1. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng

2. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng Revised Project Flow Diagram PIC16F877 MCU AeroComm Wireless Power Management RS-232 LM34NPT-410 Video? GPS? AeroComm Wireless RS-232

3. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng MCU & Sensors PIC 16F877 LM34 – Temperature Sensor NovaSensor NPT-410 – Pressure Sensor

4. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng MCU &HI-TECH C Code Using HI-TECH C-compiler to program our PIC Learning curve, but we are catching on quickly Important resource: http://www.workingtechnologies.com/htpic/Hi-Tech_C_sample_code.htm

5. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng Important Characteristics Uses Visual Basic 6 component model. Basis for serial communications is the Active X component called MSComm. MSComm allows program to open/close and setup a serial port (i.e. Com1). Data packet from PIC is parsed and temperature and pressure can currently be displayed. Next Steps Add graphical representation of data through National Instrument’s Active X components. Add GPS and other sensor data to display. Graphical User Interface

6. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng Aerocomm AC5124C –400 mA transmit –115 mA receive –10,000 ft line of sight –1.65” x 2.65” x.20” –Less that ½ ounce Wireless Transceiver

7. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng Wireless Transceiver Aerocomm AC5124C –400 mA transmit –10,000 ft line of sight –1.65” x 2.65” x.20” –Built in Error Correction –RS-232 Interface available through Serial Interface Board –Transparent mode of operation –Running at 9600 Baud TemperatureCommaPressureReserved 32 Character Data Packet ASCII String formatted, comma separated fields

8. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng Power Required 5V and 10V for the circuit Solar Cell provides 10V and 2mA Use voltage regulator for parts that need a 5V input

9. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng Gant Chart

10. Team Blimpyk Jason Alber Nathan Eggan Barry Hubbard Peter Shempp Tom Metcalf Joey Cheng Questions?