A flight computer can be operated in a wide array of situations to support flight, ground, and testing operations. It would generally be a good idea to have several "modes" that a flight computer can be in to define specific states to support different operations. The modes are elaborated below:and expected behaviors.
Disabled - disable all sensors, non-critical systems, ordinance, etc. This mode should only send a heartbeat if necessary and accept incoming traffic to change out of disabled mode. This mode would be used if the flight computer is powered on but the rocket should not being anything, like when in transport from staging to the pad.
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