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The BalloonSat Development Board

The BalloonSat Development Board. Programming Unit, Lecture 1. Background. The LaACES BalloonSat Development Board evolved from CanSat , developed by Professor Bob Twiggs at Stanford University’s Space Science Development Laboratory.

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The BalloonSat Development Board

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  1. The BalloonSat Development Board Programming Unit, Lecture 1 BalloonSat Development Board

  2. Background The LaACES BalloonSat Development Board evolved from CanSat, developed by Professor Bob Twiggs at Stanford University’s Space Science Development Laboratory. CanSat was designed to be accommodated within a soda can sized satellite enclosure. CanSat featured a BASIC Stamp micro-controller, an additional memory chip for data storage and a modem for connecting to an external radio transmitter/receiver. BalloonSat Development Board

  3. From CanSat to BalloonSat ACES payloads did not need the modem of CanSat. No on-board analog-to-digital converter for sensors. Expanding CanSat with external electronics was inconvenient. LSU designed add-on prototype board. CanSat BalloonSat Development Board

  4. BalloonSat Requirements LaACES BalloonSat designed to include BASIC Stamp micro-controller EEPROM memory for data storage and retrieval Analog-to-Digital converter Real Time Clock with provision for battery backup Prototyping area Expansion capability Suitable for laboratory activities, payload applications BalloonSat Development Board

  5. BalloonSat Features BASIC Stamp BS2P24 24LCxx EEPROM Real Time Clock 4 channel ADC V ref for ADC Temperature sensor 4 LED indicators prototyping area expansion connector BalloonSat BalloonSat Development Board

  6. BalloonSat EEPROM Memory 24LCxx series CMOS Serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM) is supported. Synchronous serial interface, I2C compatible. The 24LC64 provided is a 64K chip organized as 8 blocks of 1K x 8-bits. Data retention of at least 200 years. Erase/write cycles > 105 BalloonSat Development Board

  7. BalloonSat Real Time Clock Dallas DS1302 Time keeping IC. Synchronous serial interface. Registers for Year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds. Includes on-chip 31 x 8 bit RAM for scratchpad data storage. Low power requirements BalloonSat Development Board

  8. Analog-to-Digital Converter BalloonSat includes a 4 channel ADC, ADC0834 MICROWIRE synchronous serial interface Precision voltage reference AD780 Selectable 2.50 or 3.00 VDC reference for ADC On-chip temperature transducer On board operational amplifier for buffering and scaling temperature transducer output. Temperature signal can be connected to ADC channel 3. BalloonSat Development Board

  9. Prototyping on BalloonSat Prototyping area features GND and VCC busses. Pads for BASIC Stamp I/O pins P0 - P15 Pad and bus layout is compatible with DIP IC’s (0.300” wide). GND and VCC testpoints Prototyping Area BalloonSat Development Board

  10. Expanding BalloonSat BASIC Stamp I/O pins are brought out on expansion connector . Use of I/O pins must be planned to avoid device contention. BalloonSat Development Board

  11. Flying BalloonSat Flying BalloonSat in a student balloon mission requires some special considerations not encountered on the lab bench. Battery power required Low temperature and pressure environment Suitable batteries for main power and for RTC backup Integrity of connections for flight applications, direct soldering of cables may be more reliable than connectors. Jumpers should be soldered or secured in place. BalloonSat Development Board

  12. Activity P1 Identify and inventory parts in the BalloonSat kit. Assemble BalloonSatfollowing instructions in manual. Perform functional tests (It’s all in the manual.) BalloonSat Development Board

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