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We have a bunch of channels so feel free to join any of them and look around! Here’s a list of a couple of essential channels for you to know about:
Channel | Description |
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#general | Used for big announcements and important conversations - please keep it brief in this channel so it doesnt get cluttered! |
#random | Used for regular discussion about whatever you want. Feel free to say hi! |
#new_members | Introduce yourself here or ask any burning questions that you have about the club |
#s_xxxxx | Each system channel is denoted by a “s_” before its name. We’d advise that you only join system channels that you’re working with - that way you don’t get overwhelmed with notifications! |
#electrical/mechanical | These channels are for discusions related to the electrical or mechanical teams. |
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Documentation
Confluence - Everyone
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To learn how to download and set up Solidworks - Solidworks Onboarding
Within Solidworks - we use a program called Solidworks PDM to share files.
To learn how to download and set up PDM - see NER PDM Overview.
KiCAD - Electrical
We use KiCAD to draft all of our main electrical schematics.
To learn how to download and setup KiCAD - see KiCAD Onboarding
In order to share files and keep up to date - we use GitHub to organize and store all KiCAD schematics.
To learn how to get started with GitHub - see GitHub Onboarding
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Altium - Electrical
We use Altium to draft and create PCBs. As a new member, you might not have to use this software until a bit later on. It’s a bit of a heavy download - so you’ll probably want to wait to download it until it’s needed.
To learn how to set up Altium - see Altium Onboarding
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VSCode - Electrical/Software
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To learn how to get started with GitHub - see GitHub Onboarding
Project Management
FinishLine - Leads/Heads
FinishLine by NER is our custom-written project management software that we use for tracking project progress, goals, and deadlines. As a member, you shouldn’t have to interact too much with this software - but it can be a great resource for seeing the status and progress of different projectsyour most common usage is the task lists feature, which provides deadlines and info.
To log in - use your @husky.neu.edu email address (see Google Drive section).
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Task Lists and BOMs - Everyone
Each project has a task list and BOM (bill of materials) stored in its Google Drive folder.
Task lists are used by project leads to delegate work to team members and keep track of short-term progress.
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BOMs are used to keep track of all of the project components and their costs. This is really important so that we can know where to buy any component that we have on the car and how much money we’re spending on a project.
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