balloonsat flight computer
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BalloonSat Flight Computer. LCANS 2007. Your Father’s BalloonSat…. …Replaced With This. Fixed sample rate 8-bit resolution Hundreds of kb memory Four sensors max No programmable camera control No digital control. Variable sample rate 8-bit resolution 1kb of memory Six sensors max - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BalloonSat Flight Computer
LCANS 2007
Your Father’s BalloonSat…
…Replaced With This
ComparisonsHobo and Timer Flight Computer
• Fixed sample rate• 8-bit resolution• Hundreds of kb memory• Four sensors max• No programmable
camera control• No digital control
• Variable sample rate• 8-bit resolution• 1kb of memory• Six sensors max• Programmable camera
control• Digital control
Programmed in PBASIC
Interfacing Sensors and a Camera
Inside a NearSys BalloonSat Airframe
Power and Flight Commit Panel
In Development
LED Photometer
Geiger Counter
BalloonSat Constellation
Questions?
Useful Nuts and Volts Articles
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November 2006 – The BalloonSats Flight Computer
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