Wowzers, we got some projects.

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-The Avionics team is currently working on 'AV3' class hardware and firmware for the [[Launch Vehicle No. 2c|ProjectLV2]] airframe. The AV3 hardware is run by an Intel Atom-based PCI-104 flight computer (FC) attached to various sensor and actuator nodes using Ethernet as a low-latency safety critical bus and USB as an easy, non-time-critical bulk-data bus. The sensors and actuators include a GPS, IMU, power system, and amateur TV broadcast.
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-Getting involved:
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-- If you're new to the avionics team, or you want some information on a previous sytem, please see our [[Introduction to PSAS Avionics Page|AvionicsIntro]], and then see our list of project ideas below.
-- For more in depth reading about the avionics nodes, see the 2006 Capstone Project Final Report ([[CapstoneLV2bProjectReport]]).
+The Avionics team is currently working on 'AV4' class hardware and firmware for the [[Launch Vehicle No. 2c|ProjectLV2]] airframe. The AV4 hardware is run by an Intel Atom-based PCI-104 flight computer (FC) attached to various sensor and actuator nodes using Ethernet as a low-latency safety critical bus and USB as an easy, non-time-critical bulk-data bus. The sensors and actuators include a GPS, IMU, power system, and the beginnings of a control system.
 
+If you're new to the avionics team, or you want some information on a previous system, please see our [[Introduction to PSAS Avionics Page|AvionicsIntro]]. Then figure out how you want to "jump in" to a ridiculously complicated project by choosing one of our many current projects, listed below.
 
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 We now organize our documentation according to avionics generation and launch in the format "generation-launch". Thus "AV3-L10" means Avionics Generation 3 that was flown on Launch 10.
 
+## AV4 Current Projects
+
+The AV4-NEXT section shows what we want to fly on our next flight. This list is all the things we need to do to get there. Something sound interesting? Come to a meeting and we'll get you started.
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+- Avionics
+   - Rocketnet Hub (RNH): Ethernet switch power supply LDO to SPS upgrade adapter board
+   - Rocketnet connector v2 design using #0-80 hardware
+   - Cabling for the Rocketnet v1 connectors on the RNH to the various nodes (final cabling depends on node placement)
+   - Ethernet SDR GPS receiver (MAX2769 breakout, new node6 board, and integrated unit)
+   - BQ3600 battery fuel gauge and conditioner board
+   - Replace AV3-IMU node with a node6 board
+   - Replace AV3-RC node with a node6 board in the roll control module
+   - Move Crescent GPS receiver to Ethernet using a node6 board (including implementing a broadcast 1 PPS packet) and split GPS output for future SDR GPS board
+   - Implement Ethernet digital video receiver using raspberri pi or beagleboard bone or other small formfactor A8
+   - Find new, smaller USB to WiFi adapter (bonus points for find an Ethernet to WiFi adapter!) and 2.4 GHz PA
+   - Multiple circularly polarized 1.5 GHz patch antennas with radius feeds to center tap.
+   - Multiple circularly polarized 2.4 GHz patch antennas with radius feeds to center tap.
+   - Figure out how to do true PoE+ for the umbilical cord so we can stick with 5 leads umbilical cord, or just go ahead and update the umbilical cord to 7+ pins
+- LTC
+   - Fix shore power converter on LTC to not continuously reboot when avionics system is on
+   - Add weather station to LT/LTC (wind speed and direction)
+   - Siren and flash and slow blinky light to LT/LTC
+   - Upgrade to a Minnow board if this makes sense
+- TrackMaster 3000
+   - Move power to single Ethernet cable with PoE
+   - Add 2.4 GHz WiFi adapter to Rapberry Pi
+   - Upgrade to Minnow board if this makes sense
+- Rocket Tracks
+   - Finish 3x Ethernet nodes and GMC boards and bundle in case
+   - Finish mechanical design (last motor?)
+   - TrackMaster-compatible PoE-powered "plate" for Rocket Tracks
+   - Mount video camera and SightLine integration
+- STM32 Firmware
+   - Finish logging to uSD card infrastructure
+   - Local and global timestamping
+   - RNH firmware
+   - ChibiOS Node6 board file
+
 
 ## AV4-NEXT
 
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    - New [[RocketNet hub|avionics/Capstone2012]]: Power and Ethernet distribution board (replaces the old APS)
    - New [[AV4 STM32F407-based avionics node with Ethernet ("node6")|avionics/node6]] (replaces the USB-based "node5" boards)
    - Our interim development boards: The Olimex [[STM32-E407|OlimexSTM32-E407]]
+   - New Ethernet SDR GPS receiver based on the MAX2769
    - Upgrade of [[AV3-IMU|avionics/av3-imu]] STM32-based Inertial Measurement Unit (both the ADIS and Theo IMUs)
    - Upgrade of [[AV3-RC|avionics/av3-rc]] STM32-based roll control module
    - [[data protocol|avionics/av3-data-protocol]]
    - [[STM32 Firmware|avionics/av3_firmware/av3_stm32f407_firmware]]
    - [[Custom 3d printed Ethernet+Power interconnect system|avionics/av3_rocketnet_connector]]
    - [[Ethernet networking|avionics/av3-networking]]
+   - New digital video board, with digital video in and Ethernet packets out.
 - Upgrade of the [[360 degree video capture system|avionics/360video]], system, now with 10 GoPro cameras
 - Secondary [high resolution digital camera with DVR](http://www.boostervision.com/)
 - Three [[conformal cylindrical patch antennas|cpadesignv4]] at 1.5, 2.4 and 5.3 GHz