you’ll have access to the live lab cam. this is useful for working on hardware remotely when you need to checkout antenna movement, parafoil movement etc
it’s also infrared, so works in the dark (i keep a few constant low light sources going in the garage as required by code)
plus the camera has infrared led that auto activate/de-activate with light off/on
### SSH to systems
If you are working on suborbital development for tsys, this article contains all the access particulars.
#echo "Testing ssh authorized_keys on $suboNode" $COMMAND
#COMMAND="$(ssh $suboNode date )"
#echo "Testing on $suboNode" $COMMAND
COMMAND="$(ssh $suboNode uptime)"
echo "Testing load on $suboNode" $COMMAND
done
```
### Factory as Product
In the spirit of :
1) reproducibility
2) factory as product
We are documenting the TSYS shop/lab in detail, so that others can build out a lab. We hope this document becomes the premier internet "one stop shop" resource for lab builders . It took us quite a bit of time/experimenting/reading/working on projects to figure out what was needed. We have documented the results of all that here, to save you the effort!
Below please find the individual articles on various sub module topics that we've written.
#### Supporting infrastructure
* https://community.turnsys.com/t/tsys-electronics-lab-supporting-infrastructure/155 (was just an outline, deleted the topic and will re-create from scratch in handbook)
Ah yes.... this is probably the most controversial topic in our lab series. What components to stock. The short answer: depends on what you are doing. However many projects need common items. So we will only include things we consider essential for a wide majority of projects. We will do separate posts in a separate series for anything suborbtial prototype/production specific.
and just a general google of "electronics workbench setup" "electronics lab build" etc.
Our list contains everything in common between the above lists, as well as the unique items from each list, and a few additional items we've found to be useful.
This is a wiki post, and will be updated by everyone as we go forward. Since I did the initial build, I am doing initial documentation.
* Fire Suppression : https://www.firstalert.com/fire-extinguishers/ez-fire-spray/
* Hand Tool Storage (see next section for documentation of contents)
from bottom drawer to top drawer (with toolbox last) (we consider the drawers/toolbox a single unit) (see next section for the links to the drawers/toolbox containers we use)
Optics Drawer:
* Handheld standard magnifying glass
* Headband LED magnifier: https://www.jensentools.com/eclipse-proskit-ma-016-headband-led-magnifier/p/711in016
* Test Leads: https://www.harborfreight.com/18-inch-low-voltage-multi-colored-test-leads-66717.html
* Non contact voltage tester: https://www.harborfreight.com/non-contact-voltage-tester-63919.html?_br_psugg_q=voltage+tester
* Pliers set (stored to right of bench): https://www.harborfreight.com/pliers-set-with-comfort-grips-5-pc-64136.html (stored in : https://www.harborfreight.com/15-compartment-adjustable-plier-rack-56399.html) (a bit fiddly to adjust, have to sweet talk it a bit)
* Small Fridge (solder paste long term storage) : http://www.walmart.com/ip/Frigidaire-Portable-Retro-12-Can-Mini-Fridge-EFMIS462-Black/279103768
* Personal Cooler (solder paste immediate/short term use): http://www.walmart.com/ip/Personal-Chiller-Mini-Fridge-Small-Space-Cooler-Black-K4105MTBK/641746796
* Lab Power Supplies (couple of high volt/amp donor wall warts, and multiple RocketFish AC/DC with tips)
Closet storage
* Storage Bags: Plastic (scavenged)
* Storage Bags: (scavenged)
Storage on wall/Containers
* Tool drawers: (container store, tracking down product link)
* Small circulation fan (solder fume removal): (Standard USB 5v , available from many retailers)
* Large circulation fan (solder fume removal): (9v dc barrel jack or battery operated, I bought it at HomeDepot, cant find the product on the website now, of course I'm sure many retailers sell desktop fans)
* Bitscope USB oscilliscope : https://www.bitscope.com/product/BS05/
* Lumens Document Camera (great for looking at PCB on screen and doing documentation) : https://www.mylumens.com/en/Products_detail/41/DC172
* Multimeter: https://www.cnx-software.com/2014/10/19/50-uni-t-ut61e-digital-multimeter-supports-data-logging-to-a-windows-computer/ and https://www.uni-trend.com/meters/ (take your pick for price/features) (we have the https://www.uni-trend.com/meters/html/product/NewProducts/UT61%20161%20Series/UT61E+.html )
* Bus Pirate (jtag and other low level bit twiddling) : https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12942
* USB microscope: https://www.adafruit.com/product/636
* DC Power Supply: https://usa.banggood.com/KORAD-KA3005D-0~30V-0~5A-Precision-Adjustable-DC-Power-Supply-DC-Digital-Control-with-Test-Leads-p-944574.html?cur_warehouse=CN&ID=43101&rmmds=buy
* Windows 8 PC , running various software packages (cheese, sigrok, openocd, etc etc ) Docs on bench top computer soon. TODO document the software load out