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SMCC Nerds

SMCC Nerds. Fall 2013 Launch –2 Jeremy Russeau, Shawnna Pinkney , Francesca Johnson www.facebook.com /SMCCNERDS. Our Goal. Create a GPS beacon to track our payload in real time Relay and decode this information remotely

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SMCC Nerds

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  1. SMCC Nerds Fall 2013 Launch –2 Jeremy Russeau, ShawnnaPinkney, Francesca Johnson www.facebook.com/SMCCNERDS

  2. Our Goal • Create a GPS beacon to track our payload in real time • Relay and decode this information remotely • Secondary GPS transmitter to pinpoint location of ground recovery team relative to the payload • Eventually transmit sensor data to the ground team

  3. Our Transmitters: Big Red Bee 2 Meter GPS Transmitter • Ground Team & Balloon Beacons • Track our location relative to the payload • Track information in real time • Transmitting on 144.340 using ANSR’s digipeater • Call sign – KG7CDL-1 Balloon • Call sign – KG7CDL-2 Ground Team

  4. Ground Station Configuration: • Ham radio receives transmitted APRS packets on 144.340 • Sends information to computer using a TinyTrak 4 as a Terminal Node Controller (TNC) • Information is decoded and location is displayed on a map using APRSIS32 • All information is also stored locally for retrieval later

  5. Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS • Modified firmware to implement hack • Capturing images every 5 seconds • Hack allows for continuous photos

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