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Ground Receiver Requirements
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Wireless Hardware | Receiver shall support incoming and outgoing data from a 900MHz XBee SX / XBee Pro SX | These XBees are the wireless transmitters used in the flight computer (SPICA) |
| Using XBee SX or XBee Pro SX |
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Data Transfer | Receiver shall export data over Ethernet / RJ45 | Launch is standardizing data over Ethernet in conjunction with the MSD DAQ and the Ground Station |
| RJ45 is the ethernet connector |
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Data Storage | Receiver shall copy data received from the Flight Computer to local non-volatile memory | Data should not be lost in the event of a failure of the ground station |
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Power Supply | Receiver shall run on voltages 4.5V and higher | USB voltage is 5V (need headroom) |
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Form Factor | Ground Receiver shall be able to function independent from the Ground Station |
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Indicators | Ground Receiver shall have visual indication of connection to the Flight Computer |
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