Date: September 14
Clocked-in: 2:00 PM
Goal: Work with Blue samples.
Achieved Task: I could not find any output whatsoever, not even from B2. This was discouraging.
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 2 hr 00 min

Date: September 6
Clocked-in: 3:00 AM
Goal: Work with B1 sample.
Achieved Task: No output achieved from center channel, still working on it.
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 1 hr 30 min

Date: September 5
Clocked-in: 3:00 AM
Goal: Work with B1 sample.
Achieved Task: No output achieved from center channel, still working on it.
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 1 hr 30 min

August 21-August 25 Hours: 24 hr 10 min Date: August 25
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Work with blue samples.
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 1:00 PM
Hours: 2 hr 30 min

Date: August 24
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Work with blue samples.
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 5 hr 30 min

Date: August 23
Clocked-in: 10:20 AM
Goal: Work with blue samples.
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 5 hr 40 min

Date: August 22
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Work with blue samples.
Achieved Task: Did some of that.
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 5 hr 30 min

Date: August 21
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Work with blue samples.
Achieved Task: Watched the eclipse.
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 6 hr 00 min

August 14-August 18 Hours: 33 hr 00 min Date: August 18
Clocked-in: 10:20 AM
Goal: Work with blue samples.
Achieved Task: Justin reports 14uW output form B2 under Green light. I achieved comparable output.
Clocked-out: 4:20 PM
Hours: 6 hr 00 min

Date: August 17
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task: Started working with new Blue samples today. Found the sweep on three channels with B2
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: August 16
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 6 hr 30 min

Date: August 15
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 6 hr 45 min

Date: August 14
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 6 hr 45 min

August 7-August 11 Hours: 31 hr 30 min Date: August 11
Clocked-in: 9:45 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 6 hr 45 min

Date: August 10
Clocked-in: 10:45 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 6 hr 30 min

Date: August 9
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 6 hr 45 min

Date: August 8
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task: Worked with Green sample, got good output
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 5 hr 45 min

Date: August 7
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task: I tried changing lenses (N, J) to get better results. Couldn't find anything.
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 5 hr 45 min

July 31-August 4 Hours: 32 hr 00 min Date: August 4
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task: Justin finished 2 green samples of which I started testing. I got output on three of the five channels. All of which are depressingly weak.
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 6 hr 45 min

Date: August 3
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task: Got Blue output from Control Red
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 6 hr 45 min

Date: August 2
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 6 hr 30 min

Date: August 1
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 3:30 PM
Hours: 5 hr 00 min

Date: July 31
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Maximize output, all of it!
Achieved Task: Blue stinks. Output is lousy
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Day 47 hours: 320 hr 40 min

July 25-July 28 Hours: 28 hr 00 min
Date: July 28
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Find every channel with the Blue that gives an output, brighten the outputs I've already found.
Achieved Task: I worked on that for a little bit, and then wrote my sacrament talk.
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: July 27
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Find every channel with the Blue that gives an output, brighten the outputs I've already found.
Achieved Task: Lab party today…not much work done.
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: July 26
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Find every channel with the Blue that gives an output, brighten the outputs I've already found.
Achieved Task: Couldn't find any new ones.
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: July 25
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Play with the Blue and Green.
Achieved Task: I got an output on Blue (Center channel, 31 Degrees) 3.0uW. It's ultra pathetic…but it exists.
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

July 17-July 21 Hours: 33 hr 45 min
Date: July 21
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Play with the Blue and Green.
Achieved Task: Justin got an output on Green, 7.5uW. Blue still needs work.
Clocked-out: 5:30 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: July 20
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Test the new and hopefully better sample.
Achieved Task: I got to play with the blue laser in a cartridge, but I popped off the mirrors, and I didn't get them very well re-aligned.
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 6 hr 45 min

Date: July 19
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Test the new and hopefully better sample.
Achieved Task: It's new and actually has some better results. 22.5 uW on one channel
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: July 18
Clocked-in: 9:45 AM
Goal: Test the new and hopefully better sample.
Achieved Task: I broke the wire-bondings on the new sample. Oops.
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 6 hr 45 min

Date: July 17
Clocked-in: 9:45 AM
Goal:
Achieved Task:
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 6 hr 15 min

July 10-July 14 Hours: 34 hr 25 min
Date: July 14
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Do something productive
Achieved Task: Meh…
Clocked-out: 4:45 PM
Hours: 6 hr 45 min

Date: July 13
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Wait until the sample is re-wire bonded and then begin testing it.
Achieved Task: Yeah…that didn't happen.
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: July 12
Clocked-in: 10:20 AM
Goal: Find a new sample to use in the cartridge. The last one was bogus.
Achieved Task: I managed to get 11 uW output from one of the channels of the sample. That said, I do not endorse nor recommend the use of this sample unless it is first thoroughly repaired.
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 5 hr 40 min

Date: July 11
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: LIGHT IT UP!!! with the new sample
Achieved Task: The new sample is absolutely lousy! I do not recommend its use.
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: July 10
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Make a graph
Achieved Task: A.G.A. Started testing lenses in the cartridge. It is much harder to get impressive results.
Clocked-out: 6:00 PM
Hours: 8 hr 00 min

