the micro controller to the pc.  We are doing this temporarily as a way to make check our data before we link the micro controller to the router. 
After finishing the breadboarding I performed several safety checks with a digital multimeter to ensure there were no direct shorts which required me to run several continuity tests between the line hot and line neutral, ground, and various points throughout the enclosure.
After testing these points I decided it was safe to connect the circuit to 110V wall outlet.  After plugging the device in I again performed several "hot" voltage measurements to make sure the voltage levels were appopriate at all the inputs and outputs of the line voltage circuit.
To answer the comments left on icon I would like to say that I appreciate your input and suggestions.  Wade showed me the soldering station and I was very impressed with the with the setup however I never have had any formal training soldering such small components as the SSOP.  With a little lesson from Wade I am hoping to venture out on my own next time.
Overall I had a light week working on this project but hope to have another productive week starting Thursday when we will be meeting again as a group to continue integrating our project into one. I am excited but know that much work lies ahead debugging and troubleshooting.