SeeStar II Imaging System Initial Document Release  Jan 19, 2016
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MBARI team:
Steven Haddock, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Chad Kecy (Electrical Engineer), Project Manager
Francois Cazenave (Mechanical Engineer)
Thom Maughan (Software Engineer)
Danelle Cline (Software Engineer)


Open Source License
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The SeeStar II Imaging System is an open source project and is covered by the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. See the Open_Source_License.txt file for details.



Installation Notes
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When unzipped, this file will contain all of the files needed to build and test a SeeStar II Imaging System. The following folder structure will be generated:


SeeStar_II_Release
    Documents
        Manufacturers_Datasheets
        Operation
        Reference
        Technical_Manuals
    Drawings
        Electrical
        Mechanical
	     3D_Models
	     Mech_Drawings_PDF



Files Overview
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SeeStar_II_Release\Documents\Manufacturers_Datasheets
		Contains datasheets and app notes from subassemblies	

SeeStar_II_Release\Documents\Operation
		SeeStar_II_Operations_Manual - A top level guide to operating SeeStar
		SeeStar_II_Programming_Guide - A comprehensive guide to programming SeeStar

SeeStar_II_Release\Documents\Reference
		SeeStar_II_Arduino_Controller_Shield_Hardware_Interface - Technical details of the controller shield
		SeeStar_II_Battery_Charge_and_Discharge_Tests - Test results of the battery module testing
		SeeStar_II_DC-DC_Converter_Efficiency_Test - Test results of the LED module testing
		SeeStar_II_System_Bill_of_Material - A system level bill of material

SeeStar_II_Release\Documents\Technical_Manuals
		SeeStar_II_Battery_Module_Technical_Manual - Detailed information on the battery module
		SeeStar_II_Camera_Module_Technical_Manual - Detailed information on the camera module
		SeeStar_II_LED_Module_Technical_Manual - Detailed information on the LED module

SeeStar_II_Release\Drawings\Electrical
		Contains electrical schematics of the SeeStar II System

SeeStar_II_Release\Drawings\Mechanical\3D_Models
		Contains 3d models (soldiworks, STEP, and edrawing formats)

SeeStar_II_Release\Drawings\Mechanical\Mech_Drawings_PDF
		Contains mechanical drawings of the SeeStar II System




Software
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The Arduino sketch (firmware) is located at https://codebender.cc/sketch:199916




