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Subsystem Integration of Bioaerosol Sampling and Collection Electronics. Ivan Caceres, University of Texas at Austin Thomas Kiehne, Ph.D., Jeffrey Michalski Space and Geophysics Laboratory, Applied Research Laboratories. System Overview.
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Subsystem Integration of Bioaerosol Sampling and Collection Electronics Ivan Caceres, University of Texas at Austin Thomas Kiehne, Ph.D., Jeffrey Michalski Space and Geophysics Laboratory, Applied Research Laboratories
System Overview • CSVI samples and concentrates desired particles by filtering air • AHTS transfers particles to concentrated liquid suspension • Biological detectors typically require103-104 particles for detection
Circumferential-Slot Virtual Impactor (CSVI) • Increases concentration of desired course particles by filtering fine particles • Low pressure drop increases power efficiency • Exhaust air flows must be equal for particles to filter through virtual impactor properly
Aerosol to Hydrosol Transfer Stage (AHTS) • Injects desired particles into liquid by accelerating and colliding them upon a thin liquid film • Works at high efficiencies with a particle cutoff of 0.8-10µm • Operating temperature range of -40˚C to120˚C
Integration Goals • Common electronics in subsystems designed for general purpose applications • Standardize stack-through form factor for printed circuit boards used in subsystems • Upgrade Basic stamp controller to Freescale HCS12 microcontroller • Operate on battery, DC or AC power • Add device networking interface
MC9S12 Processor Board • 8 channel 10-bit ADC • 6 channel 8-bit PWM • 8 channel timer • SPI/SCI serial interface • 52 I/O pins • 2k bytes of RAM • 32k bytes flash • 24MHz bus speed
Network Communications Board Lantronix XPort Technological Arts Adapt9S12NE x86 DSTni-EX Digi Connect ME NET+ARM NetSilicon NS7520 Freescale MC9S12NE
Serial Communications Integration Board • Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter • Board will be used to connect to serial communication devices for data logging or control