2024-2025 Airside system hardware architecture

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Last updated: 2024-07-07
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Only the following members may edit:

  • Autonomy leads

  • Airside project manager

  • Xierumeng (I’m leaving the team :surebud:)

If changes are required, contact one of these members on Discord.

Overview

Audience: All members.

This is the hardware architecture for airside system.

Additional resources

System

Key:

  • Red: Autonomy hardware

  • White: Required supporting hardware

  • Blue: Required power

Components

Autonomy airside computer: Raspberry Pi 5

  • Physical connections:

    • UART to flight computer: RPi Interface

      • Bidirectional data

    • USB-A to autonomy camera:

      • Data in: USB 2.0

      • Power out: 5V 160mA

    • TODO USB-C? to power:

      • Power in: 5V TODO A

  • Wireless connections:

    • Wi-Fi to network router:

      • Bidirectional data: For short range debugging

Autonomy camera: $200 CV Camera

  • Physical connections:

    • USB-A to autonomy airside computer:

      • Data out: USB 2.0

      • Power in: 5V 160mA

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