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Well, the research for the paper continues apace. It looks like it'll be a paper about Flexray-MilCAN bridging, a subject about which I know plenty since it was the core of my MSc project. I'll basically be talking about my experiments to date, then introducing a new hardware platform that I think is better suited to the task at hand.
Aside from the fact that I can't find half the papers I want to reference, I have another major problem: I haven't actually started using the new hardware yet, so that part of the paper will have to be speculative. Additionally, despite being version 1.0.2 of the hardware, this new unit has a known problem in that it entirely fails to initialise its communications controller about half the time. This isn't very useful behaviour in a communications-bridge, and the only known solution at present is a device reset. *sigh* Why me?
On a slightly lighter note, this evening we had a pretty good barbecue at one of my labmates' house. Barbecue, then ground clearance by means of carefully controlled fire, which was fun. Firesculpting for the win.
I've been cycling to work (and indeed here, there and everywhere) for about a month and a half now, and keep half-expecting to have a minor accident at some point. So, today, true to form I decided to pole-vault (sort of) off a low wall in the dark after the fire. Carefully planting the pole in the air, and swinging... There was just enough time for one of those "...oh." moments before my head and I bounced smartly off the concrete, and now I'm covered in little scuffs and grazes. Fun.