Current Status

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Current Status

• Network Servers are working in 066
• Continue Mercury build 1.1.2
• SSL is in progress
• H/W control box components were connected and
  completed power check
• Completed Radio standalone check and Moxa
  configuration
• Az/El controller test (using OSCAR) is in progress

2
Software

• Mercury build against FC3 ran into a lot of Linux
  software component compatibility issues
• Apache and SELinux
• Investigating SSL port protection

3
Hardware

• Az/El controller was tested in OSCAR, El control
  works and Az control had no response.
• Moxa configuration and test is completed
• Radio was able to talk to handheld, still
  learning how to operate the radio manually and
  via software.
• Optical link (4 MC101 not working), may be using
  MR1248T instead
• Obtained W6YX antenna/cable spec., planning
  connection and cable build
• 1 of the 4 Mission Ops workstation has a broken
  harddrive

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High priority action items

• Az/El controller troubleshooting
• Optical link setup
• TNC Radio check
• DC power converter check
• Active Satellite List Ops procedure
• Work on KatySat command set
• KatySat comm. Test support planning

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Planning Questions

• Decided not to include embedded CPU in the loop
  during the spring build-up phase
• If the latest 066 Mercury build is not ready,
  then we will use the OSCAR version to drive HW
• Should we perform integrated test with VM in the
  loop?
• How do we going to repair the W6YX fiber link?

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Issues

• Az/El controller hardware problem
• TNC baud rate compatibility problem (1200 baud
  vs. 9600 baud)
• Optical link problem

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KatySat Requirements

• Command Set definition
• AX.25 protocal
• Security, user command set, system command set
• Link budgets
• Initial ground/comm. Test planning
• Mar.14 demo support