PSAS/ news/ 2004-10-10 - Comm system thoughts: End-to-end equipment lists, thoughts on testing

Our systems are:

GPS:

  1. plug it in and see if we can lock GPS.
  2. If so try all 6 attitudes wrt ECEF.
  3. Can we get lock on launch tower??
  4. Maybe get dBm(?) off of pseudorange using serial carrier w/jupiter.

ATV:

  1. Complete end to end test:
    1. FC software
    2. APS/ATV power switches
    3. Camera
    4. overlay board
    5. exciter
    6. power amp
    7. CPA
    8. 1.2 GHZ trackmaster antenna
    9. trackmaster 12V power cable
    10. preamp
    11. Sat receiver
    12. VCR + tape
  2. ATV overlay must have call sign
  3. Test connectivity and signal quality
  4. Measure signal strength if possible
  5. Test effect of antenna orientation
  6. Test effect of mis-aligned trackmaster

Wifi:

  1. Complete end to end test:
    1. FC software
    2. Orinoco card
    3. APS/Wifi power switches
    4. Orinoco to power amp cable
    5. Wifi power amp
    6. Wifi power amp to CPA cable
    7. CPA
    8. 2.4 GHz trackmaster antenna
    9. trackmaster wifi poweramp
    10. trackmaster 12V power cable
    11. trackmaster to ground orinoco card cable
    12. field server orinoco card
    13. field server
    14. 120V field server power cable
    15. ad-hoc signal strength measuring software from binkley
  2. Test connectivity and bandwidth.
  3. Measure bandwidth
  4. Try all 6 attitudes wrt trackmaster

2m:

  1. simulation test

    1. 120V laptop power supply
    2. uplink laptop
    3. serial cable
    4. serial to yaesu adapter board
    5. 12V DV power cord for adapter board
    1. special yaesu cable from adapter board to data port
    2. 50W 2M transceiver
    3. 1/4 wave vertical mag mount antenna
    4. long wire antenna interface
    5. tim's receiver assy
    6. RSE monitor .5 -> 1V. Find connector, find meter, build this
    7. 2m recovery can node
    8. lithium battery
    9. cantalope node
    10. bastard can buss
    11. cantalope laptop
    12. igniter simulators
  3. Test tone sequences, monitor LEDs

Equipment list

  1. Mobile Stations
    1. ground station
    2. 120V power
    3. 12V power
    4. trackmaster
    5. preamp
    6. preamp -> sat receiver cable
    7. sat receiver
    8. sat receiver -> VCR cable
    9. VCR and remote control
    10. VHS
    11. Video monitor
    12. field server power cable
    13. field server
    14. field server console (keyboard, monitor, mouse)
    15. field server orinoco card
    16. trackmaster to field server orinoco card cable
    17. trackmaster 12V power cable
    18. trackmaster wifi power amp
    19. trackmaster 2.4GHz antenna
  2. rocket station
    • 120v power
    • Shore power 19V blue box (12V blue box?)
    • Completely assembled rocket (no chute, no motor)
    • CPAs
    • Airframe
    • CPA to wifi power amp cable
    • wifi power amp to CPA cable
    • wifi power amp
    • APS/Wifi power switches
    • wifi power amp to orinoco cable
    • orinoco card
    • flight computer
    • APS/FC power switches