Operating Manual
Version 4 (Jeremy Wright, 04/07/2014 04:26 pm)
| 1 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | h1. Ground Sphere Test Transmitter Operating Manual v0.1 |
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| 3 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | {{toc}} |
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| 5 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | h2. Hardware/Software |
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| 7 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | The [[Bill of Materials|BoM]] outlines the components needed for this unit to be functional. For lab testing purposes the TI Launchpad can be connected directly to a laptop and not powered by the battery. |
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| 9 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | h3. User provided laptop, minimum system requirements |
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| 11 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | * Windows 7 operating system |
| 12 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | * 1GHz single core CPU |
| 13 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | * 1GB RAM |
| 14 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | * Open USB port |
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| 16 | 4 | Jeremy Wright | The "Quick Start Guide":http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/swru312b/swru312b.pdf for the Air BoosterPack outlines the instructions to connect the Launchpad evaluation unit and the boosterpack. These instructions will also help the user bring the unit up to a point where it is running the example software used for testing. Please note that the testing procedure in the guide requires either two sets of launchpads and boosterpacks, or one set and a "Ground Sphere Ground Station":https://opendesignengine.net/projects/groundsphere/wiki. |
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| 18 | 1 | Jeremy Wright | h2. Power Level Setting |
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| 20 | 2 | Jeremy Wright | TODO: Add power level setting instructions here. |