UO-11 V_beacon WOD


I analyzed the WOD data that I got UO-11's V-beacon,
145.825MHz AFSK, at 19 Sep 2001 with a sound recorder
'SNDREC32.EXE' and a decoding program 'UO11DEM.EXE'.

Then  Good  Characters Received  354
      Bad   Characters Received   52
      Total Characters Received  406  ie. Good/Total = 87%.

The following data is only Good Characters 100% in this WOD,
      http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10919u11.wav


    05AE5533103905FC09
    05B64873193325FC23
    05BE4043223325FC95
    05C63363163895FC11
    05CE3242994705FCB1
    05D63672785355BCC1
    05DE4402565575FCDF
    05E65112395275FC52
    05EE5422294605FCF1
    05F65232263915FCDB
    05FE4682283525FCCC
    06063922283625FC8A
    060E3472234115FC22
    06163452114715FCCE
    061E3881885025FC7B
    062E4861634885FC0C
    06364881574455FC51
    063E4691551555FC5D


I calculated only one line '05AE5533103905FC09' as follows.

    Line Number = 05AE (date/time for the start of the WOD)
    Channel 1   = 553  (X-axis magnetometers)
    Channel 2   = 310  (Z-axis magnetometers)
    Channel 3   = 390  (Y-axis magnetometers)
    Channel 4   = 5FC  (Status)
    Check-sum   = 09   (Check-sum)


Line Number is hexa-decimal numbers,

ie. 05AE = 0*16^3 + 5*16^2 + 10*16 + 14 = 1454

           1454 * 4.82 = 7008 [seconds]

Channel 1,2,3 is decimal numbers as shown the updated equations.

    Bx = 0.152*N - 69.8 = 0.152*553 - 69.8 =  14.26
    Bz = 0.146*N - 65.3 = 0.146*310 - 65.3 = -20.04
    By = 0.155*N - 71.0 = 0.155*390 - 71.0 = -10.55

Engineering units of these magnetic flux is [micro Tesla],

ie. [10^(-6) * Wb/(m^2)] = [10^(-6) * (kg/(s^2 * A))]

Total magnetic flux is B = SQRT(Bx*Bx+By*By+Bz*Bz),

    B = SQRT(203 + 402 + 111) = 26.8 [micro Tesla]

The 4th status channel is hexa-decimal numbers,

    5FC = 5*16^2 + 15*16 + 12 = 1532


[Supplement]

Channels 0 - 59 are analog channels. Channels 1, 2, 3 in these
channels are shown the X, Z, Y magnetometers.  The above three
equations may be more update than the equations in the list below.

Channels 60 - 67 are the status channels, each bit represents an
ON/OFF item.  There are 8 status channels, each of 12 bits.
Channel 60 is first in this list .  The MS bit comes first for
each channel. Thus channel 61 is bits 12 to 23. 

Now I analized the above '5FC' of the 4th status channel 61.
The number '5FC' in hexadecimal is '010111111100' in binary.
The MS bit comes first for each channel in the list below.
Therefore,

Channel 61
Bit     Meaning            Data        1                0
-----   ----------------   ----   -------------    -------------
 12     boom pyros         0           Arm            * Safe    
 13     boom pyros         1         * Hold             Fire    
 14     boom deployment    0           Arm            * Safe    
 15     boom deployment    1         * Hold             Deploy  
 16     boom deployment    1         * Retract          Extend  
 17     Magnetorquers      1         * Arm              Safe    
 18     X Magnetorquer     1         * Off              On      
 19     Y Magnetorquer     1         * Off              On      
 20     Z Magnetorquer     1         * Off              On      
 21     Magnetorquers      1         * Forw             Rev     
 22     435 MHz PSK        0           NRZIC          * NRZI    
 23    2401 MHz PSK        0           NRZIC          * NRZI    
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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 09:03:16 +0100
From: Clive Wallis [clivew@zetnet.co.uk]
To: Mineo Wakita [ei7m-wkt@asahi-net.or.jp]
Subject: Re: UO11WOD

Hi Mineo,

Thanks for your message.

> What is [unit] of the 4th status channel ?

The status channel in this WOD is channel 61.  Channels 60 - 67 are
status channels, each bit represents an ON/OFF item.  You won't see
much change in this channel.  It picks up the magnetorguer firings,
which only last for one line.  There are about three firings in the
WOD of 4000 lines!

Full information about decoding UO-11 telemetry & WOD is given in
the book-

Decoding the Telemetry from the Amateur Satellites, by Gould Smith
WA3SMX.  It should be available from AMSAT-NA or AMSAT-UK.

