
Sennayama developed and enhanced embedded firmware for the Space-and-Satellite-Systems-UC-Davis/IntelliSat repository, focusing on hardware integration, reliability, and automated control. Over five months, Sennayama implemented sensor drivers for I2C-based current and temperature monitoring, standardized sun sensor APIs, and expanded battery and power management features using C and embedded systems techniques. Their work included watchdog timer hardening, dual PWM channel support, and RTC alarm test coverage, all validated through targeted unit testing. By introducing features like intercom coil timing and refining build configurations, Sennayama improved system maintainability and operational predictability, demonstrating depth in device driver development and firmware testing practices.
March 2026 monthly summary for Space-and-Satellite-Systems-UC-Davis/IntelliSat: Delivered Intercom Start Timer Capability enabling timed control of intercom coils. Implemented with new configuration files and headers to support timed operations; merged PR #93 with commit 7f431aa09e0a65d47167a3fc0b52d981e38a8ec9. This work enables precise sequencing of intercom operations, contributing to automated ground-system workflows and improved reliability.
March 2026 monthly summary for Space-and-Satellite-Systems-UC-Davis/IntelliSat: Delivered Intercom Start Timer Capability enabling timed control of intercom coils. Implemented with new configuration files and headers to support timed operations; merged PR #93 with commit 7f431aa09e0a65d47167a3fc0b52d981e38a8ec9. This work enables precise sequencing of intercom operations, contributing to automated ground-system workflows and improved reliability.
November 2025 (Space-and-Satellite-Systems-UC-Davis/IntelliSat) — Key feature delivered: RTC Alarm Test Coverage Enhancement. This involved updating the test function mapping to include a new RTC Alarm case, expanding automated verification for the real-time clock subsystem. Major bugs fixed: none identified this month. Impact: improved test coverage and reliability for RTC-critical pathways, reducing regression risk in firmware releases. Technologies/skills demonstrated: test-driven development, test harness maintenance, Git-based change management, and attention to safety-critical timing behavior.
November 2025 (Space-and-Satellite-Systems-UC-Davis/IntelliSat) — Key feature delivered: RTC Alarm Test Coverage Enhancement. This involved updating the test function mapping to include a new RTC Alarm case, expanding automated verification for the real-time clock subsystem. Major bugs fixed: none identified this month. Impact: improved test coverage and reliability for RTC-critical pathways, reducing regression risk in firmware releases. Technologies/skills demonstrated: test-driven development, test harness maintenance, Git-based change management, and attention to safety-critical timing behavior.
August 2025 monthly summary for Space-and-Satellite-Systems-UC-Davis/IntelliSat: Focused on reliability and power efficiency through consolidated watchdog improvements (IWDG) and interrupt timing enhancements. Delivered hardened watchdog configuration, sleep-mode timeout helpers, code cleanup with reduced debug output, and performance improvements in power management that support longer mission lifetimes and more predictable behavior in space environments.
August 2025 monthly summary for Space-and-Satellite-Systems-UC-Davis/IntelliSat: Focused on reliability and power efficiency through consolidated watchdog improvements (IWDG) and interrupt timing enhancements. Delivered hardened watchdog configuration, sleep-mode timeout helpers, code cleanup with reduced debug output, and performance improvements in power management that support longer mission lifetimes and more predictable behavior in space environments.
April 2025 monthly summary for Space-and-Satellite-Systems-UC-Davis/IntelliSat. This period focused on delivering core reliability features, enabling scalable hardware control, and establishing production-oriented execution paths. Key deliverables moved IntelliSat closer to flight readiness by standardizing sensor interfaces, enabling the main application run, hardening watchdog supervision, expanding PWM capabilities across revisions, and introducing battery monitoring.
April 2025 monthly summary for Space-and-Satellite-Systems-UC-Davis/IntelliSat. This period focused on delivering core reliability features, enabling scalable hardware control, and establishing production-oriented execution paths. Key deliverables moved IntelliSat closer to flight readiness by standardizing sensor interfaces, enabling the main application run, hardening watchdog supervision, expanding PWM capabilities across revisions, and introducing battery monitoring.
March 2025: IntelliSat sensor integration enhancements delivering power and environmental telemetry through improved I2C-based sensing. Implemented INA226 current sensor and TMP275 temperature sensor support with complete I2C configuration, initialization, readout, and tests, enabling reliable data collection for environmental and power metrics. Refactored TMP275 sun sensor integration to streamline initialization and data access by removing the SUN_SENSOR struct and updating sensor_tester to use sun_sensors_readVoltage, reducing complexity and maintenance overhead. Changes were implemented across SunSensors.c and TMP275.h with targeted commits, and tests were added to validate sensor readouts. Overall impact includes higher data fidelity for environmental/power telemetry, enabling proactive anomaly detection and more informed operational decisions.
March 2025: IntelliSat sensor integration enhancements delivering power and environmental telemetry through improved I2C-based sensing. Implemented INA226 current sensor and TMP275 temperature sensor support with complete I2C configuration, initialization, readout, and tests, enabling reliable data collection for environmental and power metrics. Refactored TMP275 sun sensor integration to streamline initialization and data access by removing the SUN_SENSOR struct and updating sensor_tester to use sun_sensors_readVoltage, reducing complexity and maintenance overhead. Changes were implemented across SunSensors.c and TMP275.h with targeted commits, and tests were added to validate sensor readouts. Overall impact includes higher data fidelity for environmental/power telemetry, enabling proactive anomaly detection and more informed operational decisions.

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