[amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 / AO-73 glitch + commanded reboot

[Paulo PV8DX]

HI, happy day

Passage now 02:16 UTC (22 june)
Contact PU2RAS and LU3EMB.
And to finish with WA5KBH to 02:26
100%  AO73.


73 de Paulo PV8DX
LABRE/ARRL
AMSAT-BR/AMSAT-NA member
FJ92pt - VUCC SAT
www.labre-rr.org
pv8dx at labre-rr.org
pv8dx at arrl.net

-----Mensagem Original----- 
From: Wouter Weggelaar
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 5:41 PM
To: AMSAT-BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 / AO-73 glitch + commanded reboot

Hi All,

I can also confirm FUNcube was switched back to autonomous mode around
21:38 UTC.

73s,

Wouter PA3WEG

On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> We have had an anomaly on FUNcube-1 that required us to reboot the
> satellites MCU (Microcontroller).
>
> After a bus freeze, the databus watchdog did kick in as expected and
> rebooted the satellite. However, we did need to command the satellite back
> on to automatic mode.
>
> When we did so on the 20:00 UTC pass, it came back up in the correct mode.
>
> We envisage to switch back to autonomous mode either tonight or tomorrow
> morning local time.
>
> FUNcube is still happy and healthy. This is the 4th reboot since launch,
> of which one was intentional. Thanks for your reports and concerns.
>
> On behalf of the whole team best 73s,
>
> Wouter Weggelaar
> PA3WEG
> FUNcube team
>
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