Details are also in Journal IERE  Supplement (on UoSAT-2) to Vol 57
No 5 Sept/Oct 1987.  

I have put some details of the telemetry calibrations, including the
status, at the end of this e-mail.  There are 8 status channels, each
of 12 bits.  Channel 60 is first in this list . The MS bit comes first
for each channel.  Thus channel 61 is bits 12 to 23.
Bit 20, Z magnetorquer is the one most likely to change.

Hope this helps.

73   Clive    G3CWV
     Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, UK. 


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        UoSAT-2 TELEMETRY CHANNEL ALLOCATIONS


ANALOG CHANNELS.

Channel	        Name                  	Equation
-------	------------------------------	--------
   0   	Array -Y Curr. (mA)           	(N * -1.9)+980.4
   1   	Nav. Mag X (uT)               	(N * 0.1485)-68
   2   	Nav. Mag Z (uT)               	(N * 0.1523)-69.3
   3   	Nav. Mag Y (uT)               	(N * 0.1507)-69
   4   	Sun Sensor 1 (V)              	(N * 0.01)+0
   5   	Sun Sensor 2 (V)              	(N * 0.01)+0
   6   	Sun Sensor 3 (V)              	(N * 0.01)+0
   7   	Sun Sensor 4 (V)              	(N * 0.01)+0
   8   	Sun Sensor 5 (V)              	(N * 0.01)+0
   9   	Sun Sensor 6 (V)              	(N * 0.01)+0
  10   	Array +Y Curr. (mA)           	(N * -1.9)+980.4
  11   	NavMag wing Temp (Deg C)      	(N * -0.289855)+95.6522
  12   	Horizon Sensor (V)            	(N * 0.01)+0
  14   	DCE RAMCurrent (mA)           	(N * 0.1493)-10.5075
  15   	DCE CPU Current (mA)          	(N * 0.5)-93.55
  16   	DCE Gen.Mem.Curr (mA)         	(N * 0.4762)-57.7619
  17   	+X Array Temp. (Deg C)        	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  18   	+Y Array Temp. (Deg C)        	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  19   	+Z Array Temp. (Deg C)        	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  20   	Array -X Curr. (mA)           	(N * -1.9)+980.4
  21   	+10V Current (mA)             	(N * 0.97)+0
  22   	+10V Voltage (V )             	(N * 0.015)+0
  23   	P/W logic Curr (mA)           	(N * 0.14)+0
  24   	P/W Geiger Curr (mA)          	(N * 0.21)+0
  25   	El.Sp.+10V Curr (mA)          	(N * 0.096)+0
  26   	El.Sp.-10V Curr (mA)          	(N * 0.093)+0
  27   	-X Array Temp. (Deg C)        	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  28   	-Y Array Temp. (Deg C)        	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  29   	-Z Array Temp. (Deg C)        	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  30   	Array +X Curr. (mA)           	(N * -1.9)+980.4
  31   	-10V Current (mA)             	(N * 0.48)+0
  32   	-10V Voltage (V )             	(N * -0.036)+0
  33   	1802 +10V Curr (mA)           	(N * 0.21)+0
  34   	Digit. +5V Curr (mA)          	(N * 0.13)+0
  35   	145MHz Power (mW)             	(N * 2.5)-275
  36   	145MHz Current (mA)           	(N * 0.22)+0
  37   	145 MHz TX Temp (Deg C)       	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  38   	Cmnd Dec Temp. (Deg C)        	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  39   	TLM system Temp. (Deg C)      	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  40   	Array Volts (30) (V)          	(N * 0.1)-51.6
  41   	+5V  Current (mA)             	(N * 0.97)+0
  42   	+5V  Voltage (V)              	(N * 0.0084)+0
  43   	DSR +5V Current (mA)          	(N * 0.21)+0
  44   	Command RX Curr (mA)          	(N * 0.92)+0
  45   	435MHz Power (mW)             	(N * 2.5)-200
  46   	435MHz Current (mA)           	(N * 0.44)+0
  47   	435 MHz TX Temp (Deg C)       	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  48   	P/W Temp. (Deg C)             	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  49   	BCR Temp. (Deg C)             	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  50   	Battery Current (mA)          	(N * 8.8)-4514.4
  51   	+14V Current (mA)             	(N * 5)+0
  52   	Battery Voltage (V)           	(N * 0.021)+0
  53   	Batt Cell Volt. (V)           	(N * 0.0053)+0
  54   	TLM +10V Curr (mA)            	(N * 0.02)+0
  55   	2.4MHz Power (mW)             	(N * 0.01)+0
  56   	2.4MHz Current (mA)           	(N * 0.45)+0
  57   	Battery Temp. (Deg C)         	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  58   	2.4GHz tx Temp. (Deg C)       	(N * -0.2)+96.1
  59   	CCD camera Temp. (Deg C)      	(N * -0.2)+96.1


