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diff --git a/TeleMetrum/index.mdwn b/TeleMetrum/index.mdwn index 31c6694..bac3334 100644 --- a/TeleMetrum/index.mdwn +++ b/TeleMetrum/index.mdwn @@ -139,103 +139,5 @@ will be posted here when they're available to order. be attached during operation, and also that the battery will only charge effectively from USB when the board is turned off. -## History ## +## [History of TeleMetrum](history) ## -### v1.0 ### - -These are photos of our third version, which was the basis of our first -production build. These were sold between April and December 2010, and -performed very well. - -<a href="v1.0/cimg5972-crop.jpg"> <img src="v1.0/cimg5972-thumb.jpg"></a> -<a href="v1.0/cimg5974-crop.jpg"> <img src="v1.0/cimg5974-thumb.jpg"></a> - -The differences between v1.0 and v1.1 were small: - -* different flash memory part due to supplier availability problems -* updated reset circuit to improve reliability at temperature extremes -* changed the GPS antenna footprint to eliminate the large through-hole - originally intended for use with a passive patch -* irq line eliminated from the companion port -* an additional resistor divider added to allow sampling the 5V supply - -The schematics and PCB artwork for this version are on the v1.0 branch in -our git repository, here are pdf copies for easy reference: - -* [schematic](v1.0/telemetrum.pdf) -* [pcb artwork](v1.0/telemetrum.pcb.pdf) -* [bill of materials](v1.0/partslist.csv) - - -### v0.2 ### - -These are photos of our second version, which included the integrated Venus -GPS receiver, but with a passive patch antenna that turned out to have -disappointing performance due to our many PCB geometry constraints. It also -used a voltage regulator with less capacity which we felt was marginal for -supporting the companion boards we have planned: - -<a href="v0.2/cimg5164-cropped.jpg"> <img src="v0.2/cimg5164-thumb.jpg"></a> -<a href="v0.2/cimg5171-cropped.jpg"> <img src="v0.2/cimg5171-thumb.jpg"></a> - -Other than cleaning up the silkscreen, the differences between v0.2 and -v1.0 boards were really quite small: - -* 100ma LDO regulator instead of the current 150ma part -* no C38 footprint -* different value for C36 reset capacitor - -The schematics and PCB artwork for this version are on the v0.2 branch in -our git repository, here are pdf copies for easy reference: - - * [schematic](v0.2/telemetrum.pdf) - * [pcb artwork](v0.2/telemetrum.pcb.pdf) - * [bill of materials](v0.2/partslist.csv) - -### v0.1 ### - -And this is a photo of our original board with serial port for off-board GPS, -without the big off-board 1000uF cap from the original ejection circuit: - -<a href="v0.1/loadedpair.jpg"> <img src="v0.1/loadedpair-thumb.jpg"></a> - -The differences between v0.1 and later boards were substantial: - -* 2.5 x 1 inch board with all parts mounted on one side -* 4-pin PicoBlade serial port connector for attachment of external GPS module -* USB connector projected approximately 3mm over the edge of the board -* Debug connector used 4 IC socket pins on 100 mil centers -* no companion board interface -* 50ma LDO regulator on early boards, later boards used a 100ma part -* [Microchip 25LC1024](http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en520389) CMOS serial EEPROM instead of DataFlash - * 128k x 8 - * SPI interface -* [Microchip MCP9700A](http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en027103) discrete temperature sensor -* used 1000uF electrolytic capacitor charged to 5V for pyro supply -* two LEDs instead of one attached to CPU - -The elimination of the discrete temperature sensor and second LED were -necessary to support the companion board interface added in v0.2. - -The v0.1 artwork had three issues, two of which required physical rework -on each board. All of these issues were fixed in v0.2. - -* The USB connector footprint was placed wrong, so that the - connector hung out over the edge of the board instead of being - flush. -* We needed chip select on the SPI memory. To fix that, we gave up the - ability to put the accelerometer into self-test mode and used that - GPIO line to pull chip select on the memory, which required two - cuts and two jumpers. -* The igniter sense circuits each needed a second resistor to - complete the voltage divider so our 3.3V CPU ADC could read the - 5V ejection voltage. This was fixed by changing two resistor - values, and tacking two additional resistors onto the board - with jumpers to ground. - -The schematics and PCB artwork for this version as of the working-v0.1 tag -are available here are pdf copies for easy reference: - - * [schematic](v0.1/telemetrum.pdf) - * [pcb artwork](v0.1/telemetrum.pcb.pdf) - * [bill of materials](v0.1/telemetrum.bom) |