With GRIFEX safely on its way to orbit (coverage on facebook), there is one quick fix we need Python 3 users to make to be able to decode GRIFEX beacons. Thanks to early installers, we have discovered that the TCP Serial Redirect script packaged with copies downloaded before today (1/31) may not function when run Continue Reading »
Beacon Decoding Client Ready for Download
MXL’s beacon decoding client software is ready for download. This software will let you view the telemetry content of GRIFEX beacons while automatically sending it to MXL’s servers. We are distributing the client through our datasever at mxl-ops.engin.umich.edu. A visual walkthrough of the download/setup process (valid for Windows, Linux, and MacOS) is here: Downloading Continue Reading »
GRIFEX Launch – T minus 8 days!
The next MXL satellite, GRIFEX, is integrated to a Delta II rocket, ready for launch next week on 29 January 2015. The GRIFEX CubeSat mission will perform engineering assessments of a JPL-developed all digital focal plane array read-out integrated circuit (ROIC). This high frame rate imaging technology is an essential component for a future planned atmospheric chemistry and Continue Reading »