AA236C Status 20060504

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AA236C Status 20060504
Frank Guan
Mission Ops Ground Stations (MOGS)
Erik
Joe Brooks
Joel Reynolds
Phil
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Current 2 m / 70 cm Stuff

• Data Paths
• 1200 bps data path cabling complete, modem
  identified.
• 9600 bps data path cabling complete, modem
  identified.
• Everything is assembled onto a single TNC, some
  configuration may still need tweaking.
• We are now free of all Alaska hardware!
• Preliminary 9600 bps data path testing last week.
• Setting up for end to end 1200 bps data path and
  9600 bps data path testing.
• Should complete end to end testing within a week.

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Current 2 m / 70 cm Stuff

• Power/Data System
• Receptacle hardware installed at W6YX antenna.
• Need to connect power inside W6YX shack to
  complete power path.
• May require merging some existing lighting
  circuits that have since been upgraded to
  low-power use.
• Need to pick up or identify another optical box
  for testing and/or for permanent installation.
• Heat/Cool System
• Possible temperature control circuits
• Velleman K6001
• Output Pulse width modulation at 200 microsec /
  degF.
• Cost 20 per unit
• Velleman K6002
• Output 5 amps 220 VAC (need to check if this is
  modifiable to 110 VAC) high and low alarm relays.
• Cost 99 per unit, can accept 3 temperature
  circuits (needs to be paired with K6001 or
  similar).
• Velleman K8067
• Output Analog value, would require some sort of
  analog limit switches to control heat/cool.
• Velleman K6502
• Output remote temperature sensing via POTS
  analog telephone.
• Velleman MK138
• Output relay specification 24 V AC/DC 3 A single
  temperature setting.

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Mercury Beacon Decoder

• Restructuring for generalization - data driven
  architecture
• Added Beacon Library XML as well as Beacon
  Definition XML support
• Removed all QuakeSat specific code
• Installed on mercury user account on Ops Priroda
• ToDo List
• Get source into CM
• Cleanup Beacon Header architecture
• Add support for I/F to MySQL database
• Add more binary data type support - (small
  project)
• Add I/F to analysis and or data package
• Workout real-time Mercury Socket I/F problems
• Add XML builder
• Add internal file editor/viewer Beacon Link
  support
• Upgrade Error Messaging, Locale support
• Add Help Documentation

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Mercury / Operations

• Toolset Updates
• Jbuilder IDE /opt/Borland
• Eclipse IDE /usr/local/eclipse
• Updated JDK to 1.5 /opt/jdk1.5.0_06
• Mercury Features / GUIs / Satellite Message
  Server Interfacing
• Discussion topics with the rest of the folks
  working on pieces of the operations.