April 2026 SRAD-Avionics delivered automation for PCB design and procurement workflows and repository hygiene improvements. Implemented automated design-rule checks, batch Gerber export, and a DigiKey BOM updater to ensure accurate, timely BOMs and procurement data, reducing manual effort and error potential. Also cleaned repository history by adding .history files to .gitignore to minimize noise and prevent accidental tracking. Overall, these efforts accelerate design-to-procurement cycles and improve data integrity.

December 2025 Monthly Summary for Terrapin-Rocket-Team/SRAD-Avionics: Key features delivered: - CI/CD automation for KiCad DRC checks and PlatformIO builds via GitHub Actions. - BOM processing and CSV tooling scripts introduced to improve data handling and build reliability. - Alignment with upstream changes by merging main into the SRAD-Avionics branch to stabilize automation. Major bugs fixed: - No critical bugs reported in this period; ongoing focus on automation stability. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Significantly reduced manual steps in build and data processing, accelerating hardware-software integration cycles. - Improved build reliability and data accuracy for BOM/CSV workflows, enabling faster and more confident releases. - Strengthened CI/CD foundation to support future avionics features and QA workflows. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines - KiCad DRC checks automation and PlatformIO build automation - Scripting for BOM processing and CSV data handling - Version control discipline with upstream main merge to maintain alignment

June 2025 monthly summary for Terrapin-Rocket-Team/SRAD-Avionics: Delivered reliability and configurability enhancements to live video transmission and avionics data prioritization, plus comprehensive radio configuration optimization across Ground-Receiver, Radio, and Teensy-based avionics. Implemented configurable 4GFSK data rates, RX buffer refinements, and data-priority transmission logic, along with telemetry radio configuration and stability-focused updates. These changes improved live video quality over constrained links, tightened hardware configurations, and reduced risk in flight-critical data paths. Testing-driven payload improvements and Friday testing iterations informed the rollout. Overall, the month delivered stronger system reliability, improved data fidelity, and greater configurability, enabling safer operations and easier maintenance.

May 2025 monthly summary for Terrapin-Rocket-Team/SRAD-Avionics focused on reliability, hardware/telemetry enhancements, and development acceleration. Delivered key fixes and infrastructure updates to enable payload transmission readiness and faster iteration on ARC/live video workflows, with notable improvements in data reliability, testability, and 3D CAD modeling readiness.

April 2025 SRAD-Avionics monthly performance summary focusing on hardware integration, reliability improvements, and production readiness. Delivered end-to-end enhancements across the flight computer stack with a strong emphasis on hardware robustness, RF integration, signal integrity, and data-driven analysis capabilities that reduce integration risk and accelerate field deployment.

March 2025 performance summary focusing on hardware bring-up, firmware refactors, and integration alignment across SRAD-Avionics and Airbrake. Delivered full ground receiver schematic-to-layout progression with GERBERs, finalized LVMFB prototype and layout, completed ARCH board with fixes, and advanced radio code integration for dynamic buffers and RS encoding. Implemented key bug fixes including LP module timeout, and VN-100 sensor integration fixes. The work drives faster integration, improved data reliability, and readiness for flight testing.

February 2025 (2025-02) — SRAD-Avionics: Delivered end-to-end High-Power Module (HPM) PCB design, validation, and manufacturing readiness; PA test board enhancements; and comprehensive manufacturing data packaging, with process improvements to enable reliable production.

January 2025 Monthly Summary for Terrapin-Rocket-Team/SRAD-Avionics. Focused on delivering end-to-end hardware prototyping capabilities, telemetry integration, power electronics groundwork, and modeling tools to accelerate hardware-in-the-loop validation and data analysis.

December 2024 SRAD-Avionics monthly update focusing on hardware and software refinements to deliver robust, manufacturable avionics and reliable telemetry. Key progress includes a thorough refinement of the low‑power module PCB design in KiCad (schematic and footprint updates, wiring, netclasses, and routing optimizations) to improve manufacturability and signal integrity; integration of the APRS messaging system within the flight computer with telemetry tests and enhanced GPS data handling for reliable APRS transmission; targeted RF and PCB quality improvements (50-ohm trace width adjustments, increased clearance, routing optimizations) to improve RF performance and reliability; and repository hygiene improvements (removal of backup files) along with documentation of design changes. The work strengthens flight readiness, telemetry reliability, and production readiness while reducing risk and cost.

November 2024 performance summary for Terrapin-Rocket-Team/SRAD-Avionics: delivered radio reliability enhancements, consolidated the radio driver around Si4463, and completed low-power module hardware bring-up. Focused on robust TX/RX state management, reducing hardware dependencies, and improving maintainability through structured configuration and layout refinements. Business value includes increased production readiness, cross-hardware consistency, and faster iteration cycles.

Month 2024-10: Focused on enhancing data interoperability and logging for SRAD-Avionics by delivering JSON (de)serialization for APRS message types. Implemented toJSON (for Message) and fromJSON (for Message, APRSCmd, APRSTelem, APRSText, GSData, VideoData), enabling JSON-based data exchange and structured logging. Added a 'name' field in toJSON for stream identification and introduced library.json to support packaging. Implemented robust buffer size checks to prevent overflows, increasing reliability in data exchange pipelines. These changes establish a foundation for safer cross-component communication and future analytics.