HSIS

Creator: Omegix Status: Brainstorming Born On: 12:49, 15 February 2010 (CST) Last Updated: 11:23, 23 February 2010 (CDT)

Overview

This page is for the ML256 members who are participating in the Hackerspaces In Space (HSIS) competition.

Calendar

• February 22 2010, 8:30pm - 9:30pm: HSIS Interest Meeting

• Planning to give a talk to the HAL5 group on what we're doing
  • Could present the same talk to the HSV2600
  • This needs a volunteer if we'd like to do this

Status

• Spacefelix has registered us on the website
• Omegix has confirmed drug stores no longer carry disposable digital cameras
• Have GPS Tracker
• Held first meeting on 2/22/2010

Future

• Ethan looking into obtaining balloon and helium
• Ratmandu looking into using the GSM/GPS Unit he found.
• Ratmandu checking into available camera for project

Interested Peoples

• Brimstone
• Spacefelix (HSIS Event Board Liason)
• Omegix (Acting as local POC/Project Manager)
• Crashcart (requested no admin duties)
• bender
• Ratmandu
• Your name here

Available Materials

• GNX-5 (rebranded as Guidepoint) GSM(cellphone)/GPS tracking device
  • Ratmando has the data sheet and pinouts of the current micro controller for this device. He's looking into replacing the micro controller with something like an ATMEGA644
• Ratmandu may have a camera