Several parts arrived today including the Arduino microcontroller. This is the main component we will use to collect the sensor data from the track and relay to the N900. In addition to the Arduino, we received a variety of resistors and sensors:

Most of the sensors are in the bag in the lower right. We have a few reed switches and several hall effect, optical, and vibration sensors to get started with.

Also, the new Tomy AFX track was set up in a basic layout on the floor to make sure we had all the parts and that everything is working properly. Surprisingly, it took a bit longer than anticipated to do all the necessary field testing, several hundred laps probably – every lap reluctantly performed of course for purely scientific research purposes.