X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=TeleMetrum%2Findex.mdwn;h=57c06c2d960eb8044d50ad32f483b77d330f4636;hb=dd7ee4ce9cbada2ceb95dd167b1e89bca3be6355;hp=6ebc768868baa191518043a2e3b63089db0c2fb3;hpb=6da0c7bbadd549fad309aceefa15bfad52cdbbef;p=web%2Faltusmetrum diff --git a/TeleMetrum/index.mdwn b/TeleMetrum/index.mdwn index 6ebc768..57c06c2 100644 --- a/TeleMetrum/index.mdwn +++ b/TeleMetrum/index.mdwn @@ -1,32 +1,21 @@ # TeleMetrum This is a recording dual-deploy altimeter for high power model rocketry -with integrated telemetry link. - - - - - -## Motivation ## - -Bdale and Keith both own -[BeeLine](http://www.bigredbee.com/BeeLine.htm) -trackers from -[Big Red Bee](http://www.bigredbee.com), and are pretty happy with them. -They use a PIC processor and a TI CC1050 transmitter chip, and -operate in the ham radio 70cm band. - -One weekend while attending a conference together, we got to wondering if -we couldn't adapt one to use as a downlink for the -[AltusMetrum](../AltusMetrum/) altimeter board in addition to direction -finding after flight. That caused us to start thinking about other things -in the design we might want to tweak, and before long we were working on the -design of a new tracker board derived from the BeeLine design. -Another friend at the same conference showed us a board he was working on -using a different part in the same TI series, that integrated a transceiver -and CPU on the same chip. -It didn't take us long to realize that with such a part we could combine and -simplify things by building a new altimeter with integrated RF link! +with integrated GPS and telemetry link. + +Production units are available from the +[Garbee and Garbee](http://auric.gag.com) web +store. TeleMetrum starter kits are also now available from +[Apogee Components](http://www.apogeerockets.com/Altus_Metrum_GPS.asp). + +For the latest TeleMetrum firmware and related ground station software, please +visit the [AltOS](../AltOS) page on this site. + +These are photos of our current production version, which includes an +integrated GPS receiver with active patch antenna: + + + ## Features ## @@ -35,45 +24,101 @@ simplify things by building a new altimeter with integrated RF link! * Recording altimeter for model rocketry * Supports dual deployment (can fire 2 ejection charges) * 70cm ham-band transceiver for telemetry downlink -* Primary operations based on pressure sensor -* Temperature sensor +* Barometric pressure sensor good to 45k feet MSL * 1-axis high-g accelerometer for motor characterization +* On-board, integrated GPS receiver * On-board non-volatile memory for flight data storage -* Serial port for attachment of GPS module * USB for power, configuration, and data recovery * Integrated support for LiPo rechargeable batteries -* 2.5 x 1 inch board designed to fit inside 29mm airframe coupler tube +* Uses LiPo to fire e-matches, can be factory modified to support separate pyro battery +* 2.75 x 1 inch board designed to fit inside 29mm airframe coupler tube ### Developer View ### -* [TI CC1111F32](http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/cc1111f32.html) Low Power RF System-on-Chip - * Sub-1Ghz transceiver - * 8051 MCU - * 32k Flash - * 4k RAM - * USB 2.0 - * analog, digital, and serial I/O -* [Microchip 25LC1024](http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en520389) CMOS serial EEPROM - * 128k x 8 - * SPI interface -* Various Sensors +* Hardware Features + * [TI CC1111F32](http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/cc1111f32.html) Low Power RF System-on-Chip + * Sub-1Ghz transceiver + * 8051 MCU + * 32k Flash + * 4k RAM + * USB 2.0 + * 6 12-bit analog inputs (11 bits with single-ended sensors) + * 2 channels of serial I/O + * digital I/O + * [Winbond W25Q16](http://www.winbond.com/NR/exeres/A3D21C82-A0B6-4586-A770-2F0883A805FF.htm) serial flash memory + * 2M x 8 + * SPI interface + * [SkyTraq](http://www.skytraq.com.tw/) Venus634FLPx GPS receiver + * on-board [Taoglas AP.17A.01](http://www.taoglas.com/antennas/GPS_Antennas/Internal_GPS_-_Active_Patch_Modules/) + single-stage active patch antenna + * U.FL connector with 3.3V DC can be re-purposed for optional external amplified antennas + * async serial interface * [Freescale MP3H6115A](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/search.partparamdetail.framework?PART_NUMBER=MP3H6115A6U) pressure sensor * [Freescale MMA2202EG](http://www.freescale.com/webapp/search.partparamdetail.framework?PART_NUMBER=MMA2202EG) 50g accelerometer. Can use 40-200g variants! - * [Microchip MCP9700A](http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en027103) temperature sensor -* Software Features (planned) +* Software Features * Written mostly in C with some 8051 assembler * Runs from on-chip flash, uses