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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ?  Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:25 am |
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Superbly informative manual! I haven't seen any instruction manuals for commercial rocketry electronics that go into anywhere near as much detail as you have done with this.
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:28 pm |
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Here's my take on it It's designed to mount horizontally in a stack of boards, so I had to put the ADXL78 on a sub-board and solder it at right angles to the main board. PK
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:59 pm |
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Location: Hawkesbury Region, NSW
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Looks good.
What's with the resonator ?
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:10 pm |
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strud wrote: What's with the resonator ? ??? Not sure what you mean. That's just a 20MHz resonator. Oh, are you running off the internal osc? PK
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:48 pm |
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Yep running of the internal 16MHz oscillator and x4 PLL.
Figured accuracy may be fraction lower but is more robust and get a few more I/O.
Will still work with resonator in place I guess.
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:51 pm |
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strud wrote: Will still work with resonator in place I guess. Yeah it comes up fine and the A/D data reflects changes to accel and pressure. Mass optimisation. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. PK
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:49 pm |
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:50 pm |
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:28 am |
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That is one serious looking array processor.  It would be interesting to see them flown in pairs to see how much the recorded data varies between the different boards.
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:55 pm |
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Nice job. Looks good. I assume this will be a commercial product?
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:42 pm |
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Troy I hope to have it on whooshtronics shortly CS
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:53 pm |
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You didn't answer the question..
'fess up!
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:47 am |
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 8:09 pm |
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A narrower version (24mm wide) of the FC for Andrew's micro hybrid rocket. Placed next to PK's micro mad for size comparison : Attachment:
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Not much time to get it going but should manage it. Would be nice to get some data from his flight. CS
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Post subject: Re: So what do people want from a "flight computer" ? Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 3:58 pm |
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Got it together just in time for packing Attachment:
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Seems to power up ok and do the stuff it's supposed to. I hope it fits in Andrews nose cone... CS
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