Ground Receiver Requirements

Category	Requirement	Description / Rationale	Notes
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

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

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

Power Supply	Receiver shall run on voltages 4.5V and higher	USB voltage is 5V (need headroom)

Form Factor	Ground Receiver shall be able to function independent from the Ground Station

Indicators	Ground Receiver shall have visual indication of connection to the Flight Computer

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