on-chip RAM, stores flight data to - serial EEPROM chip + serial DataFlash chip * USB serial emulation for "console" interface - * USB mass storage emulation for data recovery * Tools Used * [gEDA](http://www.gpleda.org/) for schematic capture and PCB layout * [SDCC](http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/) compiler and source debugger - * [FreeRTOS](http://www.freertos.org/) kernel * Licenses * The hardware is licensed under the [TAPR](http://www.tapr.org) [Open Hardware License](http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html) * The software is licensed [GPL version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html) +## [Production History](../production) ## + +## [Flight Logs](flightlogs) ## + +## Artifacts ## + +There is a single manual for TeleMetrum and all other Altus Metrum products, +which is available in [html](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html) and +[pdf](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats. + +The hardware design current gEDA files are available from +[git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) in the project +[hw/telemetrum](http://git.gag.com/?p=hw/telemetrum;a=summary). + +Work on the next version proceeds on the master branch, with occasional +temporary branches created when Bdale is making some major / speculative +change. Branched with names like 'v0.2' document what we're actually flying +on the respective PCB revisions. The 'ground' branch has a cut-down schematic +used to generate the BOM for partially loading v0.1 boards to used on the +ground. We call the on-the-ground version '[TeleDongle](../TeleDongle)', and +newer versions have their own PCB design. + +For those who don't have ready access to the gEDA suite, here are pdf snapshots +of the files for Production PCB version 1.0 in more easily readable form. + +* [schematic](v1.1/telemetrum.pdf) +* [pcb artwork](v1.1/telemetrum.pcb.pdf) +* [bill of materials](v1.1/partslist.csv) + +Rockets we know of flying with TeleMetrum boards have exceeded 50g acceleration, +been well above Mach 1, and reached altitudes +greater than 25k feet AGL with great results. Keith's second generation +ground station program called altosui works on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems +and logs telemetry to disk, displays current and max values for key parameters +during flight, includes voice synthesis during the flight so that +our eyes can stay on the rockets, and even includes live display of rocket +position over moving maps! After flight, altosui can extract the +complete flight log from TeleMetrum, can display plots of the data from either +the telemetry received by radio or the onboard flight log, can output a kml +file for use with [Google Earth](http://earth.google.com), and can also +output all the flight data as a csv file for easy import to spreadsheet +programs or other analysis tools allowing you to perform whatever +custom analysis you can envision! More details on the software, +including full source code and pre-built packages +can be found on the [AltOS](../AltOS) page on this site. + +## Future Plans ## + +TeleMetrum v1.1 meets all of our expectations, except for one mis-placed +trace also present in v1.0. The error makes use of a separate pyro battery +less trivial than intended. We'll fix that for a future production run. + ## Problems ## * The CC1111F32 is a 36-pin QFN package, which necessitates reflow @@ -83,32 +128,108 @@ simplify things by building a new altimeter with integrated RF link! place parts! Without an inspection microscope, loading and testing these boards might be impossible. -* The v0.1 artwork has two issues that require cuts and jumps. The first is - that we need chip select on the SPI memory. To fix that, we give up the - ability to put the accelerometer into self-test mode and use that GPIO line - to pull chip select on the memory. The second is that the igniter sense - circuits each need a second resistor to complete the voltage divider so our - 3.3V CPU ADC can read the 5V ejection voltage. This is fixed by changing - two resistor values, and tacking two additional resistors onto the board +* The addition of on-board GPS in v0.2 means that the total power consumption + can exceed the rate at which we draw power from the USB interface, + particularly when the GPS is in cold start mode. This means a battery must + be attached during operation, and also that the battery will only charge + effectively from USB when the board is turned off. + +## History ## + +### v1.0 ### + +These are photos of our third version, which was the basis of our first +production build. These were sold between April and December 2010, and +performed very well. + + + + +The differences between v1.0 and v1.1 were small: + +* different