Support Engineering Group : McStar Support Eng This page last changed on Apr 14, 2010 by tm. [McStar Users Guide] [McStar BeagleBoard and USB Harddisk Prep] #### Next Generation McStar (Ear in the Sea) Reduce Power Consumption - goal 1/4 of the batteries Use rechargeable batteries Use solid state hard drive Reduce clock speed of processor, eliminate unnecessary devices Reduce hydrophone sampling noise cleanup analog section improved A/D converter, > 100db S/N bypass switching power supply noise shielding Add external 'status good' indicator Improve deployment reliability reduce size and weight Change Connectors Paul Coenen's recommendations

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