X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?p=web%2Fgag.com;a=blobdiff_plain;f=bdale%2Fblog%2Fposts%2FTeleMetrum_Progress.mdwn;h=da6fd8ae6f5c6b12f6699f28db1e02d0fea7017c;hp=59a643794d7b87b049bd2b61418cd47f0f992e5f;hb=c6dd213a0f4ba0e6f03e36b6097032b217e76097;hpb=20dd352c9c90eb9d9a493ea2986e06ed02721572 diff --git a/bdale/blog/posts/TeleMetrum_Progress.mdwn b/bdale/blog/posts/TeleMetrum_Progress.mdwn index 59a6437..da6fd8a 100644 --- a/bdale/blog/posts/TeleMetrum_Progress.mdwn +++ b/bdale/blog/posts/TeleMetrum_Progress.mdwn @@ -21,22 +21,22 @@ We're now hard at work on a "next version" of the hardware, incorporating everything we've learned so far. There are a number of significant changes planned: - Fully integrated, on-board GPS receiver and patch antenna, with - support for off-board amplified antennas when airframe geometry - or materials demand it. +* Fully integrated, on-board GPS receiver and patch antenna, with + support for off-board amplified antennas when airframe geometry + or materials demand it. - A change in the design of the circuit for firing e-matches to - ignite ejection charges that will improve mechanical reliability, - plus explicit support for using a separate pyro battery if desired. +* A change in the design of the circuit for firing e-matches to + ignite ejection charges that will improve mechanical reliability, + plus explicit support for using a separate pyro battery if desired. - Inclusion of a "companion board interface" that we envision using - for a pyro channel expansion board to support staging and air - starts, among other things. +* Inclusion of a "companion board interface" that we envision using + for a pyro channel expansion board to support staging and air + starts, among other things. - Dramatic increase in the capacity of the on-board data logging memory. +* Dramatic increase in the capacity of the on-board data logging memory. - Changes in connector series to eliminate our dependency on expensive - crimping tools for making cables. +* Changes in connector series to eliminate our dependency on expensive + crimping tools for making cables. To make all this fit, I'm stretching the board an extra 1/4 inch to a total outline of 1 by 2.75 inches. We're also moving all the connectors, the GPS