Attach SPICA, batteries, and antennas to the avionics sled.
- All hardware is firmly attached to the sled
Connect SPICA to logical power, leave charge power disconnected.
- SPICA in a stationary position under no acceleration
- SPICA connected to logical power
- SPICA buzzer activated for approximately half a second
Connect the receiver board to power.
- Receiver board LEDs are flashing
Verify network connection between receiver and ground station.
- Ethernet cable connected to ground station and receiver
- Receiver responds to pings from the ground station
Verify ground station receiving packets from the receiver.
- Ground station shared memory is being updated with new packets
- Uptime measurement is increasing at an approximately expected rate
Verify packets are being logged by the ground station.
- Ground station has created and partially populated system and telemetry log files
Insert the sled into the rocket.
- Verify sled is firmly seated in the avionics bay
Verify GPS lock is acquired.
- Ground station can view multiple satellites in GPS satellite count measurement
- Received latitude and longitude are updating and are approximately correct