July 3-July 7 Hours: 27 hr 45 min
Date: July 7
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Make a graph
Achieved Task: A.G.A.
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: July 6
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Retest lenses that “Do not conform to the current going trend
Achieved Task: A.G.A. Some lenses I previously got better results (ie 40's uW), this time around, almost all of the residual lenses (ie. “M”, “L”, “P”, etc) showed better results. Most getting higher than 70uW.
Clocked-out: 5:45 PM
Hours: 7 hr 15 min

Date: July 5
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Start retesting all of the lenses to find their true maximums.
Achieved Task: A.G.A. I am starting to get shockingly high results clear across the board. (ie. 70+ uW)
Clocked-out: 5:30 PM
Hours: 7 hr 30 min

Date: July 3
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Make a graph
Achieved Task: A.G.A.
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 6 hr 00 min

June 26-June 30 Hours: 33 hr 00 min
Date: June 30
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: The lenses have ARRIVED!! Test them!
Achieved Task: A.G.A. They work, like really well.
Clocked-out: 4:15 PM
Hours: 6 hr 00 min

Date: June 29
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Retest every lens until I either have a new Max Brightness for I can reasonably replicate its previous Max.
Achieved Task: A.G.A.
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: June 28
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Test small focal length lenses.
Achieved Task: A.G.A. Now the small focal length lenses are showing improved results. I believe that this sample is much better than the previous one, I am much more skilled at finding the sweeping dot, and that proper alignment and fine-tuning is key to maximizing output.
Clocked-out: 5:15 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: June 27
Clocked-in: 10:10 AM
Goal: Test small focal length lenses. Observe if they follow the same behavior as larger ones. Make a diameter over brightness graph as well as convert my current graph to a scatter plot.
Achieved Task: A.G.A.
Clocked-out: 5:10 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: June 26
Clocked-in: 10:20 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!!
Achieved Task: A.G.A. I have moved back to the cartridge for testing small focal length lenses. It is more difficult with the cartridge to make fine-tuned adjustments, however, it is easier to get very close to the sample.
Clocked-out: 4:20 PM
Hours: 6 hr 00 min

June 19-June 23 Hours: 34 hr 20 min
Date: June 23
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!!
Achieved Task: A.G.A. Hypothesis that brightness is so much improved because we're testing with a different sample than when we started.
Clocked-out: 4:30 PM
Hours: 6 hr 00 min

Date: June 22
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!!
Achieved Task: A.G.A. Ummm…I broke something…in a good way. Lens “J” FL: 50mm AT: 50mm Brightness: 106uW = .106mW So yeah, it's messed up bright. I believe that this is due to a better alignment between the laser and the lens than I have had in the past. I'm going to focus on alignment now and see if my output inproves.
Clocked-out: 5:20 PM
Hours: 6 hr 50 min

Date: June 21
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!!
Achieved Task: A.G.A. Parker was able to reach a new high today of 41.5 uW, by taking a 130 mm lens (Q) and placing it 110 mm from the sample.
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: June 20
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!!
Achieved Task: A.G.A. The past day or so, I have been placing the lenses about 10% closer to the sample than the focal length distance. I've observed that the sweeping dot is generally much larger and also is significantly brighter. I am now achieving values in the 30 uW ranges.
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: June 19
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!!
Achieved Task: A.G.A.
Clocked-out: 6:00 PM
Hours: 7 hr 30 min

June 12-June 16 Hours: 33 hr 50 min
Date: June 16
Clocked-in: 10:10 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!!
Achieved Task: A.G.A. Turns out, longer focal lengths make the dot brighter.
Clocked-out: 5:20 PM
Hours: 7 hr 10 min

Date: June 15
Clocked-in: 10:10 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!!
Achieved Task: A.G.A.
Clocked-out: 4:50 PM
Hours: 6 hr 20 min

Date: June 14
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!!
Achieved Task: A.G.A.
Clocked-out: 4:50 PM
Hours: 6 hr 20 min

Date: June 13
Clocked-in: 9:45 AM
Goal: Test as many lenses as possible!! Start reading the Sterogram code.
Achieved Task: Started reading stereogram code, yup it's GUI.
Clocked-out: 4:15 PM
Hours: 6 hr 30 min

Date: June 12
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Clean up the Sweeper code, i.e. eliminate magic numbers. Do something with lenses.
Achieved Task: I did the thing. and Jesse helped me put the Sweeper code onto GetHub.
Clocked-out: 5:45 PM
Hours: 7 hr 30 min

June 5 - June 9 Hours: 34 hr 00 min
Date: June 9
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal:
Achieved Task: Glued all the caps to a lens and started testing. It is phenomenally difficult to find the streak and get the moving dot…so no progress as of yet. Cleaned up some of the Sweeper code. Now it fullscreen in the proper monitor and unfullscreen back to its previous shape.
Clocked-out: 5:30 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: June 8
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Stay busy.
Achieved Task: Finished some edits on saving the output window position when at full-screen.
Clocked-out: 6:00 PM
Hours: 8 hr 00 min