DIGITAL STATUS POINTS

Bit     Meaning                  1                0
-----   ----------------    -------------    -------------
  0     145 MHz power            On               Off     
  1     435 MHz power            On               Off     
  2    2401 MHz power            On               Off     
  3     TLM mode select          Dwell            Run     
  4     TLM dwell load           On               Off     
  5     TLM dwell sourc          Computer         Gnd     
  6     OBC power                On               Off     
  7     OBC error count          1                0       
  8     OBC error count          1                0       
  9     OBC bootstrap            PROM             UART    
 10     OBC error count          1                0       
 11     OBC bootstrap            B                A       
 12     boom pyros               Arm              Safe    
 13     boom pyros               Hold             Fire    
 14     boom deployment          Arm              Safe    
 15     boom deployment          Hold             Deploy  
 16     boom deployment          Retract          Extend  
 17     Magnetorquers            Arm              Safe    
 18     X Magnetorquer           Off              On      
 19     Y Magnetorquer           Off              On      
 20     Z Magnetorquer           Off              On      
 21     Magnetorquers            Forw             Rev     
 22     435 MHz PSK              NRZIC            NRZI    
 23    2401 MHz PSK              NRZIC            NRZI    
 24     Magnetorquers            Low              High    
 25     Digit.power              On               Off     
 26     CCD power                On               Off     
 27     CCD int.period           1                0       
 28     CCD int.period           1                0       
 29     CCD amp gain             1                0       
 30     CCD amp gain             1                0       
 31     DSR power                On               Off     
 32     DSR mode                 Write            Read    
 33     DSR mode                 Run              Reset   
 34     Geiger-A power           On               Off     
 35     Geiger-B power           On               Off     
 36     Geiger-C power           On               Off     
 37     Sptr EHT power           On               Off     
 38     DCE expt. power          On               Off     
 39     DCE                      Run              Reset   
 40     DCE PROM select          B                A       
 41     DCE clock rate           1.8              0.9     
 42     NavMag power             On               Off     
 43     SpaceDust power          On               Off     
 44     Status cal               1                0       
 45     BCR status               B                A       
 46     435 MHz mod              PSK              AFSK    
 47    2401 MHz mod              PSK              AFSK    
 48     OBC serial comm          Enab             Disab   
 49     DCE serial comm          Enab             Disab   
 50     144MHz channel           B                A       
 51     438 MHz channel          B                A       
 52    1269 MHz channel          B                A       
 53     Watchdog                 Enab             Disab   
 54     Watchdog reset           Reset            Run     
 55     145MHz data sel          1                0       
 56     145MHz data sel          1                0       
 57     145MHz data sel          1                0       
 58     145MHz data sel          1                0       
 59     145MHz data sel          1                0       
 60     145MHz data sel          1                0       
 61     145MHz data rate         1                0       
 62     145MHz data rate         1                0       
 63     435MHz data rate         1                0       
 64     435MHz data rate         1                0       
 65     435MHz data rate         1                0       
 66     P/W counter ctrl         Reset            Count   
 67     VHF/UHF lock prot        Enab             Disab   
 68     Status cal               1                0       
 69     144MHz RX data           Yes              No      
 70     438MHz RX data           Yes              No      
 71    1269MHz RX data           Yes              No      
 72     P/W plate ctrl           1                0       
 73     P/W plate ctrl           1                0       
 74     P/W plate ctrl           1                0       
 75     Space Dust               1                0       
 76     Space Dust               1                0       
 77     Space Dust               1                0       
 78     Space Dust               1                0       
 79     Space Dust               1                0       
 80     Space Dust               1                0       
 81     Space Dust               1                0       
 82     Space Dust               1                0       
 83     DSR write compl          Yes              No      
 84     1802 CWO output          1                0       
 85     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 86     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 87     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 88     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 89     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 90     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 91     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 92     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 93     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 94     OBC TLM port             1                0       
 95     OBC TLM port             1                0       

        ------------ End of list ------------


[Reference]

 http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
 G3CWV, Clive Wallis

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Name : JE9PEL/Mineo Wakita, JAMSAT member
Mail : ei7m-wkt@asahi-net.or.jp
URL  : http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
QTH  : Yokohama Japan, GL:PM95TJ
Date : Sep 27, 2001
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