flash memory part due to supplier availability problems +* changed the GPS antenna footprint to eliminate the large through-hole + originally intended for use with a passive patch +* irq line eliminated from the companion port +* an additional resistor divider added to allow sampling the 5V supply + +The schematics and PCB artwork for this version are on the v1.0 branch in +our git repository, here are pdf copies for easy reference: + +* [schematic](v1.0/telemetrum.pdf) +* [pcb artwork](v1.0/telemetrum.pcb.pdf) +* [bill of materials](v1.0/partslist.csv) + + +### v0.2 ### + +These are photos of our second version, which included the integrated Venus +GPS receiver, but with a passive patch antenna that turned out to have +disappointing performance due to our many PCB geometry constraints. It also +used a voltage regulator with less capacity which we felt was marginal for +supporting the companion boards we have planned: + + + + +Other than cleaning up the silkscreen, the differences between v0.2 and +v1.0 boards were really quite small: + +* 100ma LDO regulator instead of the current 150ma part +* no C38 footprint +* different value for C36 reset capacitor + +The schematics and PCB artwork for this version are on the v0.2 branch in +our git repository, here are pdf copies for easy reference: + + * [schematic](v0.2/telemetrum.pdf) + * [pcb artwork](v0.2/telemetrum.pcb.pdf) + * [bill of materials](v0.2/partslist.csv) + +### v0.1 ### + +And this is a photo of our original board with serial port for off-board GPS, +without the big off-board 1000uF cap from the original ejection circuit: + + + +The differences between v0.1 and later boards were substantial: + +* 2.5 x 1 inch board with all parts mounted on one side +* 4-pin PicoBlade serial port connector for attachment of external GPS module +* USB connector projected approximately 3mm over the edge of the board +* Debug connector used 4 IC socket pins on 100 mil centers +* no companion board interface +* 50ma LDO regulator on early boards, later boards used a 100ma part +* [Microchip 25LC1024](http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en520389) CMOS serial EEPROM instead of DataFlash + * 128k x 8 + * SPI interface +* [Microchip MCP9700A](http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en027103) discrete temperature sensor +* used 1000uF electrolytic capacitor charged to 5V for pyro supply +* two LEDs instead of one attached to CPU + +The elimination of the discrete temperature sensor and second LED were +necessary to support the companion board interface added in v0.2. + +The v0.1 artwork had three issues, two of which required physical rework +on each board. All of these issues were fixed in v0.2. + +* The USB connector footprint was placed wrong, so that the + connector hung out over the edge of the board instead of being + flush. +* We needed chip select on the SPI memory. To fix that, we gave up the + ability to put the accelerometer into self-test mode and used that + GPIO line to pull chip select on the memory, which required two + cuts and two jumpers. +* The igniter sense circuits each needed a second resistor to + complete the voltage divider so our 3.3V CPU ADC could read the + 5V ejection voltage. This was fixed by changing two resistor + values, and tacking two additional resistors onto the board with jumpers to ground. -## Artifacts ## +The schematics and PCB artwork for this version as of the working-v0.1 tag +are available here are pdf copies for easy reference: -The hardware design current gEDA files are available from -[git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com). The 'fab' tag on the master branch reflects -the artwork as sent out for PCB fab. The 'loaded' tag on the master branch -indicates the parts Bdale loads for a functional board, but the schematic -does not reflect the cuts and jumps or added resistors. The 'nextcut' branch -is work towards our next PCB revision. The 'ground' branch has a cut-down -schematic used to generate the BOM for partially loading boards to use in -the matching TeleTerra ground station design. - -Keith has working data collection firmware, however the firmware is under a -massive, rapid rewrite to eliminate FreeRTOS which is much more generalized -and capable than we need... and consuming more system resources than we -can tolerate. As soon as we're over this transition, the sourcecode to the -firmware and related tools will also be made available. - -As of 11 April 2009, the first two boards are fully checked out, we have some -initial firmware capable of data logging ready, and as soon as we get a good -day to fly we hope to log our first flight data! + * [schematic](v0.1/telemetrum.pdf) + * [pcb artwork](v0.1/telemetrum.pcb.pdf) + * [bill of materials](v0.1/telemetrum.bom)