How do we get the data from the StratoSAT software and the HALO pod?

We did our trial run of the HALO pod today.

Where is the data stored?

What software is necessary to open and read the datafile?

Thanks,
Howard

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Permalink Reply by Bernhard Beck-Winchatz on April 2, 2009 at 4:11pm

Hi Howard,
We would also like to do a trial run this evening. Did you simply pull out the "Pull before Launch" pin to activate sensors and transmitters and run the test, and then replace the pin after the test to put it back to sleep?
Bernhard

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Permalink Reply by Howard Brooks on April 2, 2009 at 5:32pm

Dear Bernhard,

Yes, that's all we did with the pin. We removed the pin and the LED turned on (actually before the pin was completely removed). I sat the pod in a small tree near the chase vehicle. After we had established contact on both laptops, we ended the test and reinstalled the pin. The indicator LED turned off. It was interesting to note the pod's speed which varied from 0 to 0.06 (mph??) in the morning breeze.

We did our test before Matt sent the message to the HALO II project page with the USB driver. The correct driver must have been found automatically over the Internet.

The only complication was determining which Com port number the students were using with their USB connector. We kept changing the port number via the Settings button. When the connection is open, you will see green text in the black box below the MapPoint map.

Howard

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Permalink Reply by Jason Krueger on April 2, 2009 at 6:06pm

Howard is correct in how to get everything running. I have attached the driver you will need to get data from your HALO Antenna.

Matt will be posting a Tutorial on how to get your HALO Equipment running around 8pm April 2nd 2009.

The data is stored in the database but if you would like to export it to a excel file you hit the "Export" button and select the "Flight ID" you labeled at the beginning. Click on the "Select File" which is in blue label the file click the "Open" button and it will go back to the StratoSAT Software hit the "OK" button and you data will be stored there in an exel file.

Attachments:

HALO II Project USB Driver.zip, 1.6 MB

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Permalink Reply by Glen Kissel on April 2, 2009 at 7:01pm

Should the HALO pod go at the bottom of the stack of pods? There only appears to be a downrigger connection from one end of the HALO pod, but not from both ends.

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Permalink Reply by Howard Brooks on April 2, 2009 at 7:05pm

Glen,

Yes, the HALO pod at the bottom of the stack. This position will minimize the chance of the whip antenna becoming ensnared or snapped off by the payload lines, especially during the chaotic fall after the balloon burst.

Howard

Glen Kissel said:

Should the HALO pod go at the bottom of the stack of pods? There only appears to be a downrigger connection from one end of the HALO pod, but not from both ends.