Date: June 7
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Begin seriously testing lenses.
Achieved Task: Had a headache, went home early
Clocked-out: 3:00 PM
Hours: 5 hr 00 min

Date: June 6
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Glue lenses onto different holders and begin testing them in the extended cartridge. Complete the auto-adjust sweeper output window.
Achieved Task: I had a strange problem with the GUI program only saving the position and dimensions of the output window if I hit the “x” on the output window but wouldn't save properly if I closed one of the other two windows. I created “set” and “get” functions to properly pass the correct info, then I put calls to them in the “outputApp::update()” function. This will now update the the window size and position whenever wither is changed and will always reload the most recent changes.
Regarding the lens testing, Justin is still 3D-printing the lens holders, so I will have to wait to begin until tomorrow.
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: June 5
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Start testing different lenses in the laser room, work on auto-adjust sweeper output window.
Achieved Task: Made some progress in both tasks. For sweep, I just need to get the program to move over to the output window before saving position and size variables, as it used the dimensions of the current active window. With the laser, we need mounts to which we can hot-glue the different lenses so that when testing them in the cartridge, we can just switch out the mounts instead of re-gluing each lens every time. Justin is working on that.
Clocked-out: 5:30 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

May 30-June 2 Hours: 27 hr 45 min
Date: June 2
Clocked-in: 10:45 AM
Goal: Practice using RF sweep in the laser room and begin testing out different lenses.
Achieved Task: Gained a lot of practice. No luck yet testing different lenses.
Clocked-out: 6:00 PM
Hours: 7 hr 15 min

Date: June 1
Clocked-in: 9:50 AM
Goal: Complete training on the RF sweep in the laser room.
Achieved Task: AGA
Clocked-out: 4:50 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: May 31
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Get a new assignment.
Achieved Task: Received minimal training on the RF sweep.
Clocked-out: 4:15 PM
Hours: 5 hr 45 min

Date: May 30
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: “Pass-off Sweeper Suite to Drew, get a new assignment (preferably on a project I haven't worked on as of yet.)
Achieved Task: AGA sort of.
Clocked-out: 5:45 PM
Hours: 7 hr 45 min

May 22-26 Hours: 33 hr 50 min
Date: May 26
Clocked-in: 10:00 AM
Goal: Finish everything involving sweeper suite.
Achieved Task: I gave the save and load buttons full functionality as well as fixed the frequency bug by calling the load file function twice. It's sort of a sloppy method but it's only one extra line of code and appears to work without any difficulty. I am ready to submit this to Drew. (I know he wants me to work on the output channel “Showing red when red is not enabled” issue, but that's how the program worked when the code was given to me.)
Clocked-out: 5:00 PM
Hours: 7 hr 00 min

Date: May 25
Clocked-in: 10:15 AM
Goal: Fix the readjusting of min_freq when a new carrier frequency is uploaded. Get the save/save as buttons to work.
Achieved Task: I had a headache, so not much was accomplished. Still working on fixing the carrier frequency bug.
Clocked-out: 4:00 PM
Hours: 5 hr 45 min

Date: May 24
Clocked-in: 10:30 AM
Goal: Finish rewriting GUIApp_SaveLoad.cpp file.
Achieved Task: The “Carrier Frequency” variables are not properly loading from the saved file. I have few ideas of what is causing it. N.G.A
Clocked-out: 4:45 PM
Hours: 6 hr 15 min

Date: May 23
Clocked-in: 10:10 AM
Goal: Write a completely different file (GUIApp_SaveLoad.cpp) which houses a copy of the setup function code in GUIApp.cpp but with the previous iterations variable values used to update the Sweeper Suite, instead of keeping the functional code, previously written and successfully implemented, all in one file.
Achieved Task: I've copied the code over to the SaveLoad.cpp and it's mostly working. The “enable”, “carrier_freq”, and “timeCoherent” functions are not yet working correctly.
Clocked-out: 4:10 PM
Hours: 6 hr 00 min

Date: May 22
Clocked-in: 9:50 AM
Goal: Finish the JSON implementation for Sweeper Suite, get a new task to work on.
Achieved Task: A.G.A. Fully implemented JSON with save and load functions of all variables
Clocked-out: 6:40 PM
Hours: 8 hr 50 min

Date: May 19
Goal: Implement JSON today for the Sweeper Suite exit function.
Achieved Task: Huge progress made in JSON implementation today. Jesse helped me out a ton in understanding the needed code.

Date: May 18
Goal: Research methods for storing data “off-program” and then re-accessing it once the programs reruns.
Achieved Task: I read a lot about Serialization and a form known as JSON. This seams to be a suitable method, however, I have yet to learn how to implement it.

Date: May 16
Goal: Read “New Group Member Resources” Wiki page
Achieved Task: A.G.A. Educated on the Monitor projects. Assigned to code for exit function of GUI file.