<#part sign=pgpmime> On Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:25:25 -0600, Bryan Schmidt <bts-rock...@bluefx.com> wrote:
> What are the four holes on the middle of the TeleMini? They look like they > might be for a CMOS level serial header. They're actually the programming interface (we have to get bits onto the chip somehow...) > If so, can they be used to reprogram the TI SOC? It's the same pin-out as the Debug connector on TeleDongle and TeleMetrum. > If so, is it theoretically possible for me to modify the firmware to > accept serial input data and transmit that data to the ground? Those two pins are just general GPIOs, not a serial port, so getting data into them would be a bit tricky unless you were willing to bit-bang I2C or SPI. > I am interested in a radio link > for my own electronics projects, but the RF part doesn't really interest > me. X-Bees and so on do not have the range and very low power requirements > that TeleMetrum products do. And since i need deployment control anyway, > TeleMini seems like its worth considering. TeleMini doesn't have the wires necessary -- the board is just too small. Both TeleMetrum and TeleDongle have a SPI interface available. There's even support for companion boards in the default TeleMetrum firmware. So, if you need companion port support *and* ejection control, you can use TeleMetrum. If you just need an RF link, you could fly a TeleDongle, if you were willing to bodge the power connection together. TeleMini is just too tiny to have the necessary connectors though. -keith _______________________________________________ altusmetrum mailing list altusmetrum@lists.gag.com http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum
