
Achstar developed and enhanced embedded power management and telemetry features for the cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard repository over five months. Focusing on battery health, heater control, and temperature monitoring, Achstar integrated device drivers and implemented robust state machines using Python. The work included refactoring the EPS subsystem for maintainability, expanding telemetry data handling, and improving logging cadence for better observability. Achstar applied code linting and unit testing to ensure reliability, addressed hardware integration challenges, and resolved bugs affecting power and thermal monitoring. These efforts improved system safety, measurement accuracy, and test readiness, resulting in a more maintainable and reliable embedded firmware platform.

May 2025 performance summary for cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard: Implemented Temperature Monitoring Accuracy Enhancement by applying a defined offset to mainboard temperature readings to align with battery pack readings. Included refactoring of constant names for clarity and a fix for a peripheral power alert constant typo. These updates improve measurement reliability, reduce false alerts, and enhance maintainability for sensor fusion and downstream analytics.
May 2025 performance summary for cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard: Implemented Temperature Monitoring Accuracy Enhancement by applying a defined offset to mainboard temperature readings to align with battery pack readings. Included refactoring of constant names for clarity and a fix for a peripheral power alert constant typo. These updates improve measurement reliability, reduce false alerts, and enhance maintainability for sensor fusion and downstream analytics.
April 2025 performance summary: Delivered a robust Battery Heater Control System (EPS) on cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard, including enable/disable logic driven by temperature and power status, heater state logging, and telemetry integration, with comprehensive unit tests. The work included a major EPS task refactor to improve maintainability and expand data handling capacity, increasing data size and adjusting DH parameters. Telemetry and logging were enhanced for fuel gauge and battery pack status, with consolidated logs and optimized logging cadence. Bug fixes corrected heater enable/disable calls and restored heater logic integrity under hardware test conditions. These efforts improve system safety, reliability, observability, and test readiness, delivering clear business value in thermal management, energy efficiency, and product quality.
April 2025 performance summary: Delivered a robust Battery Heater Control System (EPS) on cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard, including enable/disable logic driven by temperature and power status, heater state logging, and telemetry integration, with comprehensive unit tests. The work included a major EPS task refactor to improve maintainability and expand data handling capacity, increasing data size and adjusting DH parameters. Telemetry and logging were enhanced for fuel gauge and battery pack status, with consolidated logs and optimized logging cadence. Bug fixes corrected heater enable/disable calls and restored heater logic integrity under hardware test conditions. These efforts improve system safety, reliability, observability, and test readiness, delivering clear business value in thermal management, energy efficiency, and product quality.
Month 2025-03: Delivered foundational EPS power-management capabilities for cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard, with a focus on battery safety, telemetry, and code quality to enable safer hardware testing and scalable future enhancements. Implemented a placeholder Battery Heating System within the EPS module, including defined temperature thresholds and heater-control stubs to enable future GPIO integration. Enhanced EPS Power Monitoring, Telemetry, and Alerts with consolidated monitoring, threshold checks, moving-average based stability improvements, and unit tests, together with warnings processing and integration with XY power monitors. These changes establish a reliable baseline for automated fault detection, improve observability, and support iterative hardware bring-up. Added documentation comments and performed targeted refactoring to improve maintainability and CI readiness.
Month 2025-03: Delivered foundational EPS power-management capabilities for cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard, with a focus on battery safety, telemetry, and code quality to enable safer hardware testing and scalable future enhancements. Implemented a placeholder Battery Heating System within the EPS module, including defined temperature thresholds and heater-control stubs to enable future GPIO integration. Enhanced EPS Power Monitoring, Telemetry, and Alerts with consolidated monitoring, threshold checks, moving-average based stability improvements, and unit tests, together with warnings processing and integration with XY power monitors. These changes establish a reliable baseline for automated fault detection, improve observability, and support iterative hardware bring-up. Added documentation comments and performed targeted refactoring to improve maintainability and CI readiness.
February 2025 monthly summary for cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard. This period focused on hardening the EPS power management loop, expanding telemetry and thermal visibility, and tightening code quality through linting and tests. Delivered two major features, resolved critical data and monitoring bugs, and advanced the maintainability and reliability of the EPS subsystem.
February 2025 monthly summary for cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard. This period focused on hardening the EPS power management loop, expanding telemetry and thermal visibility, and tightening code quality through linting and tests. Delivered two major features, resolved critical data and monitoring bugs, and advanced the maintainability and reliability of the EPS subsystem.
January 2025 monthly summary for cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard. The team delivered two major features with reliability improvements and code quality enhancements that collectively improve battery health visibility, power management reliability, and telemetry efficiency for critical embedded workflows.
January 2025 monthly summary for cmu-argus-2/FSW-mainboard. The team delivered two major features with reliability improvements and code quality enhancements that collectively improve battery health visibility, power management reliability, and telemetry efficiency for critical embedded workflows.
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