[PSAS] Update, schedule, and launch!

2015-07-11 Thread Andrew Greenberg
# Update

Gavin, Kenny, and I punched out the last few critical issues yesterday
afternoon at the hack day. Telemetrum got repaired updated, recovery
system now has connectors, RocketNet can now be reset externally to the
rocket... all in all, one critical item left which we're very confident
about. Here's the list:

https://github.com/psas/Launch-12/issues

And here's a pic!

https://twitter.com/pdxaerospace/status/619977841552195584

# Schedule

== Sunday 7/12 - Noon to 5:00pm - Software hack day

The hardware is pretty much ready for flight, so we'll focus on
software-y things, and work on stack bring up procedures, making sure
everything starts up correctly, networky things, etc. We'll end with a
full system communication test later in the evening.

== Sunday 7/12 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Recovery and avionics system pack

We'll pack up the recovery system put the system together for next
weeks' flight. For the first time *ever*, we have the possibility of
packing up the avionics system a week before flight.. so we may try to
do that, too!

== Tuesday 7/14 - 7:00pm - 12:00am - Go / No-go + Launch logistics

We'll check the weather, make plans on how to get there and what we're
doing, and make the go/no-go decision. At this point, everything looks
like a go. If you're planning on coming to the launch, we strongly
encourage you to make it to this meeting. If you can't make it, please
email me (Andrew) off list and let me know you're coming. We also have a
sign up list: please make sure you're on it!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1odZVTYP9Yx7YAhEumokia9j1qUF_OIMBzG0szKzqyus/edit?usp=sharing

== Friday 7/17 Noon - 5:00pm

Organize and pack the trailer for Saturday. WE NEED PEOPLE AT THIS
EVENT, please make it if you can!

== Saturday 7/18 9:00am

Meet at the trailer (see the google calendar entry for a map) and leave
by 10:00am!

== Sunday 7/19 10:00am

Scheduled launch time. Everyone will be shocked if we actually make that
time, but that's the goal! :)


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[PSAS] Update Schedule tomorrow

2013-06-23 Thread Andrew Greenberg
Hi everyone!

### Updates

A whole string of good news today on the avionics side of things:

- Launch Tower Computer and LTComm software is up and running.

- New battery pack is installed, and we fixed the old LPC-based avionics
power system (APS) so it charges the batteries. This is big, because it
means we can sit on charge via the LTC shore power.

- The new STM32 roll control board now controls the roll control module
based on packets from the FC. Congrats to K and Dave, this system
totally rocks. As required, we streamed 1 KHz servo updates and it did fine.

- Rocket Room in 84 lab has been cleaned up and organized. We now have
two rolling rocket carts to make field ops WAY easier.


### Sunday Dress Rehearsal

Noon - 5pm at Dave's house. Call Dave or me if you need his address. On
the agenda:

- Set up the whole launch system and attempt to launch the rocket! Well,
we won't actually launch, instead we'll light up a 12 V halogen bulb
which simulates the igniter.

- Bring everything down, and try it again :)

- Go over the launch SOPs and do a quick inventory.

- In parallel, we'll also be hacking on FCF, including logging, the IMU
- RC, FC state flow, etc.

See you then!

Andrew

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