Daves 2010-05-10 checklists
Overnight
- charge DVR
- Charge Opal Data Logger
- grok ARTs board & program (mode1 1000', 328s lg)
- cinch down on rocket (and check wiring)
- tape in SD card on DVR
- launch lugs in place (10-32)
- DVR File write frequency
- Reveiw Video Recorder SOPs - pv-700-video-recorder
Prelaunch
- charge Telemetrum (not doing this "OK" sez Andrew)
- Jamey has to check Telemetrum
- Test ARTs on real igniters
- Configure Opal Data logger to be in logging mode
- Assemble Rocket
- Coupler in bottom of recover module, index if necessary
- couplers in top and bottom of roll control module, index if necessary
- wire Pyros
- Ohmmeter matches backup ok, approx 1.2 ohms to 1.8 ohms, typically 1.5 ohms
- slide up aeroshell over payload module from bottom
- wire roll control to avionics frame
- slide avionics frame into avionics module, screw in and affix to bottom of roll control module
- plug in power for roll control to switch on bottom of payload module
- screw in top of roll control to bottom of payload mdoule
- screw in motor bulkhead to bottom of avionics module
Tower Launch Procedures (igniter not in)
- Launch Control run through full sequence (light goes on for ignition)
- turn on camera (SW #)
- turn on DVR slide switch (two clicks left) good is (red -> green -> blue)
- Roll Control
- connect tether connector wire to roll control
- power on (SW #)
- 10 second calibration to elapse, fins are twiching
- fins should go to neutral at completion of calibration sequence
- remove tether
- wait 4 seconds, fins should sling to one side, 4 seconds later, to the other side and so on
- plug tether back in
- should run calibration sequence again
- turn on telemetrium (SW #).
- Listen for beeps? 3 beeps good, low tone bad, 10 seconds morse P ( .--. )
- Radio down to base to verify telemetry is streaming
- Raido down to base to verify configuration coming from TM is as expected
- Turn on ARTs (SW #) verify Bad Beep code (low single tone)
- Turn on Igniters (SW #) verify good beep code (3 beeps)
Tower Procedures (Igniter not in motor)
- Lay out Ignition Extension Cable with 3 boxes.
- Motor Box ~7ft away from nozzle.
- Away Box as far as possible, but try to keep orange cord from being run over.
- Middle box connects to LTC Igniter cable via Anderson Powerpole connector.
- Communicate with Launch Control for go-ahead to hook up igniter
- Clear all personnel other than Motor Maker
- Check Manual Arm switch on LTC is "off"
- Verify Banana shorting Jumper is well placed in LTC shorting block
- Verify Motor Box indicator is dark
- Verify alligator clips are connected to the motor box
- Insert motor igniter into motor
- Connect the alligator clips to Igniter
- Switch Manual Arm Switch to ON
- Remove Banana shorting jumper
- Move Away from the box
- Final check that area is clear of other personnel
- Insert shorting jumper into the Away box
- Leave the Launch area
Recovery Procedures
- Verify safty of any remaining charges in rocket, be aware of and follow safe procedures
- Power down ARTs flight computer
- Power down TM Flight computer
- Power down roll control
- Power down DVR, slide switch 2 clicks to the right
- Follow instructions at pv-700-video-recorder for saving video data to a laptop
- Download data from ARTs flight computer
- Download data from Opal data logger
- Download data from TM flight computer
Launch Control
- contact ground teams (standard comm freq: 143.430 MHz)
- countdown