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Deployment Mechanism
02/02/2015 at 08:10 • 0 commentsJo (Concretedog) is prototyping the mechanical deployment system.
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BASIC Programmer for CHIPSTAR released
01/30/2015 at 09:30 • 0 commentsIt´s a first beta-version to play around with.
I´ll provide some more useful examples soon.
Download available in the LINK section.
It´s a zip with an EXEcutable inside, so some PCs spit out a warning. I checked for viruses, the file is OK
There´s no installation needed. Just unpack the zip and run the Chipstar.exe
The final version will have an EXPORT button which generates the actual binary code which can be flashed into the development kit.
Please report bugs and improvement wishes
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Board Improvement
01/24/2015 at 22:51 • 0 commentsMade some redesigns to the CHIPSTAR board.
Improved power-management (larger supercaps, better power converting) and added 16 kB of non-volatile memory.Jo and I also defined the deployer system. The chipsats will be sliding in rails, similar to the MRFOD pocketqub deployer..
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Devkit Boards Assembled
01/22/2015 at 14:15 • 0 commentsI assembled the devkit board last evening.
Until weekend I will check if it works properly.
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TeXing the User Manual
01/19/2015 at 23:07 • 0 commentsYeah, the manual fot the CHIPSAT BASIC will be ready soon. I´ll keep it short, so pros don´t get annoyed but easy to read, so beginners can start developing without going through the toolchain-hell.
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Firmware finalized, BASIC environment progress
01/19/2015 at 11:08 • 0 commentsJust finished the firmware of the chipsat - finally... From now on only testing, debugging and eventualle improvements.
Next task: Finalizing the BASIC toolchain/simulator
Here´s the new image of the basic environment.
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Deployer sketches (concretedog)
01/16/2015 at 08:45 • 0 commentsJo Hinchliffe (concretedog) is designing the cubesat-based deployer for the chipsats.
Here are some of his sketches.
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Test Runs
01/06/2015 at 17:36 • 0 commentsTest runs of the protottype are succesful. TX / RX is working fine.
The BASIC interpreter is also integrated into the firmware now.
All important math functions are accessible.
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Development Kit
01/06/2015 at 17:09 • 0 commentsThe design of the devkit is finished.
The board contains exactly the same system as the actual chipsat and can be flashed by USB
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PCB arrived
12/19/2014 at 09:36 • 0 commentsThere it is. I´ll solder it in the weekend.