August 2005, Issue 181

Flight Computer for High-Power Rocketry

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SOURCES AND PDF

Download the PDF of this article.

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Steven Pope has a B.S.E.E. and holds five U.S. patents. He is a fellow at Zilog, where he focuses on embedded microprocessor applications. Steven’s hobbies range from astronomy to model trains and high-power rockets. He maintains a web site with some of his projects at www.geekfreaks.com. You may reach him at stevens-designs@comcast.net. 

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PROJECT FILES

To download the code, go to ftp://ftp.circuitcellar.com/pub/Circuit_Cellar/2005/181.

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RESOURCES

Alriss OpenClass and CanSat Projects, www.arliss.org.

Association of Experimental Rocketry of the Pacific, www.aeropac.org.

Extreme Performance Rocket Ships, www.xprs.org

National Association of Rocketry, www.nar.org

National Fire Protection Association Code 1127, www.normas.com/NFPA/PAGES/NFPA-1127%2802%29.html.

Tripoli, www.tripoli.org. 

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SOURCES

ADXL250 Accelerometer
Analog Devices
www.analog.com

High-power motor casing
Dr. Rocket
www.drrocket.com

XStream wireless OEM module
MaxStream
www.maxstream.net

MPX4100 Pressure sensor
Motorola
www.freescale.com     

GPS Module
Trimble
www.trimble.com

Z8F642 MCU development kit
Zilog
www.zilog.com