Is this possible with the Bs2?
Robert@HCC
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I have a mini-satellite airborne, with a Bs2 and various sensors transmitting data via RF to a ground station PC. However, we will be launching our satellite in remote locations without power, and I dont want to lug around ( much less purchase) 12v batteries and/or inverters as I have seen others do in such situations. So it would be wonderful if the PC ( as the ground station data collection and satellite interface) could be removed from the equation ....
So I was looking at Alex Hunts project (GPS Rocket Locater) and had this thought:
Bs2 in the airborne satellite collecting and transmitting data via RF to a ground unit consisting of a recieving RF module, a second bs2, some EEPROM and a LCD mounted perhaps in a project box and powered by a 9v battery. Or even have all the ground station components mounted and running from a BOE in the project box( appmod header could be used for a parallax LCD?). Print the data collected from the airborne satellite to the LCD, log the data to the EEPROM for later collection via a db9 connector and a computer when power is available for a PC at another location, and possibly using stampdaq to log the data on the PC.
Just wondering if anyone can tell me if this is doable, not really looking for solutions atm - but dont want to propose a impossible idea to the Profs in charge hehe
if you do respond, can you also please mention( in your opinioin) what level of complexity this project sounds like? ( the ground unit portion) ie, easy, moderate, hard , impossible...
Thanks and alohas for your responses!
Robert
So I was looking at Alex Hunts project (GPS Rocket Locater) and had this thought:
Bs2 in the airborne satellite collecting and transmitting data via RF to a ground unit consisting of a recieving RF module, a second bs2, some EEPROM and a LCD mounted perhaps in a project box and powered by a 9v battery. Or even have all the ground station components mounted and running from a BOE in the project box( appmod header could be used for a parallax LCD?). Print the data collected from the airborne satellite to the LCD, log the data to the EEPROM for later collection via a db9 connector and a computer when power is available for a PC at another location, and possibly using stampdaq to log the data on the PC.
Just wondering if anyone can tell me if this is doable, not really looking for solutions atm - but dont want to propose a impossible idea to the Profs in charge hehe
if you do respond, can you also please mention( in your opinioin) what level of complexity this project sounds like? ( the ground unit portion) ie, easy, moderate, hard , impossible...
Thanks and alohas for your responses!
Robert
Comments
You don't want to "brown out" your battery with too much draw.
Start adding up the power specs on all your devices!
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Steve
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For the log time - actual flight time is about 10-15 minutes, probably be logging data for perhaps 5-8 minutes out of that.
Post Edited (Robert@HCC) : 11/22/2005 12:54:24 AM GMT