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Index
DIY Instruments for Amateur Space
Preface
Why Sensors on Satellites Make Sense
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
Safari® Books Online
How to Contact Us
Acknowledgments
1. Understanding Measurement
Brainstorming
2. Introduction to Instruments
Parameterizing a Mission
Mission Domains
Licensing
Look at Past Missions
3. By Wavelength
The Spectrum
Gamma and X-rays
Ultraviolet
Violet and Blue
Cyan and Green
Yellow and Orange
Infrared
Microwave, Submillimeter, and Radio
4. Fundamental Detector Types
The Eternal Fight: Resolution Versus Brightness
Active Detectors
Tradeoffs
Imaging Detectors
Mapping Coverage to Pixels
Sampling and Bandwidth Calculations
5. Detectors and Instruments and Sensors, Oh My!
Attitude
Passive Attitude Control
Active Attitude Control
Pointing Observations
Sensors
Deployable Payloads
Transmitter
Microchip Satellites
Repeaters and Reflectors
Solar Sail
Operational Demo
Sample Names
6. Colors and Brightness
Brightness
7. Resolution, By the Numbers
Detector Bins
What About Noise?
At a Glance
Filters
Spectral Filters
Image Masks
Digitization
8. Noise
Signal-to-Noise (S/N)
Types of Noise
Adding Noises
9. Calibration
Response Function
Calibration Protocols
Solution!
Problem
Standard Candles Aren’t
Remember Degradation
Real Versus “Book” Voltages
10. Protocols
Sensor Readout Theory
Wiring Sensors and Sampling
Clocks and Sampling Rates
Synchronous and Asynchronous
I2C
I2C Sequence Primer
I2C Examples
TTL/UART/Serial/RS232
SPI
Controller Area Network
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
About Standards
11. Instrument Modes
Dynamic Range
Defining Multiple Instrument Modes
Example Modes For a Magnetic Sensor
Cadence
Triggering
Non-Photon Detectors (And in situ)
CPUs
Raspberry Pi
They Fight!
Communications Limits
Amateur (HAM) Radio
12. Off-the-Shelf Sensor Hardware
Shopping
Particle Damage
“Project Calliope” Sample Sensor Loadout
ArduSat Sample Sensor Loadout
Sensor Integration
13. Committing, Freezing, Moving Forward
Buy Many
Lego-Style Versus Custom Shop
A. Exercises
JWST Build-a-Satellite
Solve a Decadal Problem for All of Humanity
About the Author
Colophon
Copyright
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